• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.184-197
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• 2021

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics related to the musculoskeletal disorders in pediatric dentists and general dentists. This study was conducted based on the survey results of a total of 109 dentists who have been working for the last year. Forty - three pediatric dentists and 66 general dentists were surveyed through online survey tool. Both pediatric dentists and general dentists mainly complained of musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulders, wrists, and back. Most pediatric dentists usually suffered from back pain due to their unbalanced posture while giving dental treatments. Pediatric dentists in sedative treatment felt more pain in particular part of their body, such as neck and shoulder. Regular exercise and stretching for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorder have been shown to mainly relieve pain in the back but no other parts in their body.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.481-496
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to compare factors causing stress in pediatric and general dentists when treating pediatric patients and to evaluate their overall occupational stress level. A total of 191 dentists participated in the online survey, consisting of 66 pediatric dentists and 125 general dentists. The questionnaire was conducted using Google Form. Both groups were stressed due to poor cooperation of patient and caregiver, uncertain prognosis of treatment, and low cost of pediatric dental treatment. The pediatric dentists felt relatively high stress due to poor cooperation from caregivers and an uncertain prognosis of treatment (p < 0.05). Overall occupational stress was high in both groups in the order of patient, time, job environment, and income-related stress, and the degrees of pediatric dentists were lower than general dentists. Among the 3 sub-factors of occupational burnout, more than 98% of both groups showed burnout in "depersonalization", and more than 69% of both groups showed burnout in "emotional exhaustion". Both groups showed a low burnout rate in "reduced sense of accomplishment" and pediatric dentists showed a higher sense of accomplishment than general dentists (p < 0.05). This study showed that both groups were under high occupational stress due to various factors, and efforts were required to relieve stress.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.217-227
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate parents' and dentists' perceptions of the national oral health screening for infants and children (OHS), and evaluate the dentists' accuracy of analyzing the results of OHS. A questionnaire survey was conducted, face-to-face or online, for 90 parents of children who received OHS in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Yonsei University Dental Hospital and 100 dentists working at local clinic or university dental hospital from May to October 2021. Most parents and dentists were aware of the importance of OHS, and approximately 96.7% of parents were satisfied with OHS. The requirements of parents and dentists about OHS were different. The reasons for having difficulties in explaining parents after OHS and the opinions on appropriate period and number of OHS were disagreed between pediatric dentists and general dentists. Regardless of dentists' major, work experience, elapsed period after taking online education program, the accuracy of the examination result was low. In this study, various opinions of parents and dentists on OHS were collected. Efforts should be made to enhance the oral health of infants and children by considering the requirements of parents and dentists and improving the accuracy of examination results.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.24 no.11 s.210
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• pp.915-918
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• 1986

소아치과 영역의 진료를 성공적으로 하기 위해서는 어린이를 잘 다루는 것이 선행되어야 한다. 성공적인 소아취급(management)은 시술을 용이하게 하여주고 어린이의 정신적인 손상도 적게 하여준다. 이를 위해서는 치과의사는 우선 일반적인 어린이의 정신발달과 인격발달사항을 알고 있어야 하며, 각 환자의 행동을 관찰 분석하고 이해해야 성공적으로 소아취급을 할 수 있다. 소아환자의 취급은 여러 가지 방법이 문헌에 의해서 소개되고 있으나 일반적으로 흔히 사용하는 방법을 기술하고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.24 no.11 s.210
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• pp.923-928
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• 1986

대부분의 소아치과 환자는 그들의 불안감과 공포감에 대해서 이해를 시킨후에는 성공적으로 치료를 받게 할 수 있다. 그러나 일부의 소아치과 환자는 이러한 일반적인 방법으로는 행동조절을 할 수 없어 치료를 하여줄 수 없는 경우가 있다. 이러한 소아치과 환자는 주로 정상적으로 문제가 있거나 정신적, 육체적으로 장해가 있는 어린이일 수 있으며 또한 겁이 많은 어린이나, 아주 어린 학령전 아동인 경우가 대부분이다. 치과 치료전, 또는 치료중에 약물을 사용하여서 이러한 어린이들의 치과 치료에 대한 불안감과 공포감을 해소시키는데 도움을 줄 수 있고 치과의사는 양질의 치료를 환자에게 하여 줄 수 있다.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.683-689
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• 1973

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.360-372
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• 2023

The aim of this study was to identify the current state of pediatric dentists, evaluate the adequacy of pediatric dentist supply and demand, and find out the perception of all pediatric dentists on the current state of pediatric dentists and policy establishment. An Online survey was conducted among pediatric dentists. The questionnaire was subdivided into 'general characteristics', 'number of dental treatments and working days per year', 'proportion of covered services', 'perceptions of supply and demand of pediatric dentists'. Through the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), and the Korean Statistical Information Service, the current state of pediatric dentists, the number of claims for covered services, and the decrease in births per year were investigated. Dental clinics claiming to be pediatric dentistry reached half of all medical institutions, but only 3.78% of pediatric dentists actually worked. 61.36% of all pediatric dentists were concentrated in the metropolitan area, showing a national imbalance. Although the population of children and adolescents have continuously decreased over the past 20 years, the number of NHIS-covered services has shown a continuous increase. Over the past 10 years, the optimal supply of pediatric dentists has been maintained at around 4,000. According to the analysis, 92.15% of pediatric dentists thought that it was necessary to prepare policies and support measures at the government level. This study is expected to be used as basic data for establishing a demand estimation method for pediatric dentistry specialists in the future.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.47-64
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• 2023

In this study, the recognition of child abuse and neglect (CAN) and reporting attitudes of general dentists and pediatric dentists in Korea were estimated. A survey was conducted among dentists working at clinics or university hospitals, including interns and residents at dental hospital training institutions. The questionnaire, consisting of 32 questions and detailed questions, subdivided into 'general characteristics of respondents', 'CAN', 'CAN report', 'laws to CAN', 'countermeasures against CAN'. The survey was conducted using a messenger, and 176 respondents' answers were analyzed. The recognition of CAN showed high scores in the order of physical abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse. The positive attitude toward reporting CAN had a higher score than the negative attitude. Of the total respondents, 19 said they reported child abuse, and 18 said they were suspected of child abuse but hesitated to report it. Among the laws related to CAN, the protection measures for CAN reporters and the protocol for CAN showed low awareness. Since then, they have wanted to know how to find abused children and how to deal with them in education. This study is expected to be used as data to improve dentists' awareness and consciousness of CAN in the future.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.34 no.1 s.320
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• pp.72-73
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• 1996

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.17 no.11 s.126
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• pp.799-805
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• 1979