• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.197-211
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the image of dental hygienists. The subjects in the study were 396 patients and their caregivers who visited 14 dental hospitals and dentists' offices in and around Seoul. After a survey was conducted, the following findings were given: 1. The people investigated gave a mean of 4.0 to the image of dental hygienists. Dental hygienists rated highest in terms of looking neat and tidy(4.33), and were given the lowest marks in arbitrary job performance(3.46). 2. There appeared four different types of dental hygienist images, which made a 59.824 prediction of the image of dental hygienists in general. A typical image(4.11) was most dominant, followed by professional one(4.07), personal one(4.01) and social one(3.73). 3. The relations between the general characteristics of the respondents and their image of dental hygienists could be described as below: 1) By age, those who were in their 60s(4.12) had the best image of dental hygienists, and the teenagers(3.90) had the worst image of them. 2) By gender, the men(4.05) looked at dental hygienists more positively than the women(3.96). They had a significantly different opinion on the social image of dental hygienists according to gender(pE0.05). 3) By marital status, the married people(4.00) had a better image of dental hygienists than the unmarried ones(3.95). 4) As for the influence of the type of dental institutions, they had a more favorable image of dental hygienists in dentists' offices(4.13) than in dental hospitals(3.88). There was a broad significant difference in the way they looked at the professional and personal images of dental hygienists according to the type of dental institutions(pE0.001). 5) As to the impact of educational level, those who received community-college or higher education(4.01) had the best image of dental hygienists, and those who received middle-school or lower education(3.91) had the worst image of them. 6) By occupation, the government workers and students(4.07) had the best image of dental hygienists, and the company employees(3.90) had the worst image of them. They took a significantly different view of the social image of dental hygienists according to occupation(pE0.05). 7) Concerning the impact of the frequency of receiving dental treatment, the respondents who had received it seven times or more(4.16) had the best image of dental hygienists, and those who hadn't(3.79) the worst image of them. There was a wide significant gap according to that frequency. The way they looked at the typical, social and professional images of dental hygienists was quite different significantly according to that frequency as well(pE0.001). 8) As for the influence of whether they were accompanied by caregivers or not, the people who weren't accompanied by caregivers(3.99) had a better image of dental hygienists than those who were(3.97).

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1043-1051
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate self-efficacy, self-image, and image as a dental hygienist of the dental hygiene student. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was completed by 479 dental hygiene students in Daegu and Gyeongnam from November 5 to 25, 2014. The questionnaire consisted of self-efficacy(18 items), self-image(23 items), and image as a dental hygienist(36 items) by Likert 5 points scale. Data were analyzed by t test, ANOVA, regression analysis, and post hoc Tukey test using SPSS 20.0 program. Results: The self-efficacy of the first, second, and third grade was 2.72, 2.71, and 2.60, respectively(p<0.002). Those living with family tended to have higher mark than those living without family(p<0.001). The influence of self-efficacy on self image and image as a dental hygienist was positively correlated(p<0.001). Conclusions: The right self-image and self-efficacy of the dental hygiene students can be a powerful influence on the image as a dental hygienist. It is necessary to develop and implement the ethics education for the dental hygiene students.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.91-102
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• 2010

Purpose : The purpose of study was 500 people who are not related to dentistry in order to survey image about dental technicians. Methods : The subjects were composed of 500 people who are not related in Daegu Metropolitan city. This study was done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 17.0 for Windows. As for the analysis methods, the study used the frequency analysis, percentage, mean, t-test, analysis of variance. Results : The score on the image of dental technicians declined in the order of occupational image(2.98), work image(3.14), personal image(3.26), social image(2.87). 'It is hard and stressful' in the occupational image had the highest score with 3.69, 'Dentist and companionship are strong' in the occupational image had the lowest score with 2.21. 'It need expert knowledge and a skilled technology' in the work image had the highest score with 3.69, 'Health medical treatment side of health technique is occupation.' in the work image had the lowest score with 3.69. 'It always work busily' in the personal image had the highest score with 3.69, 'It is value and is effect work.' in the personal image had the lowest score with 3.69. 'An employment is easy after license acquisition.' in the social image had the highest score with 3.69, 'It admit independence' in the social image had the lowest score with 3.69. Conclusion : Dental technition research in order to image improvement and recognition, as the medical professional must construct the desirable dental technition image and recognition.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.10 no.5
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• pp.831-839
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine dental hygiene students' image of dental hygienist and factors affecting the image of dental hygienist in an effort to provide some information useful for dental hygiene education. It's basically meant to recreate the image of dental hygienist as a professional. Methods : The subjects in this study were 310 sophomores and seniors who ere selected by convenience sampling from three different three-year-course colleges located in Gyeonggi Province, Chungcheong Province and Gwangju. After a survey was conducted, the answer sheets from 277 respondents were analyzed except for 33 incomplete ones. The collected data were analyzed with a SPSSWIN 17.0 program, and statistical data on frequency and percentage were obtained to find out the general characteristics of the subjects, and another statistical data on mean and standard deviation for each item were acquired to check their image of dental hygienist. Besides, t-test, ANOVA and Kruscal-Wallis test, one of nonparametric test, were utilized to look for connections between their general characteristics and image of dental hygienist. Results : 1. They gave a mean of 3.53 to the image of dental hygienist, which showed that the dental hygiene students took a favorable view of dental hygienists in general. 2. Their response to four items showed that they looked at the image of dental hygienist in a positive manner. The four items respectively described dental hygienists as professionals, as ones who played a crucial role in the improvement of national oral health, as ones with professional knowledge and sophisticated knowhow, and as neat and decent people. And their response to the following five items indicated that they looked at the image of dental hygienists in a negative way. One was that dental hygienists were considered to be dental nurses, and another was that the occupation of dental hygienist was a demanding and stressful job. The third was that there was no single, fixed title to call dental hygienists, and the fourth was that dental hygiene wasn't recognized as an independent area. The fifth was that the social standing of dental hygienists was sort of high. 3. In regard to the impact of the general characteristics of the dental hygiene students on their image of dental hygienist, they had a more favorable image of dental hygienist when they perceived dental hygiene in a more positive manner(p<0.001). Conclusions : In order to boost the image of dental hygienist, the working conditions of dental hygienists should be improved, and educational programs should be prepared to provided them extended continuing educational opportunities. And the kind of educational environments that could nurture dental hygienists who are convinced and have a vision should be created.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Integrative Medicine
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.149-157
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• 2020

Purpose : The purpose of this study was that For high school students in Busan, in order to provide basic data in selecting dental hygienists by establishing the correct perception and image of dental hygienists by identifying the image of dentists and career doctors who will choose dental hygienists. Methods : The comparison of group differences with dental hygienists' images was analyzed with independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. Correlation between image factors of dental hygienists was analyzed using Pearson's correction coefficient. Results : The image for dental hygienists averaged 3.87 points overall, while the average for each area of the image was 4.09 points for professional images, 4.07 points for business images, 4.08 points for personal images and 3.28 points for social images. When choosing a career path, 18.8 percent said they would not consider dental hygiene, and if they said they would consider dental hygiene, both work, professional, personal and social images were significantly high (p<.05). Professional and professional images (r=.975, p<.05) in the correlation between factors of dental hygienist images, personal and professional images (r=.942, p<.05), social and professional images (r=.865, p<.05), business and personal images (r=.924, p<.05), business image and social image (r=.858, p<.05), personal and social images (r=.882, p<.05) expressed a statistically significant amount of correlation. Conclusion : The study found that high school students' image of dental hygienists was rather positive, but their social image was rather low, and most students did not consider dental hygiene. Therefore, specific measures will be needed to build a desirable image for dental hygienists and positively recognize dental hygienists with active promotion and career experience for dental hygienists in the future.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.781-792
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine what image dental hygiene students had about a dental hygienist during clinical practice and what factors affected their image of dental hygienist. Methods : The subjects in this study were the dental hygiene students at three different colleges. After a survey was conducted, the answer sheets from 427 respondents were analyzed. Results : The dental hygiene students who had engaged in clinical practice had a higher self-esteem than those who hadn't in general(p<0.01). A statistically significantly stronger achievement motivation was found among the dental hygiene students who had engaged in clinical practice than those who hadn't(p<0.01). The dental hygiene students who had engaged in clinical practice had a statistically significantly worse image of a dental hygienist than the others who hadn't(p<0.01). Whether the self-efficacy, self-esteem and achievement motivation of the dental hygiene students had any impact on their image of a dental hygienist was analyzed in consideration of their clinical practice experience. As a result, the dental hygiene students who had engaged in clinical practice had a more positive image of a dental hygienist when they had a higher self-esteem(p<0.05) and a stronger achievement motivation(p<0.001), and those who hadn't engaged in clinical practice had a more positive image of a dental hygienist when they had a higher self-esteem(p<0.01). Conclusions : Given the above-mentioned findings, a wide variety of programs should be developed to bolster the self-esteem and achievement motivation of students and improve their image of a dental hygienist, as self-esteem and achievement motivation are the variables that exert the largest influence on one's image of a dental hygienist.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.113-123
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• 2009

This study was undertaken evaluate the general image for dental hygienist. A questionnaire was given to each Dentist, the staff of dental. 65 Dentist, 145 the staff of dental were included in the subjects between Jul. 1 and Oct. 30, 2008. The collected data was analysed by the SPSS Win 12.0/PC using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, chi-square, t-test, ANOVA. The image for the dental hygienist was analyzed by 28 items. As a result of analysis on image of dental hygienist, The Dentist's group and staff's group, both appreciated positive image that explain process of treatment to patient very well, having professional knowledge and experienced skill, carries on an effective and valuable work. give a confidenced to patient. These group also gave negative image in the aspect that the dental hygienist is stressful job, handmaid of Dentist, participate of decided something for dental clinic, having association activities. It is necessary for dental hygienist by oneself development ability through science congress variety major and acquirement new technology, exchange information, interchange activities, and association of dental hygienist should efforts for growing up image through mass media.

• Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.197-207
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• 2020

Objectives: To provide basic information for improving the professional image of the dental hygienist among adults who visit the dentist. Methods: From December 5, 2018 to January 25, 2019, 214 adults in Seoul or Gyeonggi filled out a Google online questionnaire. Data were analyzed using t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and multiple regression analysis. Results: The overall average score of the professional image of dental hygienists was 3.59. In addition, there were significant differences in the image according to age, education, and occupation. The image according to the dental visit experience was highest for those providing orthodontic treatment. The difference in professional image recognized by the dental hygienists and the patients was highest in the case of those dental hygienists responding that they had been educated at a four-year university, who were considered as medical practitioners, and were called a dental hygienist. Lastly, the factors related to the professional image of the dental hygienist were positively affected in the case of preventive purpose of visit, and graduate or higher education of the patients. Conclusions: In order to establish the professional image of dental hygienists, public relations for adequate occupational awareness of their work should be continued. Additionally, it is necessary to establish the role through the systematic expansion of the professional image and their being considered as medical professionals, reflecting the reality of the work field.

• Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Administration
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.9-21
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• 2022

This study was carried out to understand the influence of dental technicians' image and major satisfaction on dental technology students' dropout intention. A questionnaire survey was administered to 273 students in the Department of Dental Technology. Frequency analysis, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis were performed. The results are as follows: The image of dental technicians differed significantly depending on factors such as school year, personality, whether a family member is a dental technician or not, reason for choosing a department, difficulty in one's own academic life, and disciplinary life adaptation (p<0.05). The image of dental technicians was seen to be positively perceived when the respondent had an affirmative personality, or had a dental technician among family members or chose the department for its uniqueness, or found no difficulty in academic life, and adapted well to a situational or environmental change. Major satisfaction of dental technicians was seen a meaningful difference in items such as school year, personality, awareness of dental technicians, reason for choosing a department, the difficulty in own academic life, and the disciplinary life adaptation (p<0.05). Individuals with high major satisfaction and low dropout intention included those with a positive personality, who think affirmatively about dental technicians, who chose a department owing to suiting the aptitude and interest or to the uniqueness of the major. The influential factors on dropout intention included general satisfaction out of major satisfaction, perspective and self-confident image among dental technicians, and an awareness of dental technicians. The establishment of a desirable image of dental technicians and the improvement in major satisfaction are considered likely to contribute to reducing the dropout intention of dental technology students.

• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.505-516
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to supply basic data to establish new image for dental technicians by reflecting onto the education of dental technicians by grasping the image of dental technicians with the subjects of students in department of dental technology. Methods: It was studied with self-filling-in method through structured questionnaire from September 26, to October 21, 2011, with 421 subjects of the students in the department of dental technology in two colleges in Daegu. SPSS 18.0 for Windows was used to analyze the data, and frequency and percentage were used for statistic analysis, and correlation analysis and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis were used with mean and SD per each question. Results: It showed the highest recognition that the dental technicians is a 'specialist' as 4.66; the dental technicians has strong responsibility in his work as 4.42; the dental technicians takes an important role in improvement of public oral health as 4.39; and the dental technicians has professional intelligence and high technique as 4.33. So, it was found that they had image of professional and important role for oral health, and had their pride and selfconfidence as future dental technicians. Meanwhile, it showed that they had negative related-image as well as a job, that the dental technicians is too busy as 4.48; it requires improvement on image in the future as 4.27; it is a hard job with too much stress as 4.13. Conclusion: It is required for us and school to have continuous change and effort to make the students in the department of dental technology have positive mind for the dental technology to make them have pride for their job.