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The Comprehension of health care service bill of dental hygienist and radiological technologist and the study of necessity of including the service supply resources (치위생사 및 방사선사의 건강관리서비스법안 이해와 서비스 제공요원 포함의 필요성에 관한 연구)

  • Jeong, Mi-Ae
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2011.05b
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    • pp.930-932
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 생활습관 개선을 통하여 질병의 사전 예방과 조기진단을 목적으로 발의한 건강관리서비스 법안에 관한 방사선사와 치위생사의 의식을 분석하여 향후 건강관리서비스의 올바른 방향을 제시하고자 하였다. 특히 정규 대학(교)에서 보건(의료)에 관한 교육을 이수하고 임상에서 지속적으로 이수하고 있는 일정 경력 이상의 보건직(방사선사, 치위생사 등) 인력의 포함은 필연적이라고 사료된다.

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The Status of Occupational Health Nursing Service of Kyung Sang Nam Do (경상남도 일부지역 산업간호사의 보건관리 현황)

  • Park, Jung-Hee;Woo, Sun-Heoi;Kang, Young-Sil
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 1993
  • This study was carried out to idedtify Worker's general health diagnosis and specific health diagnosis state and provide the basic data about occupational health nursing services in Kyung Sang Nam Do. Data was obtained from 36 industry in Chang-won, Jin-joo, Geo-jeoi, Chung-moo area during Dec. 20. 1992-Feb. 18. 1993 through questionaire survey. Data was analyzed into frequency, percentage, average, standard deviation and score sum The main findings are as follows : 1) 83.3% of subject was manufactures. The factory which have over 1000 Worker's are 41.7% and 500-999 are 36.1%. 2) Health managers are composed of 5 man power. Doctors occupied in 44.4% of factories, average age of them are 43.9 years, average careers are 4.0 years. Nurses occupied in all factories and their average ages are 27.6, average careers are 3.0 years. Industrial hygienist occupied in 33.3% of factories, environmental hygienist occupied 69.4% of industries, and nurse aids occupied in 19.4%. 3) 99.9% of workers are received general health diagonosis. And 10.8% of workers are received elaborate health diagnosis. Among them 30.9% are C class and 23.4% are D class. Among D class, 50% of workers are treated as work time shortening, work replacement, being under treatment. Total specific health diagnosis' subject are 19.3% of workers but 79.9% of them are received specific health diagnosis. Among them 18.6% are needed follow up treatement. Only 44.9% of them are received follow up treatement. 4) 69.4% of industries have their referral hospital and 97.2% have their clinics. Among Occupational health services, health diagnosis are carried out first. of all and the next, environmental management, industrial diagnosis, health education are carried out.

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Factors influencing dental hygienist's job performance (치과위생사의 직무수행능력 영향 요인)

  • Lee, Ji-Yeon;Cho, Hye-Eun;Moon, Sang-Eun;Kim, Yun-Jeong;Kim, Seon-Yeong;Kang, Hyun-Joo
    • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.209-216
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    • 2022
  • Objectives: This study was conducted to provide basic data for developing a professionalism improvement program for dental hygienists in preparation for the 4th industrial revolution era. Methods: A survey was conducted in 216 dental hygienists from May 3 to June 14, 2021, and statistical processing was performed using frequency analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Communication competence were at higher levels for dental hospital workers (3.98) and university/graduate school (3.94); professionalism was at higher levels for dental hospital workers (3.64), university/graduate school (3.55), and 7 or more dental hygienists at workplace (3.53); self leadership was at higher levels for dental hospital workers (4.11), university/graduate school (4.04), and intermediary manager (4.00); job performance was at higher levels for 11 years or more (4.08), university/graduate school (4.04), intermediary manager (4.04), and 30-34 years of age (4.04). There was positive correlation among communication competence, professionalism, self-leadership, and job performance. Factors affecting job performance were self-leadership (β=0.461), communication competence (β=0.353), 30-34 years of age (β=0.141), and total experience of 8-10 years (β=-0.149). Conclusions: In the era of the 4th industrial revolution, it is necessary to develop a program to strengthen the professional competence of dental hygienists.

A Study on Introduction of Accreditation Program for Industrial Hygiene Laboratories in Korea (국내 작업환경측정기관 인정제도 도입을 위한 현황 조사 연구)

  • Park, Deok Mook;Park, Jeonglm;Shin, Yong Chul;Cha, Jeong Young;Jeong, Jee Yeon;Kim, Boo Wook;Paik, Nam Won
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.232-238
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    • 2005
  • There are growing needs for improving the general performances of the domestic working environment evaluation organizations. For this purpose, introduction of laboratory accreditation program has been suggested. This study was conducted as a part of this effort. With a questionnaire developed in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17025, the current status of industrial hygiene (IH) laboratories in terms of manpower, management and technical aspects. The results of this study were as follows: 1. The average working staffs' number of the working environment evaluation organizations was $6.8{\pm}3.3$ persons. In addition, 49% of all organizations are run by less than 5 persons. This suggests that manpower of Korean IH laboratories is very limited. 2. IH laboratories surveyed in this study obtained 53% of the points by the international standard. And there is significant correlation between the number of staffing and total scores (P<0.05). 3. The period of work experience is one of the most important factors to determine the working capability. The average year of work experience of the laboratories' directors was $13.5{\pm}5.3$ years. Directors with more wok experiences obtained higher scores on the questions that ask to prove the appropriateness of the research methodology (p<0.05). 4. As for academic qualifications of laboratory directors, 14% had Ph.D., 31% with Master's, 29% with Bachelor's, and 4% had Associate degree. There was significant correlation between the total scores and the general managers' academic background (p<0.05). The 27% of laboratory directors have majored in either industrial hygiene or health, 8% majored in medicine, another 8% majored environmental studies, and 6% majored in chemistry. 5. Only 14% of all IH laboratories surveyed employ directors with Certified Industrial Hygienist licence, 41% have general managers with Certified Associate Industrial Hygienist (Level 1) licence, and 45% of all laboratories either employ directors without relevant qualification or did not respond. When the laboratory manger holds relevant qualification, laboratory health and safety management was better (p<0.05). 6. When compared to the general international standard in terms of the management, and 55% in terms of technological level.

preference of dental insurance-related and dental health insurance professional qualifications (치과 건강보험 교육이 자격증 취득에 미치는 영향)

  • Son, Eun-Gyo;Kim, Young-Jin;Jung, Hwa-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.386-394
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate how employed dental hygienists (graduates) and alumni are aware of dental health insurance and how to organize their classes for running efficient dental health insurance courses, and therefore to suggest opinions on the introduction of professional dental hygienist qualifications. The analyses was carried out using IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0. Sixty-nine students (56.1%) preferred one semester dental health insurance course as two semester courses and 63 students (51.2%) preferred theoretical course as practical course. Ninety-six (78%) students preferred dental health insurance claimants as others for their most necessary certification. Ninety-three dentists (75.6%) thought of the dental hygienist as the appropriate occupation for dental health insurance claims. The correlation coefficient was significant at the 0.01 level (both sides) and all showed a positive correlation. The effect of subjective understanding of dental health insurance and the perception of dental health insurance claim on students' intention to complete those courses explained 32% of the response, and the effect of the intention to complete those courses on the willingness to earn a certificate explained 22.3%. This study reveals the willingness of students to complete those courses to acquire qualifications in order to achieve a competitive advantage in employment, and suggests the necessity of institutional improvements such as changing the method of dental insurance education, varying the class time distribution, and introducing dental health insurance professional dental hygienist qualification in the country.

A Study on the Activity of Health Management in Small Scale Industries (소규모 사업장 보건관리 지도내용 분석)

  • Kim Myung Soon;Lee Myung Sook;Kim Hyun Li;Cho Yoo Hyang
    • Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.12-26
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    • 1998
  • The occupational health problems are the major issue in the modern industrial society. Especially the small scale industries have many hazardous factors and not any occupational health programs in itself. Fortunately. the government-funded subsidiary program was developed and carried out in the past six years in our country. The purposes of this study were to find out the actual condition of the occupational health personnel's accomplishments for the government-funded subsidiary program for small scale industries and to provide basic data for setting up more developed subsidiary occupational health program. Data were collected through 6 kinds of service records review. These service records were written by 3 occupational health personnels were attached to the one subject center of KIHA. were undertaken during March to December, 1997. at 95 small scale industries which were applied the government-funded subsidiary occupational health program. Results were as follows 1. Concerning 95 small scale industries showed characteristics of a typical small scale industry. 2. A doctor visited in industries total 190 times per year, average 19 industries per month, twice per year and industry. A hygienist visited in industries total 378 times per year, average 38 industries per month, four times per year and industry. A nurse visited in industries total 477 times per year. average 47 industries per month, 5 times per year and industry. 3. 3 occupational health personnels accomplished total 3,869 items. A doctor accomplished total 539 items per year, each time 3 items In an industry. A hygienist accomplished total 1.581 items per year, each time 4 items in an industry. A nurse accomplished total 1.749 items per year, each time 4 items in an industry. 4. The major contents of doctor's accomplishment were 'health consultation for suspicious worker with general & occupational disease', 'a check of the workplace & special health education', 'guidance of special medical examination in the second half of year', etc. The major contents of hygienist's accomplishment were 'pretest & guidance of planning for evaluation of working environment'. 'evaluation for ventilating facilities & suporting self inspection', 'guidance of MSDS recording & chemicals management', etc. The major contents of nurse's accamplishment were 'health counseling of general & special medical examination results'. 'health education of preventing occupational disease & health disorder'. 'guidance of subsidiary program planning', 'selecting & guidance of health monitor', etc. It was concluded that the occupaional health personnels implemented the subsidiary program according to the order of health management guide. The current health management guide of subsidiary occupational health program in which the fixed contents, visiting number & periods is not desirable. That guide is left the characteristics of small scale industries out of consideration. It is suggested that occupational health management guide should be developed according to the general & environmental characteristics of each small scale industry, and on the other hand, the more specific guide for each occupational health personnel should be developed.

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Relationship between Job Stress contents, Depression in dental hygienists in D City (D도시에 종사하는 일부 치과위생사의 직무스트레스 및 우울과의 관련성)

  • Han, Se-Young
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.10 no.11
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    • pp.3487-3493
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    • 2009
  • The degree of depression of dental hygienist was analyzed to reveal the various factors related to them. The self-administered between June 1st, and 30st, 2009, questionnaires were filled out from 221 dental hygienist in D City. 1.The distribution for depression degree has shown the rate as 79.1% in normal range group, 15.4% in mild depression group, 4.1% in moderate depression group and 1.4% in severe depression group, 2.As for depression, junior college, lower salary, poor sense satisfaction in work, not fit to the job, low personal relation with peer works or supervisors, poor subjective condition of health, without regular eating habits, without alcohol drinking, without regular exercise, in the group with higher level of job demand, lower job autonomy and lower supervisor support than their respective counterparts. 3.Concerning correlation between depression and various factors, while level of depression correlated with was negatively sense satisfaction, fit to the job, personal relation with peer works or supervisors, subjective condition of health, spervisor support, coworker support, it was positively correlated with job demand. Resulting from these results, in order to resolve depression properly, implementation and maintenance of program should be renewed to improve various kinds of factors.

Occupational Evaluation Criteria and Dental Hygienists of Some College Students Occupational Perception Analysis Study (일부대학생들의 직업평가기준과 치과위생사 직업에 대한 인식 분석 연구)

  • Sung-Uk Yoon
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2023
  • Study surveyed perception of dental hygienist occupation was surveyed by examining the qualifications, occupational evaluation Criteria, professional intuition of some college students for the dental hygienist occupation analyzed by the SPSS WIN18.0 program. Among the necessary qualities of dental hygienist, 'professional knowledge of dental hygiene', 'dental hygiene skills' were the highest. Average of Job evaluation Criteria was 4.06, which was higher than the average of 3.80 Job evaluation factors of dental hygienists. As for the Job evaluation criteria, 'stable job', 'job with good work atmosphere and interpersonal relationship' was the highest, 'job with contact with people', 'independent job' was the most. Job evaluation Criteria for dental hygienists, 'jobs with contact with people', 'jobs that can help others' were high, and 'high wages', 'high probability of promotion' were low. As a result of regression analysis of general characteristics and dental hygiene professionalism, it was analyzed that the professionalism of dental hygienists increased when the major was non-health. Overall, In order to improve the qualifications of dental hygienists and raise awareness of vocational evaluation, efforts should be made systematically to identify the strengths and weaknesses of vocational evaluation and dental hygienists and to seek improvements.

A Simple Proposition for Improving Industrial Hygiene Air Sampling Methods

  • Paik, Samuel Y.;Zalk, David M.
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.389-392
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    • 2019
  • When conducting an exposure assessment, the primary goal of the industrial hygienist is to fully characterize the worker's exposure during a work shift to compare it with an occupational exposure limit. This applies regardless of the duration of the work activity as an activity that is relatively short in duration can still present exposure in excess of the occupational exposure limit even when normalized over an 8-hr shift. This goal, however, is often impeded by the specification of a minimum sample volume in the published sampling method, which may prevent the sample from being collected or submitted for analysis. Removing the specification of minimum sample volume (or adjusting it from a requirement to a recommendation), in contrast, allows for a broader assessment of jobs that consist of short-duration and high-exposure activities and also eliminates the unnecessary practice of running sampling pumps in clean air to collect a specified, minimum volume.

A Study on the Direction of Development in Industrial Health Officer Education (산업보건(産業保健) 직무교육(職務敎育) 개선방안(改善方案)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究))

  • Whang, Byoung Moon;Ham, Wan Shik;Park, Dong Gi
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.29-46
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    • 1991
  • The study was conducted with 611 Industrial Health officer for 2 years(1998 : 394person, 1989 : 217 person). The purpose of this study was to measure efficiency of the Industrial Health Officer course (use of questionaire) also, in the furure, we would like to make a standard on the management of Industrial Health Officer (software & Hardware) The result are as follows: 1. the response of satisfaction was revealed highly 51 % on the Curriculum. 2. The response of high qualities was revealed highly 92% in the content of textbook. 3. The response of practical program was revaled highly 67.7% in composition of curriculum. 4. The response of high-class instructor was revealed highly on the selection of instructor. 5. the response of a proper term was revealed almost trainees on the education term. 6. When industrial hygienist conducted their Health task, difficulty point, first, the lack of top manager on the health-management in industries, second, take a hold coccurently with another task third, not secure theirs status in industries. 7. almost of Industial Health Officer want to taken highly practical education program, a field of industrial ventilation, measurment of working enviroment. 8. They wanted to taken a practical program that they could conduct handling they-self measuring device, in order to enhance the effect of hygiene education. 9. They responsed size of ideal class that the number of Industrial Health Officer was less than 20 person.

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