Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회지)

Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회)
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Comparison between division of health science and dental hygiene in Korea

국내 의료보건계열 신설동향과 치위생(학)과 추이에 관한 연구

  • Yang, Song-Yi (Department and Research Institute of Dental Biomaterials and Bioengineering, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Sook-Hyang (Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanseo University) ;
  • Oh, Sang-Hwan (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
  • 양송이 (연세대학교 치과대학 치과생체재료공학교실 및 연구소) ;
  • 김숙향 (한서대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 오상환 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2012.03.20
  • Accepted : 2012.04.20
  • Published : 2012.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This review suggests prospect of educational institutions through research on the establishment trend of Korean dental hygiene programs by comparison with health science programs, analysis based on location and year. Methods : For the research, 78 dental hygiene programs, 11 dental colleges, 144 nursing programs, 41 medicine programs, 38 radiology programs, 49 optometry programs, 39 biomedical laboratory science programs, 65 physical therapy programs, 48 occupational therapy programs were analyzed using SPSS 12.0v. The result is as follows. Results : Establishment trend of dentistry-related programs and dental hygiene programs is twice as high as nursing programs and medicine-related programs. Number of 3-years dental hygiene programs is twice as high as 4-years dental hygiene programs. Entrance quota of 3-years dental hygiene programs is four time higher than 4-years programs. On regional basis, number of dental hygiene programs is the highest in Gyeonggi-do by 9 while it is the lowest in Incheon-si and Jeju-do by 1. Number of students in dental hygiene programs is the highest in Gyeonggi-do by 2,514. Establishment of dental hygiene programs showed the biggest increasing trend in Gyeonggi-do and Jeju-do from 1995 to 1999; and in Gangwon-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, Jeollabuk-do, Jeollanam-do from 2005 to 2010. Conclusions : Assurance of legal rights in the workplace and improvement of educational environment should take prudence over establishment of dental hygiene programs in order to develop professionalism among students in dental hygiene.

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