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Analysis of distribution trend among students of dental hygiene departments and active hygienists by region

지역별 치위생(학)과 학생 및 활동 치과위생사 분포의 추세 분석

  • Young-Seok Kim (Department of Dental Hygiene, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Yun-Sook Jung (Department of Dental Hygiene, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Eun-Kyong Kim (Department of Dental Hygiene, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김영석 (경북대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 정윤숙 (경북대학교 치위생학과) ;
  • 김은경 (경북대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2023.06.13
  • Accepted : 2023.07.17
  • Published : 2023.08.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study compared the number of graduates in each region for the past 6 years and the number of dental hygienists working in dental clinics by region to evaluate the trend of dental hygienists moving to work areas after graduation. Methods: Health care big data open system_medical manpower statistics, resident population and household status data by year, and education statistics service were used to calculate the number of dentists and dental hygienists, admission status by region, number of dental hygienists per 100,000 population, number of dental hygienists per number of dentists, and distribution of dental hygienists by region. Results: Although the number of active dental hygienists increased in the metropolitan area, the ratio of dental hygienists to dentists did not improve significantly. In addition, the number of students enrolled in provincial universities decreased, and there were fewer active dental hygienists than graduates in provincial areas. Conclusions: Although the number of active dental hygienists increased due to increase in the number of dental hygiene departments, it was found that rural areas did not have a significant impact on the availability of dental hygienists as the graduates moved to the metropolitan area.

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