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http://dx.doi.org/10.13065/jksdh.2016.16.05.677

Needs of revision of dental hygienist-related medical law  

Kim, Sun-Il (Department of Preventive & Public Oral Health Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
Jun, Mi Kyoung (Department of Preventive Dentistry & Public Oral Health Yonsei University College of Dentistry)
Lee, Sun-Mi (Department of Dental Hygiene, Dongnam Health University)
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Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene / v.16, no.5, 2016 , pp. 677-685 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the basic materials required for law revision regarding dental hygienists through perceptions and opinions of legislation amendments. Methods: The study was conducted from April 23, 2016. A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 797 dental hygienists in Seoul and Gyeonggido after receiving informed consent from institutional review board (IRB No. PO1-201602-23-001). Results: Necessity for dental hygienist-related medical law revision accounted for 92.4% and 85.4% of dental hygienists replied that specialized dental hygienist system must be established. The reasons for medical law revision were as follows; roles and education of medical technicians (60.6%), settlement of medical legal problems (48.0%), cooperation with other organizations (29.0%), political negotiations (17.4%), and national consensus (9.5%). The score for 'possible to get legal protection by the system establishment of roles and work scope of dental hygienists' was 4.11 of 5 points. Conclusions: It is important to establish the job scope of dental hygienist. The revision of dental hygienist-related law will help to enhance the status of dental hygienists as professional medical technicians in the future.
Keywords
dental hygienists; medical law; medical technicians law;
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