• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.633-643
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• 2009

Objectives : This study is aimed to help the dental hygiene department students to improve their adaptive ability to the field work by letting them know the performing levels required of the job world, by renovating the knowledge-centered curriculum, and by finding out the core competencies needed for successfully performing their duties and tasks in the work field. Methods : The survey tool was recomposed through the examination of the preceeding studies on basic vocational competencies and skills, and the survey has been done to 200 dentists in Seoul and Gyunggi provice. Results : 1. As for the job-getting routs, 35.1% of them finds their jobs through the job portal sites, and 21.3% through the recommendation by professors. So we can see the meaningful difference in the employment ways. 2. Dental hygiene clinics think that the purpose of their cooperation with the colleges is mainly to secure human resources by requiring the colleges to give field-centered education the colleges through. 3. The clinics for dental hygienic students' field learning have a great power for hiring the students. So it is necessary to set up a good management system of the clinics for dental hygienic students' field learning in order to reinforce the students' competitive power in getting jobs. 4. The priorities in basic working abilities needed for the task performance are in the order of vocational responsibility, self-managing & developing ability, interpersonal skill, and problem solving ability. 5. The core competencies required of those who graduate from dental hygiene school show the following scores by Likert measurement; good personality and vocational consciousness 2.16(${\pm}.677$), understanding power of major-related knowledge 2.19(${\pm}.723$), field adapting ability 2.31(${\pm}.748$), get-along-with ability 2.32(${\pm}.799$), interpersonal skill 2.42(${\pm}.768$), and self-development ability such as getting certificates 2.43(${\pm}.729$). Among the core competencies, the only meaningful factor which influences on their satisfaction measurement has been identified as the professional ability related to the major. Conclusions : The results suggest that the knowledge and skill related to the major are core competencies of able human resources and closely related with the professionality of the job, and so they are very important. However, job basic abilities are also proved to be important, which reinforce the students' activeness, self-regulation, and creativeness, and help them to pursue their lasting growth in their abilities.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.611-625
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to analyze dental hygienists' opinions on health promotion projects in public health and their needs for specialized education in the projects, so that it could help prepare specialized education program required for health promotion projects in the future. To meet the goals, total 364 dental hygienists working in public health were asked to join a questionnaire survey via e-mail in September 2007 for data analysis. As a result, this analysis came to the following conclusions: First, it was found that 29.9% of total respondents took in charge of health promotion projects, and 26.9% respondents considered it very necessary to be responsible for the health promotion projects(56.0% considered it necessary). Almost half respondents considered nonsmoking assistance most desirable task(48.4%) and foremost demanded(50.5%) out of all current health promotion projects, 39.8% respondents answered that they could carry on health promotion task, if assigned, after completing occupational training course. Second, it was found that 39.3% respondents acquired other licenses and qualifications than certificate of registered dental hygienist, and their medical licenses or qualifications included certificate of nursing assistant(18.7%) and certificate of social worker(11.8%) by category. Third, in terms of opinions on possible ways to facilitate health promotion projects, it was found that over half respondents considered it recommended to step up specialized education(56.9%) and prepare legal basis and administrative system(53.6%). Notably, 90.7% respondents considered it necessary to step up specialized education in health promotion. Fourth, in terms of opinions on participation in health promotion projects, it was found that almost half respondents(49.7%) considered it necessary and very positive for extending dental hygienists' works in the future. Moreover, in terms of reasons for sum positive answers, it was found that many respondents considered it helpful for appointment(41.8%) and contributing to capability development and job satisfaction(44.5%). In terms of opinions that sud, participation would be unnecessary, 29.7% respondents thought that nothing would be changed in their dental health projects even with reduced number of public health dentists, and 31.3% respondents thought that dental hygienists are professional manpower responsible only for dental health works. Finally, in terms of on-the-job training(OJT) related to health promotion, it was found that 92.9% respondents desired for OJT. In terms of experiences in OJT, 79.9% respondents answered that they never joined OJT course. In other words, only 20.1% respondents joined OJT courses for health promotion task, such as nonsmoking assistance(8.8%), health promotion FMTP training(2.2%), exercises(1.4%) and nutrition(0.6%).

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.83-96
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• 2008

This study aims to analyze the major factors in their working conditions affecting the enlargement of leisure activities of dental technicians. We also present a need for dental technicians to assign more time many different kinds of leisure activities for their quality life. To this end, we examined the status and the characteristics of dental technicians' leisure activities among the randomly selected subjects who are working in the area of Seoul, Gyonggido, and Gangwon-do through the analysis of the 311 sheets of self-administered questionnaires. The conclusions from this analysis are as follows; 1. On weekdays, non participants in leisure activities were found to be 64.0%, and in the case of weekends, the participants were reached to 70.7%. Those who enjoy any leisure activities in either of weekdays and weekends were 34.1%, 27.3% of the dental technicians did not have any leisure activities. Therefore, statistical significance was shown in the participations of leisure activities between weekdays and weekends. 2. Of the types of leisure activities in both weekdays and weekends, sports activities were ranked at the top 33.4%, 29.6% respectively, which is followed by going to the cinema/theatre/exhibitions, etc 21.9%, 26.0%, games/entertainment 14.5%, 14.8%, hobbies/cultural activities 14.1%, 12.5%, sightseeing/picnic 6.4%, 7.4%. 3. Of the differences in the characteristics of leisure activities, the types of leisure activities between weekdays and weekends showed difference in gender, company and information regarding leisure activities in age, company and the place of leisure activities, and leisure information in the marital status, career and monthly income in company, company and leisure information in the job position, which is statistically significant (p<.001). However, no statistical significance was found among the other general items of the characteristics of leisure activities. Considering only works on weekdays policy is currently permeating into almost every business sector, dental business owners or managers are advised to consider more effective time management or human resources management, such as keeping reasonable manufacturing time through cooperations with the dentists, regularity of working hours, incentive system, introduction of credible over time payment. Which will provide their staff with more times and opportunities to enjoy their leisure activities. Additionally, the concrete and feasible ways of motivating and activating the leisure activities of dental technicians are in need of further researches and studies.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.234-238
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• 2016

목적: 최근 치과 영역에서 CAD-CAM (computer aided design-computer aided manufacturer) 시스템의 이용과 디자인 소프트웨어가 늘어남에 따라 쉽고 빠른 수복물의 디자인이 가능해졌다. 과거에는 치과 기공사의 wax up 기술의 숙련도에 따라 금관의 외형이 결정 되었으나, CAD-CAM 시스템에서는 디자인 소프트웨어에 대한 숙련도가 더 중요한 요인이 되어가고 있다. 이에 치과 기공사와 치과의사간의 결과물의 차이를 알아보고자 한다. 재료 및 방법: 대합치와 인접치가 양호한 환자의 하악 우측 제1대구치를 금관 지대치 형성 한 후 polyether로 인상채득 하였다. 인상재에 초경석고를 이용하여 모형을 제작 하였으며, Trios 구강내 스캐너를 이용하여 STL (stereolithography) 파일을 추출하였다. 3shape dental designer 상에서 5년 이상 경력의 치과 기공사 1명, 2년 이하 경력의 치과 기공사 3명, 4명의 보철과 1년차 전공의가 동일한 STL 파일을 이용하여 금관을 디자인 하였다. CAD-CAM 시스템 경력이 가장 오래된 기공사의 디자인을 기준으로 하여 치과 기공사 그룹 3명(group DT)과 1년차 전공의 그룹 4명(group RT) 의 금관 외형을 비교하였다. 디자인된 금관의 근원심폭, 협설폭, 높이, 교두간 거리, 대합치와의 접촉점의 수를 측정, 비교 하였다. 독립표본 t검정을 시행하여 그룹간의 차이를 비교하였고, 대합치와의 접촉점의 수는 Wilcoxon signed-rank test 를 이용하였다. 결과: 정규성 검정 결과 근원심폭, 협설폭, 높이, 교두간 거리는 정규분포를 보였다. Group DT와 group RT의 금관 디자인상에서 근원심폭, 협설폭, 높이, 교두간 거리에서 통계적으로 유의할만한 차이가 없었다. 대합치와의 접촉점 수는 정규분포를 보이지 않았으며, wilcoxon signed-rank test 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론: 금관의 외형의 크기에 있어서는 group DT와 group RT 사이에 통계학적으로 유의할만한 차이가 없었지만 수치화하기 어려운 금관의 해부학적 형태나 주변 치아와의 형태적 유사성 등은 차이가 있었다. 디자인 소프트웨어에 대한 숙련도가 높아진다면 각 술자가 가지고 있는 교합에 대한 개념을 더 구현하기 쉬울 것이다.