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Factors related to English communication skills in the dental health service process of clinical dental hygienists

임상 치과위생사의 치과의료 서비스 과정에서 영어 의사소통 능력 관련 요인

  • Park, Myeong-Hwa (Department of Oral Health, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Dankook University) ;
  • Park, Jong-Tae (Department of Oral Anatomy, College of Dentistry, Dankook University) ;
  • Jang, Jong-Hwa (Department of Oral Health, Graduate School of Health and Welfare, Dankook University)
  • 박명화 (단국대학교 보건복지대학원 구강보건학과) ;
  • 박종태 (단국대학교 치과대학 구강해부학과) ;
  • 장종화 (단국대학교 보건복지대학원 구강보건학과)
  • Received : 2022.08.10
  • Accepted : 2022.10.01
  • Published : 2022.10.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study analyzes factors related to English communication skills in the dental health services of clinical dental hygienists who provide dental medical services to foreigners. Methods: Surveys were conducted to measure students' English communication skills. Participants comprised 195 clinical dental hygienists working at dental English study cafes or who provided dental medical services to foreigners. After analyzing the differences in English communication skills, hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed on the factors related to English communication skills. Results: English communication skill of dental hygienists was 1.96 points out of 5 points. The factors related to the English communication skill of the clinical dental hygienists were foreign patient care, language training experience, overseas living experience, and certified English proficiency. The adjusted explanatory power of this model was 53.0%. Conclusions: Dental hygienists in charge of foreign patients have experience in language training and overseas residence, have a language qualification certificate, and have higher English communication skills. It is necessary to develop English language learning programs based on metaverse to develop the English communication skills of dental hygienists who provide dental health services to foreign patients and to operate a creative educational environment to increase interest in learning English.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, South Korea, 2019 and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2019S1A5A2A03044056).

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