• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.469-476
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• 2019

The purpose of this study examines the education, knowledge and behavior of radiation safety management among dental workers and compares the education, knowledge and behavior between dental hygienist group and other occupational groups. This study was conducted from November 2nd to November14th, 2019. The survey was conducted on dental workers(dental hygienists, nursing, assistants, coordinators, etc.) who worked in dental hospitals and clinics in Busan area. The tool of this study was modified and adapted to the clinical setting based on the questionnaire. Radiation safety education has 39 dental hygienists who had more education than non-dental hygienists (p=0.286). The most common types of radiation safety education were self-education which usually performed by dentistry, followed by conservative education and others. The average of radiation attitudes, knowledge and behaviors was higher in the dental hygienist group then in the non-dental hygienist group. On the item-specific behavior among employees, the question of 'the radiation should be shielded according to the menstrual cycle or pregnancy of the woman of childbearing' was significant (p<0.05). On the item-specific knowledge between occupations, the question of 'the intensity of X-rays decreases over distance' and 'the individual exposure can be measured by TLD badge or film badge' was significant (p<0.05). Taken together, these results indicate that the dental hygienist group is more concerned about radiation safety and that the dental hygienist group is receiving more radiation safety management training. However, if there is a low level of 'has experienced' in the presence or absence of safety management education, it is difficult to train radiation safety management in dentistry. Therefore, it is considered that dentists should be trained in radiation safety management periodically to pay attention to radiation safety accidents.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.205-217
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to provide information on the development of an oral-health promotion program geared toward office workers. The subjects in this study were 240 employees at the headquarters of S construction company. After a survey was conducted in July and August 2008, the answer sheets from 208 respondents were gathered, and 191 answer sheets were analyzed except 17 unanalyzable ones. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. In regard to subjective oral health status, the largest number of the participants that accounted for 37.2% found their mouth to be neither healthy nor unhealthy. The greatest number of them that represented 58.1% had never visited a dentist's office to receive preventive treatment. 2. Regarding relationship between toothbrushing education experience and toothbrushing frequency, the most common toothbrushing frequency was three times a day( 46.5%) among the company employees who had ever received that education. In the event of the office workers without that experience, the most prevalent frequency was three times(63.6%). The toothbrushing frequency was statistically significantly different according to the toothbrushing education experience(p<0.05). As to the relationship of toothbrushing education experience to tooth- brushing method, the largest number(48.2%) of those who had ever received that education brushed their upper and lower teeth along with the gums by rotating the toothbrush downward from the top and upward from the bottom respectively. In the event of the office workers without that experience, 49.4 percent brushed their teeth and gums by rotating the toothbrush up and down. Thus, whether they had ever received education about toothbrushing made a statistically significant difference to their toothbrushing method(p<0.05). 3. As a result of evaluating their oral health belief by utilizing a five-point scale, they got a mean of 2.95. In each area of oral health belief, they got the best marks in benefit(3.66), salience(3.42), barrier(2.84), susceptility(2.58) and seriousness(2.23). Given the above-mentioned finding of the study, two sorts of oral health beliefs, which are benefit and salience, should be stressed in the development of oral health education programs that cater to company employees. And sustained research efforts should be channeled into finding out the relationship between oral health and actual oral health care.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.5692-5699
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• 2011

생산직과 사무직 간 구강건강수준에 관한 인식의 차이와 이에 관련되는 변수를 파악하고자 만 20세 이상의 생산직 근로자 200명과 사무직 근로자 100명을 편의 추출하여, 2011년 3월 1일 부터 2011년 3월 30일 사이에 설문지 조사를 실시하고, SPSS VERSION 19.0으로 분석하였다. 구강건강수준의 인식에는 3가지 하위요인으로 신체적, 심리 사회적, 정신적 요인이 존재함을 요인분석을 통하여 확인할 수 있었다. 심리사회적 요인의 경우 연령별, 근무형태별 차이가 있었다. 생산직의 정신적 요인을 제외한 직종 간 차이 없이 신체적, 심리사회적, 정신적요인의 구강건강수준의 인식은 양적 관계를 나타냈다. 직종 간 구강건강수준의 인식에 영향을 미치는 변수는 생산직의 경우 4변수에 의하여 51%, 사무직의 경우 시린 치아 1변수에 의해 30% 설명될 수 있었다. 따라서 구강건강수준의 인식이 생산직과 사무직의 근로자 간 다르다는 것을 시사한다. 그러므로 직종 간 구강건강증진사업은 차별화 되어야 하며, 근로자는 자신들의 치아 상태에 관심을 가지고 있으면서도 예방을 위한 행위에는 매우 소홀한 경우가 많으므로 개인의 예방지향적인 계속구강건강관리 사업을 통하여 구강건강증진을 실천해야한다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.1049-1059
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• 2010

Objective : The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the general characteristics of parents to their children's oral health care. The subjects in this study were 117 parents and their children who resided in rural communities in the region of K. Methods : A survey was conducted with the consent of the parents from July 1 to 30, 2010. As for the survey on the children, the children who were in the lower grades were interviewed, and the upper graders filled out the questionnaires in person. A frequency analysis was carried out to find out the general characteristics of the parents and children, and x2-test was utilized to grasp the links between the general characteristics of the parents and the children's oral health care. A SPSS WIN 12.0 program was employed to analyze all the collected data. The findings of the study were as follows: Result : 1. As a result of investigating the relationship of the occupation of the parents to the children's regular dental checkup, the 71.8 percent of the entire children didn't get a dental checkup on a regular basis. The biggest percentage of the children of the self-employed parents(100%) got a regular dental checkup, and 90.9 percent of the children of the government workers did that(p<.05). 2. As a result of checking the relationship of the occupation of the parents to the children's dental-caries experiences, 39.3 percent of the whole children had no such experiences. The largest percentage of the children of the company employees(51.9%) had dental-caries experiences(p<.05). 3. Concerning the links between the academic credential of the parents and the children's toothbrushing method, the biggest percentage of the children(40.2%) brushed their teeth up and down. The largest rate of the children whose parents were high-school graduates(41.5%) brushed their teeth in that way(p<.05). 4. Regarding the links between the toothbrushing time of the parents and the children's view, 43.6 percent found their parents to take good care of their teeth to make them clean. 60 percent whose parents brushed their teeth after having breakfast and dinner took the best view(p<.001). 5. As for the oral-health education experiences of the parents and a time for the children's change of toothbrushes, 29.1 percent changed their toothbrushes every two months, and 29.1 percent did that not on a regular basis but when the bristles of their toothbrushes got bent(p<.05). Conclusions : The above-mentioned findings suggest that in order to promote children's oral health in consideration of the characteristics of their parents, children should be urged to get a regular dental checkup, and the development of oral-health education programs in which parents and children can participate together is urgently required.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.239-242
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• 2004

This study examined the detection rate of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in serum and saliva samples, respectively, from 120 dental patients who were unaware if they have or had either hepatitis or tuberculosis. The frequencies of HBsAg and anti-HBs were determined using an immunochromatic assay. Mtb positivity was determined by the PCR method. Of the 120 patients, 7 (5.8％) were HBV positive and 30 (25.0％) were Mtb positive. This highlights the fact that dental health care workers (DHCWs) can be exposed to the risk of infection from blood- or saliva-borne pathogens as a consequence of their work. Therefore, it is very important to prevent cross infection between patients and dental personnel. Accordingly, laboratory tests prior to surgical treatment are needed to determine the infectious state of dental patients in order to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases in dental clinics.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제10권9호
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• pp.2545-2550
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• 2009

본 연구는 화성에 소재한 K자동차 근로자 220명과 부평에 소재한 D자동차 근로자 180명을 대상으로 구강건강관리행태 및 인식에 대한 조사.분석한 결과 아래와 같다. 잇솔질 횟수 조사 결과 하루에 잇솔질을 3회 하는 근로자는 44.0%로 가장 많았으며, 흡연 여부에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다($x^2$=19.00, p<.01). 근로자들의 구강위생용품 사용 유무 조사 결과 구강위생용품을 사용하는 근로자가 41.3%으며, 성별에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다($x^2$=9.20, pp<.01). 근로자들이 치석제거를 한 경험이 있는지 조사한 결과 치석 제거를 두 번 이상 한 근로자가 37.3%로 가장 많았으며, 성별($x^2$=8.60, p<.05), 연령($x^2$=20.07, p<.01), 학력($x^2$=11.88, p<.01), 전신질환 유무별로 유의한 차이를 보였다.($x^2$=8.19, p<.05). 근로자들의 구강 내 질환 조사 결과 치아가 썩은 근로자는 27.8%로 가장 많았으며, 성별로는 남성에 비해 여성이 치아가 썩었거나 잇몸이 부었다고 조사되었으며, 유의한 차이를 보였다($x^2$=13.65, p<.05).

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2012

근로자의 구강검진사업을 향상시키기 위한 기초자료를 수집하고자 2008년 5월 7일부터 5월 23일까지 대구 인근지역에 소재한 산업장 근로자 1,016명을 대상으로 설문조사와 구강검진을 실시하였고, 그 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 구강질환 유소견율은 전체 1016명 중 58.2%이며, 치주질환이 가장 높았으며, 중복질환, 치아우식증, 결손치, 발치, 치아파절 및 마모 순으로 나타났다. 2. 지난 6개월간 치과의료기관 방문율은 40%이며, 일반적 특성 중 연령이 높을수록, 미혼보다는 기혼이, 주관적 구강건강상태는 불건강할수록, 근무년수가 높을수록 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 3. 하루 칫솔질 횟수 3회 이상인 경우는 성별에서 여자가 더 높았으며, 연령은 40대가 가장 높았으며, 경제상태는 보통이 가장 높았으며, 근무년 수는 10년이 가장 유의하게 높았다. 4. 구강위생보조용품 사용율은 41.8%이었으며, 연령이 높을수록, 미혼보다는 기혼이, 경제상태가 여유있을수록, 근무년수가 높을수록 유의하게 높았다. 5. 구강질환과 구강보건행동의 관련성은 치주질환이 없는 사람이 치주질환이 있는 사람보다 하루 칫솔질 횟수가 3회 이상 더 유의하게 높았으며, 발치를 하지 않아도 될 사람이, 치아파절 및 마모가 있는 사람이, 중복질환이 없는 사람이 구강위생보조용품을 더 많이 사용하였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 많은 근로자들이 구강질환을 앓고 있으며, 구강질환과 구강보건행동간에는 서로 관련성이 있는 것으로 나타나 현행 1년 주기의 구강검진사업이보다 많은 산업장에서 확대되어 실시되어야 하며, 구강검진과 더불어 구강보건교육이 함께 병행되어 근로자들의 올바른 구강보건행동이 건강한 구강건강을 유지 및 향상시킬 수 있도록 유도하여야 하겠다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.343-354
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide a satisfactory and reliable dental care service for the patients and to establish a plan to raise the perception about dental infection control. Methods: The perception of infection control in the dental clinic of the patients was examined who visited to dental clinics, over 20 years old and living in Seoul and Gyeonggi province since December 2016. The questionnaire was used as the survey tool, and 274 questions in the questionnaire were analyzed. Results: Results of examined factors affecting the perception of dental infection control in dental clinics show that the perception of infection control in dental clinics is affected by the degree of university graduates (p<0.05), full-time workers (p<0.01), housewives (p<0.001), and oral health concerns (p<0.05), the perception of infection control of dental medical personnel (p<0.001) in order. Conclusions: Dental medical personnels must thoroughly wash their hands, wear uniforms, wear personal protective equipment, and thoroughly clean and disinfect the interior of a dental clinic.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide basic data on the current status and ways to improve the dental hygiene society by investigating working conditions, working experience, dental institution types among some dental hygienists, and ways to improve the dental hygiene society. Methods: This study conducted an online survey to 450 graduates of the department of dental hygiene in colleges in Gyeonggi, Jeolla and Gangwon Provinces. This study got some help in securing the list of graduates from the heads of the departments. SPSS WIN 23.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: To questions on what is the most important thing in considering to apply for jobs, the highest proportion (39.1%) of respondents designated employee welfare, followed by improvement of clinical dental hygiene (34.0%), of welfare related contents (26.0%), and salary (19.5%). In the relationship between employee welfare and dental institution type and between employee welfare and work experience, employee welfare tend to rise with the increase of work years. In the relationship between the director and staff members, it was found that as work years accumulate, the relationship tends to decrease. The dental clinic with no more than five staff members showed the best relationship between the leader and co-workers, while employee welfare was the highest in the other types of clinics, and the differences were statistically significant. Conclusions: Dental hygienists need to make various efforts to improve their statuses as professionals. In order to secure a part of professionalism, it is necessary for them to make more efforts to realize the health-care professionals being promoted by the Dental Hygienists Association of Korea.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2016

본 연구는 요양시설에 근무 중인 요양보호사의 구강보건인식 및 지식 따른 구강보건제공현황에 관하여 연구함으로써 요양시설에서 노인들의 구강건강을 증진시킬수 있는 발전 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 2016년 8월 16일부터 9월 2일까지 D시에 소재한 장기노인요양시설 14개소에 근무하는 요양보호사 200명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였다. 수집한 자료는 SPSS 18.0을 이용하여 빈도분석 및 독립표본 t-test를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 대상자 성별은 여자가 91.5%로 남자보다 많았고, 결혼은 기혼자, 연령은 50대, 학력은 고등학교, 종교는 기독교가 가장 높았다. 하루케어인원은 6~7명이 가장 많았다. 요양보호사의 구강보건제공현황과 구강보건인식에서는 구강위생지침서유무에서 통계적으로 유의하였고, 구강보건제공현황과 구강보건지식에서는 틀니 물에 보관여부, 가글액 사용에서 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<.05).