• 치위생과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2021

Background: This study is to identify the factors that affect job satisfaction, psychological ownership, and job engagement of dental hygienists on job performance and use them as basic data for manpower management of dental hygienists. Methods: The survey was conducted by 344 clinical dental hygienists working in dental medical institutions. The collected data is PASW Statistics ver. 20.0 was used to analyze. Results: The job satisfaction level of the dental hygienist was 3.38±0.52, and the question that 'I feel that my ability to solve problems has improved compared to the past.' was 3.92±0.80. There were significant differences in job satisfaction, psychological ownership, and job engagement according to general characteristics in age, marriage, education, career, current work experience, and position. There were significant differences in job performance according to general characteristics in age, marriage, education, career, current work experience, position, and number of dental hygienists. Factors influencing job performance were practical activities, income, patient relations, absorption, vigor, dedication, and the number of dental hygienists. Conclusion: Finding different ways to use psychological ownership and job engagement through the job satisfaction of a dental hygienist, and to and to utilize it as basic data for efficient manpower management through job performance.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.115-129
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the actual dental hygiene status of workers in cement industry in an effort to serve as a basis for enhancing their dental hygiene. The subjects in this study were 420 laborers from the cities of Curi, Donghae and Samcheok who handled cement. As a result of conducting a survey, the following findings were given : l. The workers investigated found their working environment satisfactory, getting a mean score of 323. They also expressed a high job satisfaction with a mean score of 333. 2. They didn't have a big interest in oral health. By age group, those who were aged between 36 and 40, or who cared less about health management, showed a higher interest in oral health. Besides, the laborers who kept smoking for a longer period, or who drunk more, expressed greater interest. 3. The toothbrushing method was considered most important for periodontal health, by 45.0% of the workers, and the next most crucial one was regular dental examination, followed by refraining from smoking and staying away from sweet food in the order named. 4. Concerning daily mean toothbrushing frequency, 455% brushed their teeth three times a day on the average. More than half them didn't pay enough attention to toothbrushing. 5. Regarding scaling, the large number of the workers, 42.4%, had no experience to get their teeth scaled, 37.6%, the greatest percentage, didn't have their teeth scaled because it seemed to make their teeth painful or cold. 6. As fororal health education experience, 67.6%, the great number of them, had no experience to receive dental health education. The above-mentioned findings suggest that the cement-related workers generally neglected dental health management. They should be encouraged to correct their wrong oral health knowledge or habit to make their oral cavity more healthy. To make it happen, it's required to provide oral health education and promote organized dental health projects.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.95-106
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• 2020

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dental hygienists' job satisfaction on turnover intention and intention to stay. Methods: A survey was conducted targeting 273 dental hygienists in dental clinics. The study data were u analyzed using PASW Statistics 20.0 Results: The level of job satisfaction of dental hygienists was 3.30±0.50, and the highest ranked item in the survey was 'I am satisfied with my relationships with patients' 3.72±0.73. Job satisfaction according to general characteristics showed significant differences in age, marriage, education, career, current work experience, position, and schedule for future turnover. The turnover intention according to general characteristics showed significant difference in age and schedule for future turnover. The intention to stay according to general characteristics showed significant differences in age, marriage, education, career, current work experience, number of dentists, number of dental hygienists, and schedule for future turnover. The factors affecting turnover intention were schedule for future turnover, income, co-worker relation and professional time, while those affecting intention to stay were overall professional satisfaction, co-worker relation, schedule for future turnover, professional time, income, number of dental hygienists, patient relations and current work experience. Conclusions: Job satisfaction factors that had a common effect on turnover intention and intention to stay were schedule for future turnover, income, co-worker relation and professional time. To reduce turnover and encourage longevity, adequate pay and positive interpersonal relationships are necessary.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between dental caries and oral health behaviors in middle and high school students by web-based survey of the ninth(2013) Korean youth risk behavior. Methods: The subjects were 75,149 students from 400 middle schools and 400 high schools. Finally, the survey participation rate was 96.4%(72,435 students from 799 schools) by complex sample design. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, oral health behaviors, and oral health status. General characteristics included gender, types of schools, economic condition, and residential types. Oral health behaviors included subjective oral health condition, frequency of tooth brushing, tooth brushing after meal within recent 7 days, sealant within 12 months, fluoride application within 12 months, scaling within 12 months, and oral health education experience within 12 months. Oral health condition included dental caries incidence within 12 months. Results: Oral health behavior influenced on dental caries in the middle and high school students in Korea. This study showed the relationship between the sociodemographic characteristics, tooth brushing frequency, sealant experience, dental caries and halitosis experience, and scaling within 12 months. Scaling is the best prevention method for dental caries and halitosis in the students. Conclusions: The study showed the necessity for practical oral health education and the effect of fluoride application for dental caries prevention.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.350-361
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 15세에서 17세의 청소년들을 대상으로 치과치료에 대한 공포감의 일반적인 경향과 관련변인들에 따라 공포감이 어떻게 차이가 나며, 이들 변인들이 치과치료에 대한 공포감에 영향을 미치는 정도와 인과관계를 밝히고자 하였다. DFS, DBS 및 GFS를 포함한 설문도구와 청소년의 특성에 관한 문항들로 구성된 설문지를 이용하였고, SPSS를 이용하여 단변량 분석을 시행한 후 LISREL 8.12를 사용하여 공변량 구조모형을 분석하였다. DFS (0.957), DBS (0.916) 및 GFS (0.910)의 Cronbach 신뢰도 계수가 모두 0.9이상으로 높게 나타났고, 자신의 치아상태가 건강하지 않다고 생각할수록, 최근 구강 내 동통을 경험했을 경우, 치과치료 시 동통을 강하게 느꼈을 경우, 그리고 치료 시 동통을 자주 경험했을 경우와 치과약속을 어긴적이 있을 경우에 그렇지 않은 경우보다 치과치료에 대한 공포감의 수준이 통계적으로 유의하게 높아지는 추세로 나타났다. 구조방정식 모형의 적합도는 양호하게 나타났으며, 치과치료시 동통정도와 동통 횟수, 치과약속을 어긴 횟수, 치과의사에 대한 불신감 그리고 일반적인 공포감이 치과치료와 관련된 공포감에 정(+)의 직접효과가 있었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.511-518
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• 2023

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical practice experience and environment of dental hygiene students, and to determine how these factors relate to their dental hygiene professionalism. The aim was to provide data necessary to improve the clinical practice environment and promote professionalism in dental hygiene. Methods: A survey was conducted in August 2023 among dental hygiene students from five randomly selected universities in the metropolitan area. Data analysis methods included t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The main influencing factors of dental hygiene professionalism were the quality of instruction in the clinical practice, opportunities for learning, preparedness for students, and satisfaction with the practice institution (p<0.05). There was a significant positive correlation between the clinical practice environment and all sub-items of dental hygiene professionalism (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study emphasize that the choice of practice institution is very important to enhance dental hygiene professionalism, and close collaboration between universities and practice institutions is highlighted to improve the quality of clinical practice guidance and opportunities for participation.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.245-253
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• 2018

본 연구는 국민건강영양조사 제6기(2015년) 원시자료를 이용하여 20~65세의 경제적인 능력을 갖고 있는 2,088명의 근로자를 최종연구대상자로 선정하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 경제활동자의 만성질환과 구강건강행태의 연관성을 조사하고 구강질환의 위험인자를 알아보기 위해 시행하였다. 연구결과 다음과 같다. 치아우식증은 주관적인 구강건강상태, 치통경험, 교정치료경험, 씹기문제, 말하기문제, 구강검진 및 치과의료기관이용과 관련성이 나타냈다. 치주질환은 구강건강상태, 치통경험, 교정치료경험, 씹기 및 말하기문제와 관련성을 나타냈다. 만성질환과 구강건강행태가 구강질환에 미치는 위험도는 다음과 같다. 정상에 비해 고혈압은 1.37배, 비만은 1.48배, 당뇨군은 1.5배, 저HDL-콜레스테롤혈증, 1.31배, A형 간염항체는 1.53배 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 건강상태는 좋은군에 비해 나쁜 상태가 치아우식증 1.70배, 치주질환 2.10배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 치통경험은 치아우식증 1.30배, 치주질환 1.35배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 씹기문제는 치아우식증 1.76배, 치주질환 1.78배, 스트레스는 치아우식증과 치주질환 모두 1.44배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 흡연자는 치아우식증 1.61배, 치주질환 1.63배 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 만성질환은 치주질환의 발생위험률을, 구강건강행태는 치아우식증과 치주질환의 발생위험률을 증가시키는 것으로 파악되었다. 치아우식증은 구강건강관리만 잘해준다면 만성질환으로 이활 될 위험도가 낮아지는 것으로 보이나, 치주질환은 만성질환과 구강건강관리 모두가 중요하다고 여겨진다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.43-52
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• 2009

본 연구는 치위생과 임상실습과정 동안의 수행경험정도를 파악하고 학습과정과 실습현장의 특성을 반영한 실습 프로그램의 개발과 프리셉터(Preceptor)제도의 도입방안을 위한 기초자료를 마련하고자 하였다. 8개 종합병원에서 실습하는 치위생과 학생 150명과 종합병원에 근무하는 치과위생사 58명을 대상으로 다음과 같은 결과가 나왔다. 1. 관찰 경험과 수행경험에서 기본진료 영역이 가장 높았고, 예방치과 업무에서 가장 낮은 관찰경험도가 나타났고 수행경험에서는 환자관리 업무, 예방치과, 치주과 업무 영역에서 낮은 수행 경험을 나타냈다. 2. 병원별로는 기본진료 업무영역에서 가장 높은 관찰 실습경험과 수행실습경험을 나타내었고, 위와 마찬가지 전문성을 요하는 업무영역에서는 낮은 실습 경험도를 나타냈다. 3. 치과위생사의 임상실습활동 내용의 중요도에 대한 인식에서는 3년차 이상의 치과위생사의 인식도가 전체적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제11권7호
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• pp.469-473
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• 1973

The authors, to collect some necessary data to promote correcting the toothbrushing method, the most basic home dental care, and to arrest the attention to the dentifrices in Korea, observed and evaluated the cervical abrasion experience rate in 8,000 Korean male and female adults from 19 to 52 years in the age, which had been extracted by the stratified random sampling method. The obtained results were as follows; 1. Cervical abrasion experience rate was 18.6% in Korean adults. 2. Cervical abrasion experience rate in male adults was higher than that in female adults. 3. Cervical abrasion experience rate was gradually increased by ageing. 4. It seemed the cervical abrasion experience rates in the adults in Honam and Youngnam district to be higher than those in the other districts. 5. In Korean adults, the further detail inveatigations into the cervical abrasion were required.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1053-1065
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate radiation safety education, knowledge and practice of dental hygienists in using handheld portable intraoral X-ray equipment and to suggest the need for radiation safety education in using handheld portable intraoral X-ray equipment. Methods: We surveyed 223 dental hygienists from July, 2017 to August in the dental clinics of Daejeon, Seoul and Gyeonggi area. Results: Radiation safety educational experience was higher in a year's career (72.9%), than 3 years experience (32.5%) (p<0.05). 82.7% of dental clinic workers took university education for radiation safety education while 55.6% of dental hospital workers took company training (p<0.05). More than 70% of the subjects did not have experience of radiation safety education about using portable intraoral X-ray. Radiation safety knowledge was highest in a year's career (p<0.05). The cumulative dose, radiation sensitivity, and lead defense knowledge were high in all subjects, but knowledge related to scattering radiation and scattering radiation sources was low. Practice of portable intraoral X-ray safety was significantly lower than knowledge. Conclusions: Knowledge of portable intraoral radiography safety is available, but performance is poor. Even with the small amount of radiation exposure, the risk is perceivable. There is a need to actively utilize the provided radiation protection products. In order to do this, efforts should be made to improve knowledge and performance of radiation safety through not only college education but also postemployment training.