• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.849-863
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• 2009

Objectives : This study was to study dental hygiene department students' management of infection and their attitude toward infection. Methods : This study was conducted from August 24, 2009 to September 20, 2009. 269 sophomore and junior college students enrolled in the department of dental hygiene from schools located in Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do participated in the study. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted. Results : 1. As for dental hygiene department students' recognition of the causes of infectious diseases, 80.7% of the respondents said hepatitis B was the infectious disease highly likely to occur in laboratories. 35.3% was correct about the antecedent variables of infection in the workshop, 24.9% about the oral symptoms of HIV and 18.6% about the diseases induced by HBV. The recognition rates were generally low. 2. About whether the respondents ask patients questions about infectious diseases, 80.7% of them answered Yes, but only 56.2% of them said they do so every time, and 17.8% of them said they never do so. 3. As far as washing hands to prevent infectious diseases is concerned, 97.4% of the respondents said hand washing helps prevent infection. 72.5% of them said they wash their hands every time before they practice on a patient, while 84.0% of them said they washed their hands after the lab practice. 90.7% said they use liquid soap containing anti-microbial agents, and 81.8% of them said they use paper towels. 4. With regard to protective gear for prevention of infectious diseases, 98.9% of the respondents said it is desirable to use disposable protective gear for each patient. When it comes to what they actually used as protective gear, 91.1% said aprons, 89.2% gloves, and 87.7% masks. However, a low percentage of the respondents actually use goggles and replace masks when they got damp, 11.2% and 24.2% respectively. Conclusions : As for treating the surface of equipments to prevent infectious diseases, most of the respondents exhibited a high recognition rate. Relative fewer respondents actually treat the surface of equipments than those respondents who are aware of the need to do so. A high percentage of the respondents also said they use alcohol sponge to treat the surface of each equipment in order to prevent infectious diseases.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.191-204
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to provide basic data necessary for improvement by closely examining factors of having influence upon dental technicians' turnover. Questionnaire survey was conducted of 204 dental technicians who work at dental hospitals, clinics and dental laboratory rooms in Daegu area. The following conclusions were obtained. The satisfaction with job was high in job position in more than co-representative, in the whole and other task, and in less than 9 hours as for working hours. In the satisfaction with working environment, dissatisfaction was high in women, in the working career with 7~9 years, in chief level as for the job position in charge, in being responsible for porcelain in case of the duty field, and in more than 10 people as for the number of employees. The higher satisfaction with job satisfaction and working environment led to the lower turnover intention. Turnover intention was low in case of having ventilation fan & dust collector desk and in case of being well ventilated inside the workshop. As the above results, it is considered to be necessary for arranging institutional device of protecting dental technicians' health and reducing turnover through improving working environment such as forming comfortable environment of using the dust-collecting facilities and the ventilation facilities, wearing suitable individual protective gear and arranging the rest space.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2013

I participated in Academic Exchange Program(Action plan II) between KADH(Korean Association for Disability and Oral Health) and JSDH(Japanses Society for Disability and Oral Health) for 2 months from 3rd July 2012 to 2nd september 2012 in the Department of Hygiene and Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Showa University at Tokyo, Japan. I have observed their operation process and learned what dysphagia is and how it is consulted and taken care of as a therapy for patients with eating and swallowing disorders for two months in The department of special needs dentistry at Showa University Dental Hospital, Jonan Branch of Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Medical Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled, Smile Nakano Center, Tokyo metropolitan center for persons with disabilities in Lidabashi for one week, Eating and swallowing functional therapy workshop for disabled children, Tokyo metropolitan Tobu medical center for Persons with Developmental/Multiple Disabilities located in Minamisunamitchi for one week and on The 17-18th JSDR(Japanese Society of Dysphagia rehabilitation) in Sapporo. Through Action Plan II program, I learned how precious eating, drinking and swallowing with ease are and observed how they do and what they do as a dentist or a dental hygienist in Japan for dysphagia patients. Therefore, I want to present the dental approaches of children with dysphagia in Japan, based on my experience for two months.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2003

치과위생사의 효율적인 건강관리와 건강증진을 위한 기초자료로서 치과위생사의 직업병 인식 수준에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 문헌과 자료를 조사하고, 전국 치과병, 의원에 종사하는 구성원 160명을 대상으로 2003년 6월부터 10월까지 약 5개월 동안 설문조사를 실시하여 분석한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 치과위생사들의 직업병 인식수분을 살펴 본 결과 '특정 부위 사용으로 인한 근육, 목, 어깨 결림'과 '업무 특성상 인한 스트레스'가 90.6%로 인식수준이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음으로 '장기간 세밀한 업무로 인한 시력저하'가 65%, '직업특성상 장기간 서서하는 업무로 인한 디스크 증세'가 62.5% 순으로 나타났다. 2. 치과위생사들의 직업병에 대한 지각 수준을 살펴본 결과 전체 14점 만점 중 평균이 7.28로, 직업병에 대한 지각 수준이 그다지 높지 않았으며, 사용하는 재료의 인체 유해성에 대한 인식을 살펴본 결과 사용하는 재료가 인체에 유해하다고 인식하는 치과위생사가 74.4%로 대부분을 차지하였다. 3. 치과위생사의 직업병에 대한 인식을 살펴본 결과 직업병이 있다고 인식하는 치과위생사가 91.9%로 대부분을 차지하였으며, 치과위생사의 건강복지를 위해 각 직장별 작업장 환경개선이 우선적으로 이루어져야 한다고 인식하는 치과위생사가 41.9%로 가장 많았으며, 다음으로 직장 차원의 정기적 건강진단 실시 34.4%, 재료학적 유해성에 대한 보건교육 실시 13.1% 순으로 나타났다.