• The Korean Society of Law and Medicine
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.97-124
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• 2021

In medical institutions, there are radiation-related workers such as radiological technologists, physicians, dentists, and dental hygienists who handle diagnostic radiation generators. Also, there are work assistants, such as nurses and assistant nurses, who assist in radiation treatment or transfer patients to the radiation examination room. Radiation exposure management for radiation-related workers is carried out under the 「Medical Service Act」, but there is no legal basis for work assistants, etc. And the management of radiation exposure for diagnosis is regulated by the 「Medical Service Act」, and the management of radiation exposure by therapeutic radiation and nuclear medical examination is governed by the 「Nuclear Safety Act」. Thus, to improve the management of radiation exposure for diagnosis, the regulations on radiation exposure management for diagnosis under the 「Medical Service Act」 were compared and reviewed with those of the 「Nuclear Safety Act」. As a result, the main contents are as follows. First, it is necessary to legislate to include nurses, assistant nurses, and clinical practice students who are likely to be exposed to radiation besides radiationrelated workers as subjects of radiation exposure management for diagnosis. Second, when a radiation-related worker for diagnosis is confirmed to be pregnant, the exposure dose limit should be defined. Third, it is necessary to revise the regulations on the types of personal exposure dosimeters in the 「Rules on the Safety Management of Radiation Generators for Diagnostics」. Fourth, it seems that health examination items for radiation-related workers, radiation workers, and frequent visitors should be the same. Fifth, It is necessary to unify and regulate diagnostic radiation and all medical radiation, including therapeutic radiation and nuclear medicine, in one legal system.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.59 no.3
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• pp.271-280
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• 2021

Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the patient's occlusion and a cracked tooth by using T-scan occlusal analysis and a quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) technology. Materials and methods. This study was carried out on 51 patients having cracked teeth between January, 2019 and December, 2020. The tooth crack was determined with a Q-ray pen and QLF parameters (ΔF_max and ΔR_max) were obtained by a Q-ray software. T-scan tests were conducted to all subjects and then, the occlusal force and disclosing time were analyzed. Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare the occlusal force and disclosing time between cracked teeth groups and contra-lateral normal teeth groups (α = .05). Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare ΔF_max and ΔR_max according to the results of cold/bite tests (α = .05). A Spearman correlation analysis was run to determine the relationship between ΔF_max or ΔR_max and occlusal force or disclosing time (α=.05). Results. The mean occlusal force and disclosing time were significantly higher on cracked teeth than on normal teeth (P < .05). The ΔF_max or ΔR_max were not significantly different according to the results of cold/bite tests (P > .05). There was no correlation between ΔF_max or ΔR_max and occlusal force or disclosing time (P > .05). Conclusion. There was a significant relationship between occlusion and cracked tooth syndrome. QLF has the potential to be a valuable tool for the diagnosis of tooth crack in clinical practice.

• Progress in Medical Physics
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.53-67
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• 1997

General hospitals have being under the influence of various and specific environment of electromagnetic field. The factors are development of medical electric equipment and device with enlarged functional demands, in high power and multi-frequency. It has all of both faces, EMI(electromagnetic interference) and EMS(electromagnetic susceptibility). In additional, expansion of personal communication system(cellular phone) has many unreliable factor of using time and area, making noise of electromagnetic fields. We studied actual conditions of EMI in the medical site, where is numerous medical equipment, especially central operation room and ICU(intensive care unit), AKR(artificial kidney room : hemo-dialysis unit), etc. The influence, most of medical equipments made electromagnetic nosie has various factors in its band of frequency, harmonics and strength. In the experimental use of electro-surgical unit and cellular phone, noticeable and considerable noise of eletromagnetic fields were measured. All of that can make trouble and errors on the steadiness of bioelectrical devices. In conclusion, It is necessary to reconsiderations of reallocating EMI source vs. EMS factor, and set to definite forbiding area of using cellular phone. For maintenance of steady normal conditions, in spite of existing any other legal standards of safty level, it need considering all of alternative electromagnetic situations on a case-by-case basis.

• The Journal of Korea CHUNA Manual Medicine
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.129-140
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• 2003

Objectives : This study researched into clinical statistics for patients recieved oriental medicine treatments In the Um-sung Gun Dae-so Myun health care center during eight months from May 1 2002 to December 31 2002. The number of object was 246 cases of 234 persons. Results & Conclusions : Analyzing these 234 persons, the rate of males to females was 1 to 2.1. As for the distribution of age, the age of 61 to 70 occupied 44.02 % and the age of 61 to 90 occupied 76.5 % ih the Whole patients. Therefore female was very highly more than male and patients were for the most part, old ages (61 years old and over) Musculoskeletal disease of 202 cases occupied 82.13 %, were the highest rate. At the duration of disease 1 year to 5 years occupied 26.92 %, was the highest. The Grade II was the most of the sign of patients at first visit, it occupied 47.86 %, The Fair(+) and over effect of treatments occupied 96.84 %, the failure(-) Of effect treatments occupied 3.16 %. As for the duration of treatment, the case of 2 times to 5 times visit occupied 38.03 %, was the highest. By medication of treatment, O-juk-san(五積山) occupied 35.10 %, was the highest rate. The average 8.67 persons treated with oriental medicine a day, the average 1.36 person received the first medical examination a day.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 1998

본연구는 서울대학교 치과병원 구강진단과 악안면 동통진료실에 내원한 환자 중 임상적 검사에 의해 악관절 내장증으로 진단된 총 32명 53개의 측두하악 관절을 대상으로 악관절 조영술이나 자기공명영상을 실시하여 임상적 진단의 정확도를 알아보고 향후 이 결과를 적절히 활용하여 정확한 적응증의 설정에 도움을 주고자 시행되었다. 각 악관절을 임상적 검사, 조영술 및 자기공명영상 검사를 기준으로 정상, 정복성 관절원판 변위, 비정복성 관절원판 변위, 퇴행성 관절 질환을 동반한 정복성 관절원판 변위, 퇴행성 관절 질환을 동반한 비정복성 관절원판 변위로 구분하였다. 이상의 연구를 통하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 악관절 내장증으로 내원한 환자 32명, 총 53개 관절중, 정상인 경우가 5예, 정복성 관절원판 변위인 경우가 33예, 비정복성 관절원판 변위인 경우가 14예, 퇴행성 관절 질환을 동반한 정복성 관절원판변위인 경우가 1예이었고, 퇴행성 관절 질환을 동반한 비정복성 관절원판 변위인 경우는 없었다. 2. 악관절 조영술 검사를 시행한 35개의 관절중 임상적 검사와 일치하는 경우는 32개로 그 일치율은 91.1%이었으며, 자기공명영상 검사를 시행한 28개의 관절중 임상적 검사와 일치하는 경우는 20개로 그 일치율은 71.4%이었다. 3. 악관절 조영술 및 자기공명영상 검사를 동시에 시행한 10개 관절중 악관절 조영술 및 자기공명영상검사가 일치하는 경우는 9개이었으며 이중 8개 결과는 임상적 진단과 일치되는 소견을 보였다. 임상적 검사는 악관절 내장증의 진단에 유용한 방법임이 확인되었다. 그러나 임상적으로는 정상으로 진단되었지만 주관적인 증상을 가진 환자에게는 자기공명영상 검사와 악관절조영술 검사 등의 영상진단술식이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.277-290
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• 2001

영상촬영술은 개방형 외과적 관절수술이나 관절경 검사법을 할 수 없는 상태에서 관절의 상태에 대한 시각적 정보를 확보할 수 있는 유일한 방법이다. 이것의 주된 목적은 진단과 치료계획과정을 도와주는 정보를 제공하는데 있다. 그중 방사선 촬영술은 턱관절의 구조적 질병을 진단하는데 기본적인 수단으로서 오래동안 사용되어 왔 다. 그러나 어떠한 방사선 소견이 개별 관절질환의 특징적 소견인지는 찾아내기가 어려운 실정이다. 그러나 통상적 턱관절 방사선 촬영술로서도 구조적 골변화를 찾아낼 수 있으며 특히 시상 단층촬영술은 턱관절에서 가장 유익한 정보를 보여준다고 한다. 또한 보고에 의하면 턱관절 장애는 다양한 해부학적 요인들과 관련이 있다고 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 통상적인 방사선 단층촬영술을 이용하여 턱관절 장애환자의 턱관절에서 나타나는 골변화를 찾아내고 이러한 골변화가 하악과두 수평각, 하악과두 형태, 과두위치 등과 같은 여러 요인들과 서로 관련이 있는 지 찾아보고저 하였다. 단국치대 구강내과 안면동통진료실에 내원한 256명의 환자 중, 턱관절장애를 편측으로만 호소하는 환자 73명을 대상으로 SCANORA를 이용하여 방사선 단층촬영을 시행하였다. 먼저 악하두정위 촬영을 통해 정중선에 대한 하악과두의 방향을 찾아내고 단층촬영 부위를 계산하였으며, 모든 촬영면은 4 mm 두께로 하고 턱관절 부위에만 국한되도록 조준하였다. 폐구 시 4개의 시상 촬영과 개구 시 한개의 시상 및 전두촬영상을 구한 후, 하악과두, 과두 형태 및 하악과두위치 등과 같은 요인들에 대한 골변화간의 관련성을 조사하고저 자료를 측정한 후 Contengency table analyses를 시행하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면 결론적으로 하악과두의 형태, 하악과두의 수평각 및 하악과두의 위치 등은 턱관절의 골변화와 상호 관련이 있다는 가설을 확인할 수 있었다. 즉 하악과두상의 골변화는 과두가 후방위치되고 과두각이 25도 이상 크며, 특히 20대에서는 flat type, 40대에서는 angled type의 과두형태를 가지며 두 과두각의 차이가 9도에서 12도 정도로 큰 차이가 있는 남성환자에서 증가한다.

• Korea Journal of Hospital Management
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.51-61
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• 2016

This study attempted to investigate how mass media marketing of a hospital influences patient volume. Additionally, the association of patient volume with exposure time and the type of mass media was examined. Data from a university hospital in Bundang (from January 2014 to November 2014) were used. Degree of physicians' mass media marketing was measured by the number of media exposure. Linear mixed model for repeated measures data was run to identify the associations between the number of media exposure and patient volume. First, the number of hospital physician's mass media exposure and new patients and the first visit patients were positively associated. Second, broadcasting media which has relatively significant in patient volume is TV programs such as cultural programs and news. Third, hospital physicians with higher ranks who were exposed to press media receive more patient appointment. Also, nonsurgical hospital physicians who were exposed to press media receive more patients. Fourth, medical treatment activities for hospital staff who hold the rank of Professor in case of making an appearance at press media have relatively increased. Hospital physician's media exposure, particularly TV programs, was significantly related to patient volume for outpatients.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.13 no.9
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• pp.4082-4089
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• 2012

This study is to provide basic data for a higher level of customer satisfaction by investigating the satisfaction factors of and dissatisfaction factors for the outpatients. The survey was conducted with the outpatients in a general hospital located in Daejeon on October 24, 2011. A total of 160 questionnaires were distributed and 144 copies were used as the statistical analysis. As a result of the research, it is found that convenience is the most influential factor to affect on the overall satisfaction and willingness to recommend to other people among the characteristics of the administrative support division, which is the quickness and simplicity of the admission and receipt procedure, and it is also found that the comfortability of examination room and outpatient treatment waiting room affects on it in common. In conclusion, it is considered that if a customer-oriented hospital management system is built and operated for the satisfaction of customers, the competitiveness of hospital will be improved and the sustainability of hospital will increase and the business goal that is customer satisfaction management will be achieved.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.459-464
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to minimize cross infection that can take place within dental office, to make dental workers recognize importance of infection management, and to improve dental-care environment that is exposed to infection. Methods : It conducted the self-reported questionnaire survey on the practice of wearing PPE(personal protective equipment) from April 1, 2008 to May 30 targeting 180 dental workers who are working for dental offices where are located in Jeonnam region. Results : 1. As for research subjects' general characteristics, age was the largest in under 29 years old with 75.0%. It was surveyed to be large in over 5 years(56.1%) for working career, in a city(83.3%) for working region, and in having licence of dental hygienist(75.0%). 2. As a result of surveying the practice of wearing PPE, wearing mask given dental care was surveyed to have the highest practice level with 75.6%. Wearing protective glasses showed the lowest practice ratio with 23.3%. 3. As a result of surveying the difference in the practice of wearing PPE according to general characteristics, the difference according to the working region was surveyed to be the greatest. Conclusions : As the above result, the education of infection management for dental workers needs to be performed continuously even after curriculum of school. Even the in-service education on infection management needs to be vitalized. Also, the necessity was examined for always recognizing and practicing importance of infection by using a method of publishing newsletter via post to dental clinics where are located in rural area, with considering regional deviation.

• Journal of Advanced Navigation Technology
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1111-1117
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• 2011

We was designed the portable LED light which can shadowless shooting and developed using a high-power LED that medical attention as a new lighting components for structural confirmation of oral dental area, medical and surgical lesions in the local area. LED which applied to the development, was used the 3-color LEDs for possible of implement a variety of colors and adjusted the light intensity. It is being magnified of delicacy expressiveness and three-dimensional for tone of the subject-specific. It has been developed a highly efficient light module that LED is used to consider the electrical characteristics and optical properties. SMPS has We was designed the portable LED light which can shadowless shooting and developed using a high-power LED that medical attention as a new lighting components for structural confirmation of oral dental area, medical and surgical lesions in the local area. LED which applied to the development, was used the 3-color LEDs for possible of implement a variety of colors and adjusted the light intensity. It is being magnified of delicacy expressiveness and three-dimensional for tone of the subject-specific. It has been developed a highly efficient light module that LED is used to consider the electrical characteristics and optical properties. SMPS has produced for use in mobile that can be driven at low voltage. In addition, it was also possible to implement a variety of colors from monochromatic Light to polychromatic light using by PWM control method and were available 32,768.