• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.177-189
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• 2018

Objectives: To provide necessary information for stable establishment of the national dental scaling reimbursement system. Methods: This study was conducted in 380 adults in their twenties or older for about one month from July 2017. The questionnaires were composed of general characteristics, recognition (awareness) of dental scaling, knowledge of the dental scaling reimbursement program, changes in perception before versus after introduction of the dental scaling reimbursement program, and interest in oral health. To investigate into any factors affecting changes of interest in oral health care after introduction of the dental scaling reimbursement program, a multiple regression analysis was performed. Results: The investigation into any factors affecting changes of interest in oral health care after introduction of the dental scaling reimbursement program showed that higher usual interest in oral health (p<0.001) and the consideration that the dental scaling charges have been affordable after introduction of the scaling reimbursement program (p<0.01) led to more changes in interest in oral health care. Conclusions: The above-mentioned results suggest that the dental scaling reimbursement program has brought favorable changes in the perception of dental scaling. It is expected that the said program will contribute significantly to the improved national oral health, and the Government should make constant efforts to develop it as a long-term policy for oral health improvement.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 2010

본 연구는 일반치과환자의 대상으로 일반적 특성에 따른 치과 의료기관 선택요인에 관한 중요도와 치과의원과 치과병원의 선택에 중요한 영향을 미치는 정보를 제공하고자 2009년 8월부터 9월까지 조사 한 것으로 SAS(ver 9.1)분석결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 일반적 특성에 따른 치과의료기관 선택요인에 관한 중요도를 비교한 결과 연령대에 따 라서 거리, 교통, 주차편리 같은 거동이나 이동성의 편리를 중요하게 생각하고, 최종 학력에 따라서는 치과소문요인의 중요도가 높으며,(p<0.05) 직업에 따라서는 치과소문, 주차편리의 중요도에 유의한 차이가 나타났다.(p<0.05) 소득에 따라서는 전문의 수련 여부요인이 200만원 미만인 집단보다 500만원이상인 집단이 통계적으로 높게 나타났다.(p<0.05) 2. 대상 치과의원을 방문한 환자들의 방문경로는 소문이 23.7%로 가장 많았으며 다음으로 의료진 및 직원의 소개, 가족의 권유가 각각 17.7%로 나타났는데 이는 인터넷이 발달해 있는 지금도 소문이나 가족의 권유 등 구전의 효과가 크다는 것을 알 수 있다. 3. 추천도에 영향을 미치는 요인에서는 Model I에서는 의료진 실력 우수(p=0.013), 의료 정보 획득 편리(p=0.014), 예약제도 편리(p=0.029), 최신시설(p=0.001), 고가 치료비(p=0.027)은 통계적으로도 유의한 결과를 보였으며, Model II에서는 인테리어(p=0.009), 치과 이름(p=0.027)은 통계적으로도 유의한 결과를 보였다. 4. 재이용 의사에 영향을 미치는 요인에서는 Model I에서는 의료정보 획득편리(OR=0.64)와 고가의 치료비(OR=1.74)가 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 보였으며, Model 에서는 야간 및 공휴일 진료여부(OR=1.47)가 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 보였다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.393-411
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to the satisfaction level of patients with dental services. Methods : The subjects in this study were 200 patients at three different dental clinics in South Gyeongsang Province, on whom a survey was conducted from June 1 to July 31, 2009. The collected data were analyzed, and the findings of the study were as follows. Results : In regard to the general characteristics of the patients investigated, the women(61.5%) out-numbered the men. By age, those who were at the age of 30 and down made up the largest age group(47.0%). By academic background, the greatest group received junior-college education(54.0%). By occupation, the company employees constituted the largest group (50.5%). By income, the greatest group earned an income of 2 to 2.99 million won(75.0%). Second, as to connections between the characteristics of dental treatment and the reason of choosing the dental clinics, the largest group(70.4%) chose the dental clinics by word of mouth or the recommendation of others. Concerning the reason of dissatisfaction, the biggest group(72.7%) was unsatisfied with medical costs. As for the degree of explicit complaint, the greatest group(49.7%) sort of complained about what made them dissatisfied. Regarding the type of treatment, the biggest group(49.0%) received prosthodontic treatment. In relation to fear for dental treatment, the largest group(34.0%) feared receiving the treatment, and the biggest group(42.6%) did that due to the sound of machines. Third, satisfaction with services(0.762) had the closest correlation to overall satisfaction level, followed by satisfaction with employees(0.735), satisfaction with dentists(0.644) and satisfaction with convenient facilities (0.579). Fourth, the factors that affected overall satisfaction level were gender, the reason of choosing the dental clinic, satisfaction with dentists, satisfaction with employees, satisfaction with services and satisfaction with convenient facilities. The patients who were better satisfied with services(p<0.001), who were more contented with dentists(p<0.001), who chose the dental clinics by the recommendation of others(p<0.01), who were male(p<0.05), who were more gratified with employees(p<0.05) and who were more contented with convenient facilities expressed better overall satisfaction. Conclusions : The above-mentioned findings suggested that dental institutions should keep track of the expectations of patients to prepare differentiated strategies for marketing and human-resources development in consideration of their own circumstances to boost the satisfaction level of patients. Specifically, it's required to heighten the satisfaction level of patients with dentists.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.415-427
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• 1996

As a part of host factors of dental caries, saliva has been well known for its important role in relation to dental caries. The studies on its physical and chemical characteristics on development and progress of dental caries has been conducted. Recently, various comparisons between saliva of caries-susceptable individuals and caries-free individuals has been done and the efforts to understand the mechanisms of salivary intervention of development and progress of dental caries is actively in progress. In this study, 15 children with rampant dental caries and 15 caries free children without any systemic diseases from the ages of 2 to 5 were chosen for the experiment and the whole saliva and parotid saliva from each individuals were collected and protein compositions were compared using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). As results of this study, in parotid saliva, there was no difference in protein compositions between the rampant dental caries and the caries free children. While electrophoresis was done with the whole saliva, protein with 120 KDa was found in children with rampant dental caries. However, this protein was not found or unclear, if any for the caries free group. (Exceptionally, clear protein band was present for one person.) Protein compositions of whole saliva of rampant dental caries group was compared before and after the caries control and thick and clear protein bands of about 120 KDa were found in both cases. Protein compostions of caries free children and adults were identical. Quantitative analysis of protein was done for the rampant dental caries group and the control group and no significant difference was found. Taken all together, protein with molecular weight of 120 KDa, found in rampant dental caries group, was still present when the treatment for the dental caries was done so it can be assumed that this protein has no interrelation with the presence of active carious lesions during saliva collecting. It can also be presumed that this specific salivary protein with the molecular weight of 120 KDa found in rampant dental caries group has effect on development and progress of dental caries. Identification on this protein with the molecular-weight of 120 KDa and the role of this protein against dental caries remain to be solved.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.264-270
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• 2013

본 연구는 2012년 7월 2일부터 2012년 8월 30일까지 현재 부산 경남지역에 근무하고 있는 치과위생사 220명을 설문 조사하였다. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 현주소를 파악하고, 방사선 안전관리 실천에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 올바른 방사선 안전관리 지식을 제공하고자 한다. 나아가 방사선 안전관리 태도와 습관화가 이루어질 수 있는 프로그램의 개발에 기초자료에 활용하고자 한다. 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 교육(p<0.01), 방어도구 착용(p<0.01) 여부는 긍정적인 응답을 한 자가 부정적인 응답을 한 자보다 조사대상자와 안전관리 특성에 따른 방사선안전관리에 대한 지식 정도가 높게 나타나 유의한 결과가 나타났다. 2. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 교육(p<0.001), 방어도구 착용(p<0.01) 여부는 긍정적인 응답을 한 자가 부정적인 응답을 한 자보다 조사대상자와 안전관리 특성에 따른 방사선안전관리에 대한 태도 정도가 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 보였다. 3. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 교육(p<0.001), TLD 착용(p<0.01), 방어도구 착용 여부(p<0.001)는 긍정적인 응답을 한 자가 부정적인 응답을 한 자보다 조사대상자와 안전관리 특성에 따른 방사선 안전관리에 대한 실천 정도가 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 보였다. 4. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 교육의 유무는 긍정적인 응답을 한 자가 부정적인 응답을 한 자보다 조사대상자와 안전관리 특성에 따른 방사선 촬영 시 건강염려 정도가 높게 나타나 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 5. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 지식은 태도(r=0.252, p<0.01), 실천(r=0.200, p<0.01)과 정적 상관을 가지고 있었으며, 방사선 안전관리에 대한 태도는 실천(r=0.446, p<0.01), 촬영 시 건강염려(r=0.181, p<0.01)와 정적 상관을 가지고 있었다. 방사선 안전관리에 대한 실천은 촬영 시 건강염려와 정적 상관(r=0.280, p<0.01)을 가지고 있었다. 6. 방사선 안전관리실천을 종속변수로 하고 지식, 태도, 촬영 시 건강염려를 독립변수로 하여 분석한 결과 방사선안전관리실천에 영향을 주는 요인은 태도, 촬영 시 건강염려 순으로 나타났다(p<0.05).

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.413-423
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• 2010

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the general characteristics, oral health knowledge and oral health behavior of elderly people and the relationship of their oral health knowledge to practice of the knowledge in an attempt to provide information on the development of the senior oral health care system. Methods : The subjects in this study were 324 elderly people who used five different social welfare centers in the regions of Sooncheon and Yeosoo. Results : 1. The oral health knowledge of the elderly people investigated was at a low level. Among different sorts of oral health knowledge, they had the best knowledge on the cause of dental caries, and they were most ignorant about the right time for regular dental checkup. 2. Regarding connections between general characteristics and oral health knowledge, the elderly people who never went to a dentist had a better knowledge on oral health, and those who cared about oral health had a better knowledge than the others who didn't. 3. As to practice of oral health knowledge, the best oral health behavior they did was to clean the tongue during toothbrushing, and oral health behavior was not to have an unbalanced diet. The second best one was to be well-nourished, and the third best one was to refrain from drinking, smoking and eating sugar-containing food. The fourth best one was to get a regular dental check-up and teeth cleaned. 4. There was a positive correlation between oral health knowledge and oral health behavior. A better oral health knowledge led to a better oral health behavior. Conclusions : The better oral health knowledge of the elderly people was followed by a better oral health behavior, and the development and implementation of customized oral health education programs geared toward the elderly are urgently required. Oral health professionals should direct their energy into providing sustainable and systematic oral health education, and institutional measures should be taken to make it happen.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.666-673
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• 2020

의료시장 개방 등으로 의료시장이 확대되면서 일반 병원 뿐만 아니라 치과 병·의원에서도 고객 서비스 제공을 위한 다양한 시도를 하고 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 고등학생을 대상으로 치과병원 결정요인과 의료서비스 만족도에 관해 조사하고자 2019년 9월부터 10월 사이 편의표본추출 방법으로 일부지역 고등학교 재학생을 대상으로 조사하였으며, 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 일반적인 특성에 따르면, 스케일링 경험, 교정 치료, 학교 생활에 대한 만족도, 주관적인 구강 건강 상태가 치과 병원의 만족도와 관련성이 있었다. 직원 서비스 만족도가 가장 중요한 병원결정요인이었고, 병원 결정 요인 중 시설, 타인의 추천, 사용 절차, 서비스 적절성, 직원 서비스 만족도가 의료 서비스 만족도와 유의 한 양의 상관 관계가 있었다. 치과 병원 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로, 주관적인 구강 건강이 음의 관련성, 이용 절차와 직원 서비스 만족도는 양의 관련성을 나타냈다. 이 연구는 일부 지역 고등학생을 대상으로 도출된 결과이기에 일반화 할 수는 없겠지만 서비스 경쟁력을 높여 환자의 만족도를 높이는 것이 병원선택에 중요한 요인이라고 할 수 있겠다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.242-249
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of cultural competence and its influencing factors among 530 dental hygiene students. The analysis was performed using PASW Statistics ver. 18.0, and the following conclusions were drawn. Cultural knowledge levels showed a significant difference according to general characteristics in four components of cultural competence levels. Cultural competence and its four components were higher in subjects who have a religion (p<0.05). The differences in cultural competence levels according to culture-related characteristics are as follows. In individuals with experience of taking foreign culture-related classes, intention to work overseas, or fluency in a foreign language, cultural competence levels and its four components such as cultural comfort, knowledge, awareness, and behavior intent were higher (p<0.05). Intention of overseas employment was the factor most strongly influencing the level of cultural competence of the subjects. The more intention the subjects have to work overseas, the more they have experienced foreign culture-related lessons, the more fluently they speak a foreign language, and the higher level of cultural competency they reached (p<0.05). As the research results show, it is necessary to establish a continuing plan to understand and communicate with individuals of other cultures through foreign language and foreign culture classes in schools in order to improve the level of cultural competence. This education would reduce the fear and stress that subjects might make a mistake in meeting with people from other cultures, and it could be a preparatory process to actively carry out dental hygiene practice with foreigners.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.565-574
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the oral health of the elderly people receiving nursing care and home care services in Chungnam. Methods: The subjects were 350 elderly people receiving 21 nursing care and home care services in Chungnam. The direct interview with the elderly people and oral examination was carried out from July, 2012 to December, 2013 after explanation fo the purpose of the study. The subjects consisted of 178 elderly people receiving nursing care services and 172 elderly people receiving home care services. Except incomplete answers, 315 data were analyzed. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects, characteristics by facility, oral condition, oral care behavior, correlation by factors on oral health, influencing factor on dental caries, influencing factor on periodontal disease, and influencing factor on elasticity of gingival muscle. Data were analyzed by frequency analysis, chi-square test, and multiple regression analysis using SPSS 21.0 program. Results: Multivariate analysis of influencing factors on oral health revealed that the elderly people with low education level tended to have higher incidence rate of dental caries. The influencing factors on oral health were the elasticity of gingival muscle, periodontal disease, educational level, and economic level. (p<0.05). The explanation power was 26.2%. Conclusions: Oral Health Promotion should be obligatorily established as one of the medical system and medical fee system to promote oral health condition for the aged.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.685-693
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• 2012

Objectives : This research was conducted to find the subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for main jobs and job posture. Methods : A survey was conducted from September 15, 2011 to October 7, 2011 and 357 dental hygienists were responded. The survey was consisted of the working environment and medical equipments, psycho-social characteristics, health habits and education, job posture, subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system pain, and so on. Results : In the survey on the frequency of job posture of dental hygienists by jobs, said they cast down or tilt their head by 15 degrees or more or twist or bend their back. The result of the analysis on the subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system by main job showed that they experienced a pain in neck, shoulder, and back, although the order differed. The order of subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for casting down or turning head by 15 degrees or more, twisting or bending back, having shoulders not parallel to the ground, sitting at the end of a chair, and supporting the whole body with one leg or pressing on a pedal for treatment was from the shoulders to the neck to the back. The order of subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal system for having arms too far from the body or hunching for treatment and bending wrists inward or outward for treatment was from the shoulders to the back to the neck. Conclusions : Due to the characteristics of the job which requires one to have a proper view of a patient's oral cavity, most of the postures included casting down of head or bending of back. Therefore a development of new postures is needed to replace the existing job postures which pressure the musculoskeletal system. And shift rotation can be used as a preventive measure.