Journal of Technologic Dentistry (대한치과기공학회지)

Korean Academy of Dental Technology (대한치과기공학회)
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Retirement attitude of korean dental technicians

한국 치과기공사의 은퇴태도

  • Lee, Sun-Kyoung (Department of Dental Laboratory Technology, Kyungdong University) ;
  • Hwang, Kyung-Sook (Department of Dental Technology & Science, Shinhan University) ;
  • Hwang, Seong-Sig (Department of Dental Laboratory Technology, Kyungdong University) ;
  • Park, Yong-Duk (Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry & Institute of Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seong, Jeong-Min (Department of Dental Hygiene, Kangwon national University)
  • 이선경 (경동대학교 치기공학과) ;
  • 황경숙 (신한대학교 치기공학과) ;
  • 황성식 (경동대학교 치기공학과) ;
  • 박용덕 (경희대학교 치의학과 예방사회치과학교실) ;
  • 성정민 (강원대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2015.08.11
  • Accepted : 2015.12.18
  • Published : 2015.12.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate the need for the retirement attitude of korean dental technicians. Retirement attitude is important in the study of retirement planning. Methods: A total of 778 dental technicians were selected by proportional stratified by region compared to extraction sampling from a list of korea dental technician association in 2012. The final sample size was 386. Questionnaires consisted of 10 questions general characteristics, 9 questions for the current life satisfaction and retirement preparation, and 4 questions about retirement attitudes on a Likert 5 scale. Cronbach's alpha was 0.812 in the study. All statistical analyzed were performed using SPSS 14.0(Statistical Packages for Social Science Ver. 14.0. Chicago, IL, USA). Results: An average of $3.01{\pm}0.8$ dental technicians were retirement attitude. To affect retirement attitude marital status, age, subjective health status, assets satisfaction, job type, job satisfaction and the economic outlook was living after retirement (p <0.05). Conclusion: This study suggested that retirement attitude of korean dental technicians was very important and the preparation must be connected with the social welfare policy.

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