• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.375-392
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• 2010

Objectives : Dental hygienist's work satisfaction and stress affect the overall quality of work life(QWL). Therefore, this research is intended to suggest fundamental data to improve QWL by finding out characteristics of each work satisfaction and stress element. To this end, a total of 327 dental hygienists working at general hospitals, university hospitals, dental hospitals and dental clinics across Seoul, Gyeonggi and Incheon were surveyed. Results of survey are as follows. Methods : The collected data were analyzed by using an SPSS 12.0 statistical program, obtaining the following results. The collected data conducted a questionnaire survey for 327 dental hygienists who work at the hospitals, university hospitals, dental hospitals, and dental clinics located at Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, and Incheon district from January until March, 2009, and drew the conclusions as follows. Result : 1. Demographic characteristics, income from 1.5 to 1.99 million were the whole lot, more than 2 million to less than 1.5 million was similar. Marital status Married Unmarried higher than the atheist religion, Christianity, Catholicism, Buddhism, and other, respectively. Classification by level of education in the college graduate, university graduate, graduate diploma, respectively. 2. Are working in a job-related characteristics of dentistry, dental hospital, general and university hospital, respectively. The making in position, Mount, contractor, responsible, senior, was an intern in the order. The five-day workweek whether working at night and is not going to care whether the conduct was similar. Classification of working hours and 8 hours, 8 hours, 8 hours or less orderly, and total of less than 1-3 years of clinical experience, 5 years, less than one year, less than 3-5 years, respectively. 3. There comes out a significant difference according to age, income, position, gross clinical experience, and whether to put night shift into practice in job stability in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p<.05). 4. There comes out a significant difference according to marital status, one's place of work, position, whether to put a five-day workweek into practice in work environment and benefits package in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics (p<.05). 5. There comes out a significant difference according to age, marital status, income, position, and gross clinical experience in education & training and benefits packages in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p<.05). 6. There comes out a significant difference according to whether to put night medical treatment into practice in social usefulness in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p<.05). 7. There comes out a significant difference according to marital status, income, one's place of work, gross clinical experience, work hours, and whether to put a five-day workweek into practice in leisure activity in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p<.05). 8. There comes out a significant difference according to income, one's place of work, and position in wage level in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p<.05). 9. There was no significant difference in all items related to human relations and free communication in terms of the quality subsequent to general characteristics(p>.05). Conclusions : It is necessary to analyze factors related to work satisfaction and stress in order to improve dental hygienist's quality of work life. Hospitals must support them systematically and institutionally and related organizations must conduct practical research.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.791-802
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relevance of stress and stress amounts of physical environment factors and interpersonal factors of clinical practice institution of dental hygiene department students. It is in order to create condition to focus on clinical practice institution. Methods: The participants in this study were 231 dental hygiene department students engaged in clinical practice; the survey was conducted from September 1 to 30, 2018, using a structured questionnaire (1040460-A-2018-036). The questionnaire consisted of items on participants' general characteristics (4 items), characteristics of the clinical practice institution (9 items), stress from environmental factors (8 items), stress from interpersonal factors (7 items), and stress amounts of BEPSI (5 items). The collected data were compared and analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression. Results: The physical environment and interpersonal factors of stress according in clinical practice institutions were statistically significant. In case of a number of dentists (p<0.05), subjective practice atmosphere (p<0.001), practice satisfaction (p<0.001), and kindly teach (p<0.001). The factors affecting the amount of stress on the characteristics of the clinical practice institution were that the dental clinic, the relationship with the dental hygienist is common, the number of dentists is 4 or more, and there is no resting room. Conclusions: The selected clinical practice institutions should provide dental hygiene department students with places to relax and a systematic hands-on manual.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2007

1. 조사 대상자는 총 128명으로 연령은 24세~28세가 71.1%(91명)으로 가장 많았으며, 임상경력은 2년~5년 사이가 36.7%(47명) 우세하게 나타났으며 일 진료환자수는 56.3%(72명)가 25명 이하이고, 대부분 치과위생사수가 3명 이하인 치과의원에 근무하는 것으로 조사되었다. 2. 감염노출 행태 및 감염방지처치실태는 응답자의 76.6%(98명)가 날카로운 기구나 주사바늘에 찔린 경험이 있으며 대부분이 즉시 소독하는 방법으로 감염방지 처치를 하며 진료시 감염은 경험하지 않은 것으로 조사되었다. 3. 감염방지교육 실태에 대한 조사결과 응답자의 75.8%(97명)가 감염관리에 대한 이론과 시술법에 대한 교육경험이있는 것으로 응답하였으며 89.1%(114명)가 병원의 감염 관리에 대한 교육이 필요하다고 생각하며 학생시절(49.2%, 63명)에 학교교육을 통해서(45.3%,58명) 경험하였으며 응답자의 81.3%(104명)가 감염방지교육의 확대를 주장하고 있는 것으로 나타나 학교교육을 통해서 뿐만 아니라 지속적인 보수교육이 필요하다고 판단된다. 4. 치과위생사의 감염방지 행태분석결과 의료용 장갑을 사용하는 비율은 24세~28세의 임상경력이 5년~10년이면서 치과병원에 근무하는 치과위생사일수록 높았으며 진료 후 대부분이 폐기하며 진료시 마스크를 착용하는 비율은 29세, 임상경력이 10년 이상의 경우에서 높게 나타났으며 근무하는 병원규모에 상관없이 높게 나타났으며 진료시 마스크 습기가 찰 경우 대부분이 교체하는 것으로 나타났다. 5. 환자진료시 보안경사용 및 기구세척 과 재처리시 고무장갑을 사용하는가에 대한 조사 결과 보안경을 사용하는 비율은 나이, 임상경력, 근무하는 병원규모에 상관없이 낮은 것으로 나타났으며 대부분이 기구세척과 재처리시 고무장갑을 사용하는 것으로 나타났다. 6. 진료감염방지 교육 경험자와 비경험자에 대한 진료시 감염방지행위의 차이를 분석하기 위하여 각종 감염방지행태 항목을 변수로 하여 독립표본 T검증(Independent -sample T Test)을 실시한 결과 대부분의 항목에서 진료감염방지 교육을 경험한 치과위생사가 진료시 감염방지 행위를 잘하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 7. 진료 시 의료용 장갑을 사용 및, 진료 후 의료용 장갑폐기, 기구세척 및 재처리시 두꺼운 가사용 고무장갑 사용의 항목에서 두집단 간에 유의수준 0.05, 0.01에서 각각 의미 있는 차이가 있었으며 나머지 3개 항목은 유의수준 0.05에서 의미 있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. "진료시 마스크 사용"에 대한 항목에서는 두집단 간에 큰 차이를 보이지 않았는데 이는 감염방지교육과 상관없이 진료시 기본필수사항으로 인식하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2021

Background: The present study aimed to analyze which curriculum is the most relevant to dental hygiene students when they participate in clinical practice in order to provide a useful reference for preparing educational guidance in this field. Method: The survey utilized in the present study consisted of six questions about general characteristics, such as grade, satisfaction with major, amount of clinical practice, period of clinical practice, place of clinical practice, and the most interesting are during clinical practice. When evaluating curriculum relevancy, the following were ranked on a 5-point Likert scale, where 5 = very useful, 4 = comparatively useful, 3 = normal, 2 = comparatively unuseful, 1 = very unuseful: difference in requirements in the field of clinical practice, reason for this difference, and question about the utility of each curriculum. On this scale, higher points implied higher relevance. Result: The highest groups of curricula regarding curriculum utility were as follows: operative dentistry (59.6%), pre-clinical practice (55.2%), dental materials and clinical practice (54.4%), and prosthetic dentistry (49.6%). The lowest groups of curricula regarding curriculum utility were as follows: oral physiology (2.0%), oral histology and embryology (1.6%), and oral microbiology (1.2%). These results imply a lack of connection between the curriculum and tasks in clinical practice. Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it appears that both theory and practice courses of the clinical curriculum must be conducted systematically, and that there is a need to conduct education for the fundamental curricula, such as oral physiology, oral histology and embryology, and oral microbiology, regarding the relevance of tasks practiced in clinics.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2021

Background: This study examines the relationship between the emotional labor and compassion competence of clinical dental hygienists. It attempted to provide basic data to establish a plan to increase the dental hygiene performance of clinical dental hygienists in the future by identifying the factors influencing the dental hygiene work performance. Methods: This study is aimed at clinical dental hygienists working at the Jeollabuk-do Dental Clinic from April to June 2020 by the Convenience Sampling Method. An online survey site program was used to explain the purpose and purpose of the study on social media including the dental hygienist community, and distribute a URL that allows you to participate in the survey only if you agree to the study. Results: In emotional labor, there was a significant difference in job satisfaction and marital status, and in compassion competence, there were significant differences in job satisfaction, final education, and marital status by group. In dental hygiene work performance, compassion competency showed a statistically significant positive correlation. In other words, it was found that the higher the compassion competence, the higher the dental hygiene work performance. It was found that the total number of years worked and the compassion competence that influenced dental hygiene work performance were statistically significant. Conclusion: In summary, in order to improve the dental hygiene work performance of clinical dental hygienists, it is necessary to compassion competence with the subject. To this end, it is believed that various supports, measures, and systematic management should be implemented to compassion competence of clinical dental hygienists.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.645-653
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• 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to offer basic resources needed to solve conflicts and problems of communication among dental hygienists working in dental clinics by comprehending and analyzing their in-depth communication experiences. Methods: Individual depth interviews were conducted with 10 dental hygienists who had over one year of clinical experience and worked in dental clinics in Gwangju, from September 16 to October 15, 2020. Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis was performed. Results: The results of the interviews were grouped into four central categories: lack of communication due to differences in position, relationships they want to avoid, return to joint work, beginning of new communication. The participants of this study experienced difficulties in communicating with dental hygienists in the clinical field, but they overcame the conflicts by trying to understand others by putting themselves in others' shoes. Conclusions: This study is expected to contribute to providing good quality medical services to patients by promoting effective communication among dental hygienists.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to investigate the actual condition of consciousness that the students in Dept. of dental hygiene who will be engaged in dental hygiene at a dental office in the future have about a clinical training, to see whether there is any difference between the results, and then to provide fundamental data which can be helpful to develop more effective clinical training programs. For this, we investigated consciousness, that 114 daytime school students and evening school students(76 daytime school students and 38 evening school students) in Dept. of dental hygiene in J college have, using questionnaires on clinical training with Self-Administrated Method. SPSS 12.0 for Windows was used to analyze all of the questionnaires, and the results analyzed at meaningful level a=.05 are like followings: 1. The degree of satisfaction on clinical training was high as average 3.30 ; it was high in case of night training as 3.34, and of a dental office in a general hospital and an university hospital as 3.83. The degree of stress caused by clinical training was high as average 3.30, and it means that they are under relatively heavy pressure ; it was shown they got the most heavy stress as 3.39 at night, as 3.68 at a dental clinic 2. The students showed the highest tendency to recognize that clinical training is needed "for learning various clinical case experiences" as average 3.54 ; the students trained at daytime showed the highest average 3.55, and at a clinical hospital, the highest average 3.64. 3. In the study on an actual condition of consciousness about clinical training according to class difference by time(at day time and at night), there is meaningful difference between two kinds of class ; the students trained at day time showed average 2.68 that they don't like to attend, on the other hand the students at night showed higher average 2.84(p<.05). In the study on an actual condition of consciousness about clinical training according to the institutions they are trained, there is meaningful difference at satisfaction on learning method and amount of assignment : they show the highest degree of satisfaction on the learning method in case of working at a dental office in a general hospital and an university hospital as average 3.3(p<.0.1) ; the amount of assignment was shown most high at a dental clinic and a dental office in a general hospital and an university hospital as average 3.00 each(p<.05). 4. In the study of the degree of satisfaction on the clinical training, it has relatively high connections with learning contents(r=.656), learning methods(r=.497), special lessons and supplementary lessons(r=.472), the case they don't like attend at work (r=-.439), discriminatory treatment(r=-.25l), respectability on the senior dental hygienists(r=.464), a social status of a dental hygienist(r=.213), the degree of satisfaction from the relationship with other dental hygienists(r=.274), the degree of understanding which clinical training institutions have on the trained students(r=.494), trainers' ability to teach the students(r=.499). enthusiasm on guiding (r=.523), the amount of assignment(r=.333). 5. In the study on stress they got from a clinical training, it has relatively high connections with learning contents(r=-.399). learning methods(r=-.536), comprehension on training program(r=-.208), special lessons and supplementary lessons(r=-.306), the case they don't like attend at work(r=.467), discriminatory treatment(r=.366), respectability on the senior dental hygienists(r=-.341), a social status of a dental hygienist(r=-.l97), the degree of satisfaction from the relationship with another dental hygienists(r=-.289), the degree of understanding which clinical training institutions have on the trained students(r=-.430), trainers' ability to teach the students(r=-.396), enthusiasm on guiding(r=-.495).

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.821-830
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• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of humor sense on job satisfaction and turnover intention in clinical dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 277 dental hygienists in Chungnam from May to June, 2014. The instrument for humor sense was adapted from Thorson and Powell instrument by Lee and 20 questions. Each question included humor making and preference for humor and scored by Likert 5 scale. Cronbach's alpha in the study was 0.869. Job satisfaction was adapted from Smith Job Description Index and included task requirement, collaborate support, manager support, promotion, and wages and score by Likert 5 scale. Cronbach's alpha in the study was 0.827. Turnover intention was developed by Lee and 5 questions was score by Likert 5 scale. Crobach's alpha was 0.712 in the study. Results: The average of humor sense was 3.33, average of job satisfaction was 3.20, and average of turnover intention was 3.05. The sense of humor had a positive effect on turnover intention. Conclusions: This result will provide the high productivity and high quality of life in clinical dental hygienists. Humor sense is the important factor that support the job satisfaction and decrease the turnover intention.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2014

본 연구는 임상 치과위생사를 대상으로 소진, 공감피로, 공감만족 및 사회적 지지의 관계를 파악하고 소진에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구대상은 편의 추출된 대전광역시, 충청남도 및 충청북도에 소재하는 치과병 의원에 근무하고 있는 313명의 치과위생사를 대상으로 하였으며, 자료는 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 2013년 6월 17일부터 7월 31일까지 수집하였다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 연구대상자의 소진 총점은 $27.12{\pm}4.70$점, 공감피로 총점은 $28.39{\pm}3.93$점, 공감만족 총점은 $31.99{\pm}6.01$점, 사회적지지 총점은 $45.27{\pm}6.40$점으로 나타났다. 일반적 특성과 비교한 결과, 소진은 연령이 낮을수록(p=0.038), 기혼보다 미혼인 경우에(p<0.001), 임상경력이 1~5년인 경우에(p<0.001), 의원급보다 병원급에 근무할수록(p=0.002), 직급이 낮을수록(p<0.001), 급여가 낮을수록(p<0.001) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 공감만족은 기혼인 경우(p<0.001), 직급이 높을수록(p<0.001), 급여가 높을수록(p=0002) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 사회적 지지는 임상경력이 높을수록(p=0.019), 병원급보다 의원급에 근무할수록(p<0.001), 직급이 높을수록(p=0.002) 통계적으로 유의하게 나타났다. 각 변수간의 상관관계 결과, 소진은 공감피로와 정적 상관관계를 보였으나 상관성은 약하였고, 공감만족과 사회적 지지는 부적 상관관계를 보였다. 공감만족은 사회적 지지와 정적 상관관계를 보였다. 소진에 영향을 미치는 관련 변수로는 근무기관형태(p=0.031), 공감피로(p<0.001), 공감만족(p<0.001), 사회적 지지(p<0.001)로 나타났고, 이들 변수의 설명력은 56.9%였다. 결론적으로 공감피로, 공감만족 및 사회적 지지는 임상 치과위생사의 소진에 영향을 미치는 것으로, 치과위생사의 공감피로를 줄이고 공감만족과 사회적 지지를 높여 소진을 감소시킬 수 있는 인적 자원 관리의 체계적인 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2022

Background: Dental hygienists study dental radiology through the dental hygiene department and curriculum, and most of the radiography work in dental clinics is performed by dental hygienists; however, the legal work regulations for dental hygienists place restrictions on the type of radiography performed. This study aimed to identify the actual conditions of the radiographic work performed by dental hygienists and to determine the difference according to the type of hospital. Methods: This study included 195 dental hygienists working at dental medical institutions in the metropolitan area. A survey was conducted on regarding the radiographic work performed and the clinical career of the main performers. The radiography work was divided into periapical radiography, bite-wing radiography, occlusal radiography, panoramic radiography, computed tomography (CT), and cephalometric radiography. Results: The frequency of performing intraoral radiography was as follows: periapical radiography, 94.9%; bite-wing radiography, 93.8%; and occlusal radiography, 77.9%. The frequency of performing extraoral radiography was 94.4% for panoramic radiography, 89.7% for CT, and 73.3% for cephalometric radiography. The frequency of internal and external radiography performance was higher among hygienists in dental clinics than among those in dental hospitals and university hospitals. The analysis of the dental hygienists' clinical experience in the areas of intraoral and extraoral radiography showed that those working at university hospitals, dental hospitals, and dental clinics had over 5 years, 2~4 years, and 1 year of clinical experience, respectively. The hygienists with less than 1 year of clinical experience showed high performance frequency (p<0.05). Conclusion: For the dental hygienists to perform radiography safely, a discussion regarding the revision of related laws and regulations is warranted.