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Level of perception of professional ethics education and the knowledge and attitudes related to medical ethics of students and professors in dental hygiene

치위생학 전공 학생과 교수자의 직업윤리교육 의식과 의료윤리 관련 지식과 태도

  • Jang, Jong-Hwa (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Dankook University) ;
  • Hwang, Yoon-Sook (Department of Dental Hygiene, Hanyang Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Mi (Department of Preventive Dentistry, Dongnam Health University)
  • Received : 2020.12.24
  • Accepted : 2021.02.03
  • Published : 2021.02.26
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the dental hygiene students and professors' knowledge and attitudes related to medical ethics and their level of perception of professional ethics education. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey study of 330 students and professors in the field of dental hygiene using a structured questionnaire. The sub-factors of knowledge and attitudes related to medical ethics were classified into patient relations, medical and social relations, and individual specialized fields, and analyzed for comparison. Results: In the university curriculum, the professional ethics completion rate was 34.8% for students and 22.1% for professors, but 98.5% of respondents said that professional ethics is important. Their knowledge and attitudes related to medical ethics were average, ranging from 5 points to 3.37 points, followed by "relationships with patients (3.75 points)", "medical and social relations (3.19 points)", and "individual specialties (3.16 points)." Conclusions: Students and professors who major in dental hygiene recognize the importance of professional ethics, but the level of knowledge and attitude related to medical ethics has been found to be moderate. Therefore, it is suggested that medical ethics, including professional ethics, should be treated as an essential subject in the university curriculum.

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