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A recognition study on tourism of dental hygienist in parts areas

일부지역 치과위생사의 의료관광에 관한 인식 조사

  • Kim, Jin-Kyung (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dong-Nam Health College) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Ju (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, Dae-Gu Health College)
  • 김진경 (동남보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 김은주 (대구보건대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2012.05.25
  • Accepted : 2012.08.20
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to suggest an effective future development direction of dental medical tourism in Korea by examining dental hygienists' perception of medical tourism and factors which are necessary to boost medical tourism. Methods : The subjects in this study were the dental hygienists who worked in Seoul. The study was conducted on 189 people who participated in refresher training, which was held in November 2010, by the Seoul Dental Hygienist Association. Self-administered questionnaire surveys were used. Results : 1. 106 people (56.1%) responded that medical tourism is "a tour to treat illness" and 73 (39.5%) responded that the introduction of medical tourism is "timely." 2. opposition against the introduction of medical tourism accounted for the highest proportion (61.6%) and the reason for it was "concern for mushrooming of untested types of medical treatment." 3. 131 people (71.6%) responded that they are willing to participate in medical treatment of medical tourism and 172 (93.0% of participants) cited "communication" as a most difficult issue. 4. Those who recognized medical tourism proved to have higher intentions to invest time and money to prepare for it (p<.002). Conclusions : In order to boost medical tourism, a unified treatment program for foreigners and training program for medical staff throughout the hospitals should be established.

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