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http://dx.doi.org/10.17135/jdhs.2018.18.6.349

Clinical Competency of Dental Hygiene Students to Manage Disabled Patients in Some Areas  

Hwang, Hyeon-Jeong (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Kim, Ah-Hyeon (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Kim, Jeong-Hee (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Seo, Bo-Ryeon (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Lee, Da-Hye (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
Hwang, Soo-Jeong (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
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Journal of dental hygiene science / v.18, no.6, 2018 , pp. 349-356 More about this Journal
Abstract
The demand for medical care and welfare for patients with disabilities is expanding, and healthcare professionals are also increasingly interested in the need for medical care for patients with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the competency of disabled patients' management and the education experience of dental hygiene students, who are the main players of oral health care for disabled patients. A total of 196 students in the dental hygiene department and 3rd and 4th grade students were surveyed using questionnaires. As a result, most of the students had a positive awareness of disabled patients; 84.7% answered with the need to train dental hygienists in specializing in handicapped patients, 76.5% were willing to attend seminars related to disabled patients after graduation, and 71.4% of the students provided dental treatment for patients with disabilities in curriculum and comparative curriculum. The students who provided treatment for disabled patients showed that their competence in most areas of knowledge of disabled patients, oral health education, and oral disease prevention was highly evaluated as significant. The competence of respondents who answered that the theoretical education was sufficient was significantly higher. Based on this, institutional support for the education of dentistry for disabled patients is needed, and sufficient theoretical education and practical training should be offered to foster personnel capable of contributing to the improvement in the oral health of patients with disabilities. In addition, in-depth discussions on the training of dental hygienists specialized in handicapped patients should be conducted.
Keywords
Clinical competence; Dental hygienists; Disable persons;
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