• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.183-196
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• 2003

Purpose: This study sought to identify factors associated with dental hygienists' decisions to leave one dental office and commence practice in another. In addition to, the reasons dental hygienists stay in the profession were investigated. Demographic descriptors, including education level, marital status and age, and employment setting were also examined. Methods: Currently practicing dental hygienists in Korea were surveyed from March to May 2003. Data were collected through a questionnaire. The survey collected information concerning the 461 respondents' personal characteristics and reasons associated with changing positions and staying. Data were analyzed using frequency distributions, independent t-tests and chi-square analyses. All statistical analyses were conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists(SPSS v.10, Chicago, Illinois). Results: The primary reasons for taking up another employment were found to be better offer, inadequate salary and personal conflict with dentist. Secondary reasons stated for changing their job revealed additional factors including inadequate salary, better offer, and lack of benefits. The primary influence in deciding to remaining in the practice of dental hygiene was self-development. Family responsibility, safe environment and professional collaboration were also important factors in deciding to remain in workforce. Conclusion: The position changes of dental hygienists are primarily influenced by better offer. Inadequate salary and conflict with dentist were also important factors in deciding to change employment positions. The findings suggest that dental hygienists who remain in the workforce are positively influenced mainly by self-development. Employers of dental hygienists should be aware of these factors in employing process. If more hygienists could remain longer in their positions, the manpower situation would be affected positively.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.149-158
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• 2011

Objectives : The objective of this study was to analyze cognition and status of oral health education of dental hygienists who manage the patients visiting dental clinics and to utilize the findings as continuous study data required for development of systematic oral health education program for management of peridontal disease of adults. Methods : Survey was carried out for 261 dental hygienists working in dental clinics who are performing oral health education of patients with peridontal disease living. Results : 1. In the socio-dynamic diagnosis, it was analyzed that, the younger the age is and the lower the career is, the more the work is centered around assisting medical treatment job and, the older the age is and the higher the career is, the work is centered around oral health education job. 2. In the behavioral diagnosis, it was analyzed that, as to source of knowledge acquisition, guide of dentists and senior dental hygienists was the highest and, as to education media, visual education and demonstration education were mainly used. 3. In educational diagnosis, as to the degree of knowledge about oral health education and the degree of practice, it showed that the degree of knowledge was lower than the degree of practice in peridontal disease process and oral prophylaxis as well as scaling part. 4. In both the cases of independent practice and group practice, it showed that the most frequent obstacle was insufficient educational materials and tools and it was analyzed that acquisition of new knowledge and technology is required as a matter to be improved. Conclusions : It seems to be required for the dental hygienists to develop detailed knowledge and professional technology in order to induce actions and motive of patients during oral health education of peridontal patients and to develop and produce data for efficient education of peridontal patients.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2019

본 연구는 제천시보건소 모자보건실을 이용하는 임산부를 대상으로 비외과적 치주처치 중심의 치위생관리 프로그램을 시범운영하고, 시범운영의 구조평가, 과정평가, 결과평가를 통하여 보건소에서 치과위생사가 지역사회 임산부를 대상으로 구강건강증진 프로그램을 운영하는데 기초자료로 제공하기 위해 수행되었다. 총 3회의 치위생관리 프로그램에 모두 참여한 9명의 임산부를 대상으로 하였다. 치위생관리 프로그램 결과 4mm 이상 치주낭 보유율은 40.4%에서 14.0%로(p<0.05), 치은출혈 치아 보유율은 4.6%에서 2.7%로(p=0.180), 치석형성 치아 보유율은 23.7%에서 0%로(p<0.05) 감소하였다. PHP Index(Patient Hygiene Performance index)는 2기 임산부의 경우 1차 1.7점에서 3차 1.4점으로 개선되었고, 3기 임산부의 경우 1차 2.4점에서 1.3점으로 개선되었다(p<0.05). 본 연구 결과 비외과적 치주처치 중심의 치위생관리 프로그램을 보건소 구강보건실에서 적용 및 확대할 수 있는 가능성이 높다는 것에 의의가 있으며, 향후 본 프로그램의 장기적인 운영과 지속적인 모니터링이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2007

부산 시내에 소재하는 1곳의 치과의원에 치료를 위해 내원한 111명의 환자와 D대학 치위생과에 재학 중인 학생 105명을 대상으로, 상악 전치부 치은선에 대한 심미 선호도를 조사한 본 연구에서 얻은 결론은 다음과 같다. 두 그룹 간에 상악 전치부 치은선에 대한 심미 선호도 차이는 없었다. 측절치 치은변연의 위치에 대해 측절치 변연이 중절치보다 0.5 낮은 형태를 선호하였다. 중절치 치은선의 형태에서 수평선분의 접촉량이 1/9인 형태를 선호하였다. 인접 접촉점의 길이에서 치관 길이의 1/2이 접촉하는 형태를 선호하였다. 이런 결과는 치과의료기관에서 실제 환자의 치아 및 치은 수복시 이용할 수 있는 심미적 치은선 형태에 관한 기초자료로 도움이 되리라 사료된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2017

본 연구는 치과 임상에서 근무하는 치과위생사의 직무 수행 능력을 증진시키기 위하여 비판적 사고 성향, 문제 해결 능력, 직무 수행 능력의 관계를 파악하고자 치과위생사 335명을 대상으로 자기기입식 설문조사를 실시하였다. 연구방법은 일반적 특성에 따른 비판적 사고 성향, 문제 해결 능력, 직무 수행 능력을 빈도와 일원배치분산분석으로 기술통계하였고 관련성을 보기 위해 상관분석을 했으며, 인과관계와 매개효과 확인을 위해 구조방정식 모형분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 대상자의 비판적 사고 성향과 문제 해결 능력은 연령, 최종학력, 근무경력이 많을수록 평균 총 점수가 높아졌으며 통계적으로 유의하였다. 직무 수행 능력도 연령, 학력, 경력이 높을수록 평균 총 점수는 높았으나 학력을 제외한 연령과 근무경력만 유의하게 나타났다. 대상자의 비판적 사고 성향, 문제 해결 능력, 직무 수행 능력간의 관련성은 모두 양의 상관관계를 보였으며 모두 유의하였다. 구조방정식 모형은 비판적 사고 성향에서 문제 해결 능력, 문제 해결 능력에서 직무 수행 능력, 비판적 사고 성향에서 직무 수행 능력 모두 직접효과가 있었으며 유의하였다. 비판적 사고 성향이 문제 해결 능력에 의해 매개되어 직무 수행 능력에 영향을 미치는 간접효과도 유의하였다. 즉, 직접효과, 간접효과가 모두 유의하여 부분 매개효과가 확인되었다. 결론적으로 치과위생사의 비판적 사고 성향과 문제 해결 능력을 동시에 향상하는 것이 직무 수행 능력 증진에 도움을 줄 수 있다는 것이다. 따라서 비판적 사고 성향과 문제 해결 능력을 같이 강화할 수 있는 다각적 교육과정 접근법 개발과 지속적인 시행이 필요할 것이며, 더불어 체계적인 지원구축으로 치과위생사의 직무 수행 능력의 증진을 도모할 수 있도록 제언한다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.171-182
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• 2021

Objectives: Recently, subjective career success has been used as a criterion for evaluating career success. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a simplified subjective career success inventory for dental hygienists. Methods: Subfactors of the subjective career success inventory consisted of career satisfaction, employability, and job satisfaction. The validity and reliability of the existing tools were evaluated through the basic items composition, content validity index (CVI), preliminary survey, and main survey process according to dental hygienists. The preliminary survey was composed of 35 questions by verifying the content validity twice from the existing 63 questions, and the main survey was conducted with a total of 12 questions. Samples were conveniently extracted from dental hygienists with a clinical career of ≥3 years and surveyed online from March 12, 2020 to June 30, 2020. Data of 320 people were collected, of which 284 were finally analyzed. The validity and reliability were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0 (p<0.05). Results: The subjective career success was a shortened inventory composed of nine questions, and the overall reliability was Cronbach's α=0.841. Using exploratory factor analysis, three factors were extracted. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, each measurement variable significantly explained the latent factor, and the fit of the model was appropriate. The fit of the model was appropriate for the structural equation model. Among the sub-factors of subjective career success, career satisfaction and job satisfaction had a significant effect on intention to stay (p<0.05). Conclusions: The simplified subjective career success inventory developed for dental hygienists was found was found to be a useful tool in terms of reliability and validity.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.495-508
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• 2007

This study, to investigate the state of PVW among the clinical dental hygienists and its determinants, has polled 322 clinical dental hygienists working in Daegu, Kyung buk province, and Ulsan. Data were collected by self-administrated questionnaire. A SPSS 12.0 for Windows was used for statistical analysis. The obtained results were as follows: 1. The average of PVW among the respondents was 3.43. 2. The area average of PVW determinants was as follows; job significance, 3.31, process efficiency, 3.42, product usefulness, 3.32, vision realizability, 3.53, social recognition, 3.23 and the total average, 3.36. 3. The married have higher PVW than the unmarried in all areas(p=.012, p=.008, p=.036, p=.007). 4. As for working experience, in the case of perceived self value, those having 1~2 years experience have the highest PVW(p=.000), apart from perceived self value, those having over 6 years experience have the highest PVW in all areas(p=.015, p=.001, p=.002). Relating to the task, those working in the patient consulting and managing part have the highest PVW, relating to the annual salary, those having over 25 million won have the highest PVW(p=.000, p=.000, p=.001, p=.000). 5. The relationship between PVW and PVW determinants, in all respects, is meaningful, so it was found that the higher determinants are, the higher PVW is. 6. The whole explanation variate of PVW determinants was meaningful in PVW, perceived self value, value fulfillment emotion, respectively representing 38.8%, 55.6%, 61.5%(pE.001). PVW of clinical dental hygienists should be considered as a significant criterion of indivisual and organizational effectiveness. To improve effectually PVW of the clinical dental hygienists, there is need to establish culture in a system of hospital that redound to their social recognition.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2010

치과불안과 관련된 사회인구학적 특성과 치과 의료이용 행태를 분석하기 위해 540명의 대학생을 대상으로 Modified Anxiety Dental Scale(MDAS)와 Dental Fear Survey(DFS)를 측정도구로 사용하여 평균과 표준 편차하여 독립표본 t-test로 분석과 일원분산분석을 하였으며 모든 분석은 SPSS 12.0으로 하였고 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 조사대상자의 인구학적 특성은 치과불안수준과 관련된 성별에서 여성 MDAS 평균 $2.86{\pm}0.06$으로 남성 MDAS 평균 $2.49{\pm}0.06$보다 높았고 통계적으로 유의하였다(p=0.000). 또한 연령이 낮을수록 치과불안 수준이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p=0.023) 2. 치과의료이용 행태는 정기적으로 치과의료기관이용, 문제가 있을 때만 치과의료기관이용, 치과의료이용 기관을 한번도 경험해 보지 않은 집단 중에서 문제가 발생했을 때 치과방문시 치과불안의 정도가 높은 것으로 통계적 유의한 결과를 나타냈다(p=0.000). 또한 최근 치과방문 시기가 3년 이상 이었을 때 MDAS 평균 $2.80{\pm}1.00$이고, DFS평균 $2.43{\pm}0.79$로 최근치과방문 시기가 멀수록 치과불안수준이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 3. MDAS의 문항 중 실제 치료상황에서 치과불안과 DFS의 하위척도 중 치과진료시 자극유발요인으로 인한 치과불안수준이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한치과의료관리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2019

Smartphone usage has become so common that it has reached 2 billion people in the last year. As a result of this, hospitals have started making use of smartphones at various medical sites and research services for patients. This study aimed to establish support for developing a long distance program for patients with implants who have difficulty visiting clinics or with busy modern lives, by using smartphones for oral hygiene management instruction. The data were collected for 12 weeks, from July 24 to October 21, 2015, for patients who agreed to participate in the study. Although the subjects found the process of transferring photos via smartphone to be cumbersome (75%), the satisfaction level of the oral hygiene management program was excellent for all participating patients, and they all wanted to continue with further management using this process. The results from the phone satisfaction survey showed that oral hygiene self-management after oral hygiene control training by smartphones was mostly equal to previous habits (87.5%) or had partially increased but had not decreased. The need for data on more varied age groups and the issues of protecting the security of personal information on smartphones require further study. However, our study confirmed the efficacy of using electronic media (smartphones) for oral hygiene management in patients with a dental implant due to their improvement of oral hygiene performance as evidenced by less bleeding from probing on post-program visit.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.455-470
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• 2007

The usage of appropriate disinfectants is essential for infection control in dental hospitals, dental clinics. Inadequate use of disinfectants is the cause of human or environmental toxicity and is a waste of cost. This study was aimed to assess the level of knowledge on the disinfection and chemical disinfectants among dental workers in dental hospitals, dental clinics. It's ultimately intended to serve as a basis for the preparation of more effective, appropriate educational programs on the disinfection and manuals on the use of disinfectants for dental workers. This study enforced a questionnaire with 184 dental workers employed in dental hospitals, dental clinics from 15 Aug. to 15 Sep. 2007, in the area of Daejeon. The obtained result were as follows; 1. The population sociological feature of dental hospital and dental clinic showed that significant differences of dental service career(pM0.039). Dental service career of dental workers shows; below 3 years 42.9%, 4~6 years 34.7%, more than 7 years 22.4% in dental hospitals, below 3 years 30.4%, 4~6 years 26.7%, more than 7 years 43.0% in dental clinics(pM0.039). 2. The average score of dental workers knowledge in 'Critical item soaks in high-level disinfectants for 20minutes was 2.73V0.49 point, got from knowledge of dental instrument is appropriate to immerse before sterilization in the dental device disinfection(pM0.002). 3. In the general disinfection which it follows in education experience of chemical disinfectants direction for use, 'Direction for use by Spaulding process classification' responded that the correct answer was the education experience dental workers 60.0%, the education non-experience dental workers 39.5%(p=0.026). 4. In the dental device disinfection which it follows in education experience of chemical disinfectants direction for use. 'High level disinfection is not applied for the non-critical items and equipment' responded that the education experience dental workers 49.2%, the education non-experience dental workers 31.9%(pM0.045), 'Semi-critical items is applied same method in presence of the infection disease which it acts responded that the education experience dental workers 44.6% answer back, the education non-experience dental workers 24.4%(pM0.017). 5. 'A hand disinfectants of anticeptics have effect' the education experience dental workers 78.5% answer back, the education non-experience dental workers 52.9%(pM0.003). 1t uses with hand disinfectants when the instruments which be imbrued and patient contact', the education experience dental workers 78.5% answer back, the education non-experience dental workers 62.2%(pM0.026), 'Boric acid solution uses for the skin disinfectants the education experience dental workers 52.3% answer back, the education non-experience dental workers is 37.0%(pM0.016), 'Gluconate have effective difference which it follows in chemical disinfectant consistency and the solution type' education experience dental workers 72.3% answer back, education non-experience dental workers 47.9%(pM0.004). 6. The education experience dental workers were appeared higher than the education non-experience dental workers in knowledge of the disinfection and chemical disinfectants. Consequently system and the specialty education which is standardized continuously must be provided to all dental workers.