• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.459-464
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to minimize cross infection that can take place within dental office, to make dental workers recognize importance of infection management, and to improve dental-care environment that is exposed to infection. Methods : It conducted the self-reported questionnaire survey on the practice of wearing PPE(personal protective equipment) from April 1, 2008 to May 30 targeting 180 dental workers who are working for dental offices where are located in Jeonnam region. Results : 1. As for research subjects' general characteristics, age was the largest in under 29 years old with 75.0%. It was surveyed to be large in over 5 years(56.1%) for working career, in a city(83.3%) for working region, and in having licence of dental hygienist(75.0%). 2. As a result of surveying the practice of wearing PPE, wearing mask given dental care was surveyed to have the highest practice level with 75.6%. Wearing protective glasses showed the lowest practice ratio with 23.3%. 3. As a result of surveying the difference in the practice of wearing PPE according to general characteristics, the difference according to the working region was surveyed to be the greatest. Conclusions : As the above result, the education of infection management for dental workers needs to be performed continuously even after curriculum of school. Even the in-service education on infection management needs to be vitalized. Also, the necessity was examined for always recognizing and practicing importance of infection by using a method of publishing newsletter via post to dental clinics where are located in rural area, with considering regional deviation.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2002

치과 진료실에서 병원성 미생물의 근원이 되는 곳은 환자의 구강이다. 구강 내에서 행하여지는 모든 진료행위는 타액과 혈액에 노출되고 그 안에 존재하는 병원성 미생물들은 다양한 경로를 통해 전파되어 감염성 질환이 쉽게 발생될 수 있다. 따라서 환자와 치과 종사자들의 감염방지를 위해 주위를 환기시키고 실천적 계기를 마련하기 위해 서울시 치과의원 100곳을 추출하여 진료실 감염관리와 폐기물 처리실태를 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1 멸균준비를 위한 기구세척시 대부분 고무장갑을 착용하고 있으나(95%), 기구건조(56%), 기구포장(57%), 멸균지시테이프를 부착(24%)하는 기관은 적었으며, 대부분의 기관이 멸균기(가압증기멸균기 또는 불포화화학증기멸균기 또는 건열멸균기)를 보유하고 있으나(97%), 멸균기의 성능점검이 나 관리는 소홀한 것으로 나타났다. 3. mirror, pincette, explorer 등의 기본기구, 외과기구, 그리고 치주기구는 90% 이상 멸균하였다. 3 표면관리에 있어서 표면소독제로 알콜을 사용하는 경우가 94.0% 이었다. 4. 폐기물 처리의 경우 사용한 주사바늘, 수술용 칼, 봉합용 바늘은 97~98%가 별도의 밀폐용기에 모아서 별도로 처리하고 있으나, 아말감 찌꺼기를 올바르게 보관하는 기관은 65% 수은 찌꺼기를 올바르게 보관하는 기관은 74% 이었다. 5. scaling 시(수술용 고무장갑+구강 마스크+보안경)을 착용하거나(수술용 고무장갑+안면 보호대)를 착용하는 사람은 37% 이었고, 보철물 연마시(구강 마스트+보안경)을 착용하거나 안면 보호대를 착용하는 사람은 25% 이었다. 6. 간염예방주사를 맞았거나 면역되어 있는 사람은 90% 이었다. 7. 마취주사바늘 제거시 손으로 뚜껑을 닫고 제거하는 경우(84%)와 주사바늘에 찔린 경험(62%) 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없으나, 많은 사람이 부주의 하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 8. 환자의 안전관리에 대한 인식과 환자에게 납방어복을 입히는 것과 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않으므로 환자의 안전관리를 주의한다고 생각하고 있지만(98%) 실제로 환자를 보호(37%)하는 것은 아니며, 본인의 안전관리에 대한 인식과 술자의 방어방법에서도 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없으므로 주의한다고 인식(95%)하는 만큼 술자의 보호(88%)를 하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과 기구의 소독과 멸균의 단계와 절차를 올바르게 적용하는 것과 표면소독제로 알콜 대체재료의 보급이 필요하고, 폐기물 처리 방법에 대한 교육을 더욱 확산시켜야 하며, 개인의 안전관리에 대한 인식에 비해 실천이 부족하므로 특히 환자보호와 더불어 술자 등 개인보호를 위한 실천이 필요하다고 검토되었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.282-293
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree of infection control implemented at dental offices and factors affecting it in an attempt to help promote the health of dental health care workers. The subjects in this study were 180 medical personnels who worked at dental offices in the region of South Jeolla Province. A self-administered survey was conducted from April 1 to May 30, 2008, and the collected data were analyzed. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. As for the implementation of infection control at the dental offices, what the health care workers investigated did the most was post-treatment hand washing(95.0), a constant separation of infectious wastes(94.4), wearing rubber gloves all the time during medical instrument cleansing(92.8) and pre-treatment hand washing(91.7). 2. In regard to the implementation of infection control at the dental offices, what the dental personnels did the least was drying their hands with air(5.0), wearing goggles in times of treatment(23.3), receiving regular education on infection control(26.7) and putting sterilizers to a performance test on a regular basis(43.9). 3. The dental health care workers were significantly different according to age in the management of contagious diseases(p=0.005). Their career made a significant difference to the management of contagious diseases(p=0.000) and instrument cleansing/sterilization(p=0.043). The service area made a significant difference to wearing and managing personal protective clothes (p=0.040) and waste management(p=0.040). 4. Concerning the relationship between the acquisition of dental hygienist certificate and the practice of infection control, whether the dental health care workers were certified or not made no significant difference to that. 5. As to the correlation among the factors affecting the prevention and management of contagious diseases, there was a positive correlation among hand washing(r=0.379), wearing and managing personal protective clothes(r=0.349), instrument cleansing/sterilization(r=0.323) and waste management(r=0.388). All the factors made a statistically significant difference to the prevention and management of contagious diseases(p<0.01).