• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2018

Objectives: We aimed to examine whether dental waste was being managed adequately at different types of dental institutions in City D in South Korea. Methods: The staff responsible for disinfection at 101 dental offices and clinics (six dentistry departments of general hospitals, 12 dental hospitals, and 83 dental clinics) was interviewed. Results: Solid suction pump waste was handled appropriately at four of the general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), six dental hospitals (50.0%), and 15 dental clinics (18.1%). Solid spittoon waste was handled appropriately at four general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), seven dental hospitals (58.3%), and 14 dental clinics (16.9%). Developer and fixer were handled appropriately by a subcontractor at two general hospital dentistry departments (100.0%), five dental hospitals (100.0%), and 24 dental clinics (75.0%). Impression materials were handled appropriately at four general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), six dental hospitals (50.0%), and 11 dental clinics (13.3%). The plastic covers of intra-oral radiography films were handled appropriately at five general hospital dentistry departments (100.0%), eight dental hospitals (72.7%), and 22 dental clinics (30.1%). Conclusion: South Korea must implement detailed and specialized guidelines for the disposal of solid and general medical waste from dental institutions. Moreover, waste disposal training should be provided annually, and not only once every three years.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2012

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to prevent health problems and environmental contamination resulting from inappropriate management of dental wastes and to provide reference data for revision and supplementation of dental clinic waste management guidelines. Methods: From 640 total of dental clinics registered in 16 cities and counties in Gyeongsangnam-do, 100 (60 in Changwon (Masan, Changwon), 29 in Gimhae, and 11 in Jinju) were included in this study. From July 2010 to September 2010, investigators visited the 100 dental clinics and conducted survey interviews using a structured survey questionnaire regarding disposal methods for liquid wastes (suction pump, spittoon container waste, used liquid disinfectants, and X-ray developer), and disposal methods for solid waste (suction pump, spittoon container waste, and general medical waste). Results: All the 100 dental clinics were found to treat liquid waste from suction pumps and spittoon containers in the same manner as general waste water. Nineteen percent of the clinics treated solid waste that was not filtered through the filter of a suction pump as general waste. Fifty or more percent of the clinics treated solid waste in spittoon containers as general waste. Seventy percent of the clinics used disinfectant solution, although most of them treated used disinfectants in the same manner as general waste water. Some clinics treated used X-ray developer and X-ray fixer in the same manner as general waste water. In most of the clinics, used drapes were washed within the clinic. Conclusions: It was found that waste water and dental wastes at some dental clinics were treated in inappropriately. Thus, in conclusion, the development of guidelines regarding proper management of liquid and solid dental waste at dental clinics is required, and hygiene and environmental training for workers at dental clinics is necessary.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.37-48
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• 2006

Dental personnels faced risks of infection in the clinic. For infection control, recognition and practice of dental personnels are important factor. This study was performed to investigate the recognition and practice of dental hygiene for infection control and infection waste control. A stratified convenience sample of dental hygienists in dental health-care settings. The major finding of the present study are as follows: 1. The existence of education about Standard Precaution and low of infection waste storage was higher dental hospital than dental clinic. 2. The degree of practice in the storage of dental wastes was low in absorbent cotton and body tissue exclude damage waste. And the degree of practice in the disposal of dental wastes was high in all three. 3. Practice in the storage of dental waste was higher dental hospital than dental clinic. 4. At the conclusion of this investigation, systematic refresher training of infection control should be prepared by campaign an various media, Dental health care workers should be encouraged to practice those action items from training. For successful implementation of infection control in every dental health-care settings, it is highly demanded as well that development of effective safe-guard tools, stategic support, and standardized action items against infection problems.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2002

치과 진료실에서 병원성 미생물의 근원이 되는 곳은 환자의 구강이다. 구강 내에서 행하여지는 모든 진료행위는 타액과 혈액에 노출되고 그 안에 존재하는 병원성 미생물들은 다양한 경로를 통해 전파되어 감염성 질환이 쉽게 발생될 수 있다. 따라서 환자와 치과 종사자들의 감염방지를 위해 주위를 환기시키고 실천적 계기를 마련하기 위해 서울시 치과의원 100곳을 추출하여 진료실 감염관리와 폐기물 처리실태를 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1 멸균준비를 위한 기구세척시 대부분 고무장갑을 착용하고 있으나(95%), 기구건조(56%), 기구포장(57%), 멸균지시테이프를 부착(24%)하는 기관은 적었으며, 대부분의 기관이 멸균기(가압증기멸균기 또는 불포화화학증기멸균기 또는 건열멸균기)를 보유하고 있으나(97%), 멸균기의 성능점검이 나 관리는 소홀한 것으로 나타났다. 3. mirror, pincette, explorer 등의 기본기구, 외과기구, 그리고 치주기구는 90% 이상 멸균하였다. 3 표면관리에 있어서 표면소독제로 알콜을 사용하는 경우가 94.0% 이었다. 4. 폐기물 처리의 경우 사용한 주사바늘, 수술용 칼, 봉합용 바늘은 97~98%가 별도의 밀폐용기에 모아서 별도로 처리하고 있으나, 아말감 찌꺼기를 올바르게 보관하는 기관은 65% 수은 찌꺼기를 올바르게 보관하는 기관은 74% 이었다. 5. scaling 시(수술용 고무장갑+구강 마스크+보안경)을 착용하거나(수술용 고무장갑+안면 보호대)를 착용하는 사람은 37% 이었고, 보철물 연마시(구강 마스트+보안경)을 착용하거나 안면 보호대를 착용하는 사람은 25% 이었다. 6. 간염예방주사를 맞았거나 면역되어 있는 사람은 90% 이었다. 7. 마취주사바늘 제거시 손으로 뚜껑을 닫고 제거하는 경우(84%)와 주사바늘에 찔린 경험(62%) 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없으나, 많은 사람이 부주의 하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 8. 환자의 안전관리에 대한 인식과 환자에게 납방어복을 입히는 것과 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않으므로 환자의 안전관리를 주의한다고 생각하고 있지만(98%) 실제로 환자를 보호(37%)하는 것은 아니며, 본인의 안전관리에 대한 인식과 술자의 방어방법에서도 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없으므로 주의한다고 인식(95%)하는 만큼 술자의 보호(88%)를 하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과 기구의 소독과 멸균의 단계와 절차를 올바르게 적용하는 것과 표면소독제로 알콜 대체재료의 보급이 필요하고, 폐기물 처리 방법에 대한 교육을 더욱 확산시켜야 하며, 개인의 안전관리에 대한 인식에 비해 실천이 부족하므로 특히 환자보호와 더불어 술자 등 개인보호를 위한 실천이 필요하다고 검토되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2018

Objectives: This study set out to measure the heavy metal concentrations in waste water produced in the casting pickling process at dental technical laboratories and examine the actual state of its treatment. Methods:The investigator measured the concentrations of each heavy metal at 55 dental technical laboratories using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission system. Results: The annual usage of electrolytes was under 10 L in 50 (90.9%), and was 10L or more in five (9.1%) laboratories. Among the laboratories, 15 (27.3%) commissioned the treatment of waste,12 (21.8%) treated the waste with general sewage,and 28 (50.9%) treated the waste in aseptic tank. The arithmetic $mean{\pm}standard$ deviation and the geometric mean of chrome(Cr) were $75.3{\pm}50.9$ and 58.3 mg/L; those of cobalt (Co) were $112.3{\pm}106.7$ and 66.1 mg/L; those of nickel (Ni) were $62.9{\pm}83.5$ and 8.9 mg/L; those of molybdenum (Mo) were $17.1{\pm}13.4$ and 12.0 mg/L; those of iron (Fe) were $31.5{\pm}44.1$ and 6.2 mg/L; those of lead (Pb) were $0.3{\pm}0.3$ and 0.3 mg/L; those of beryllium (Be) were $3.6{\pm}3.6$ and 2.0 mg/L. The hydrogen ion concentration was under pH 2 across all the samples. Conclusions: The findings show that the dental technical laboratories were not doing well with the separation, storage, collection, and treatment of the electrolytes they discarded, and that most of the electrolytes were introduced through the general sewage or aseptic tank. The causes of this include alack of perception among the practitioners at dental technical laboratories and contracted companies avoiding collection for economic reasons. There is a need for education to improve the perceptions of waste water treatment among the practitioners at dental technical laboratories. Environment-related departments should be stricter with legal applications in the central and local governments. It is also required to provide proper management of commissioned treatment.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.370-378
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 제주 치위생과 학생을 대상으로 COVID-19 상황에 임상 실습 수행 중 감염관리에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하는 데 있다. 112명의 온라인 자기 기입식 설문 응답을 SPSS 20.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, T-test, one-way ANOVA와 더미 회귀분석을 하였다. 감염관리 인식도와 실천도는 2학년이 3학년보다 '청소 및 표면 소독', '의료폐기물 처리', 'COVID-19 감염관리' 항목에서 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 임상실습기관별 결과는 '청소 및 표면 소독', '기구 소독 및 멸균', '개인 및 환자 방호', 'COVID-19 감염관리' 항목에서 대형병원이 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 임상실습 지역은 의료폐기물 처리' 항목에서만 수도권이 제주지역보다 높았다. COVID-19 감염관리 요인 분석 결과, 3학년보다 2학년, 실습 기관 중 대형병원, 실습 지역 중 수도권 지역, 보호장구 애로사항이 없던 학생이 통계적으로 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 제주지역 치위생과 학생들의 임상 실습시의 감염관리와 COVID-19의 현장을 대상으로 한 첫 번째 실태 조사 연구로 의의를 두며, 임상 실습 지침 개선을 위한 연구가 지속되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.935-945
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge of dental hygienists on infection control in dental office and their attitude toward that in a bid to provide some information on ways of enhancing the level of infection control in dental office. Methods : The subjects in this study were 220 dental hygienists who worked in dental hospitals and clinics in Busan and South Gyeongsang Province. A survey was conducted from May 17 to June 17, 2010, and the answer sheets from 183 respondents were analyzed with a SPSS WIN 12.0 program. Statistical data on frequency, percentage and mean were obtained, and t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient and one-way ANOVA were utilized. Results : They got a mean of $4.59{\pm}.68$ in six categories of infection control knowledge. They had the best knowledge on dental waste disposal, followed by hand washing, post-sterilization management, instrument disinfection and sterilization, surface management of dental equipment and wearing personal protective equipment. They got a mean of $3.99{\pm}.54$ in attitude, and they scored lowest in practice of surface management of dental equipment. Overall, they scored higher in every aspect of knowledge than in attitude(t=11.410, p=.0.000). There was the greatest gap between their knowledge and practice in surface management of dental equipment (t=13.885, p=0.000), and there was the smallest gap between their knowledge and practice in hand washing(t=5.460, p=0.000). And a positive correlation was found between knowledge and attitude, as better knowledge of infection control led to better attitude toward that(p<.001). Finally, concerning infection control knowledge and attitude by general characteristics, the presence or absence of infection control guidelines made differences to infection control knowledge, and infection control attitude was statistically significantly different according to infection control education experiences(t=6.501, p=.012) and the presence or absence of infection control guidelines(t=22.836, p=.000). Conclusions : In order to bolster infection control in dental office, the related system should be improved to legally require dental personnels to implement infection control. Every dental office must be furnished with infection control guidelines, and sustained education should be provided for dental hygienists to carry out infection control.

• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.91-107
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• 1989

This study was designed to evaluate current level of school health practice in Chonbuk province and to analyze the relationship between school health practice and variables. All the subjects in this study were 140 schools themselves in Chonbuk province. Survey data was collected through the interviewed checklists from the widly accepted school health responsibilities of administration and practice and the direct observation by the interviewer. It was conducted from 1st of Nov. to 17 th of Dec, 1988. The major findings of this study are as follows: A. Level of school health practice was relatively low in score (Mean=64.5). $\cdot$ Healthful School Living -76.14 $\cdot$ School Health Service -71.29 $\cdot$ School Health Instruction -47.98 B. Strengths and Weakness field in School Health Practice. 1. Healthful School Living: Strengths: Waste disposal, Seating, Playground. Weakness: School site, Safety control. 2. School Health Service : Strenths : Health Appraisal, Follow up and Counseling. Weakness: Dental Health, Prevention and Control of Communicable Disease, Facilities and Equipment of Health Clinic. 3. School Health Instruction : Strength : None, Weakness : Program Organization, Curriculum Planning and Evaluation, Curriculum Content, Instructional Aids. C. Significance between degree of School Health Practice and Variables. 1. Healthful School Living : (1) Toilet : Area (p<0.001), No.of Class (p<0.001), School Nurse (p<0.05) (2) Water Supply : School Nurse (p<0.05) (3) Safety Control : School Nurse (p<0.05) 2. School Health Service : (1) Health Appraisal : School Nurse (p<0.05) (2) Follow up and Counseling : School Nurse (p<0.001) (3) Dental Health : Area (p<0.05), Level of School (p<0.05) (4) Prevention and Control of Communicable Disease : Level of School (p<0.001), School Nurse (p<0.05) (5) Emergency Care : Area (p<0.001), No. of Class (p<0.001), School Nurse(p<0.001) (6) Facilities and Equipment of Clinic : Level of School (p<0.001), No.of Class (p<0.001), School Nurse (p<0.001) 3. School Health Instruction: (1) Program Organization : No. of Class (p<0.05), School Nurse (p<0.001) (2) Curriculum Planning land Evaluation : School Nurse (p<0.001) (3) Instructional Aids : Level of School (p<0.001), School Nurse (p<0.05) Recommendation for the Improvement of School Health Practice are as follows : A. There should be further study to strengthen the school health practice, especially in the field of school health instruction. B. It is strictly required to employ and utilize school nurse at each school level not only for the school health service but also for the school health in struction. C. There should be much considerations about adequate size and easily accessible distance in school site.