• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to research the recognition of Korean Dental Technicians in Busan region about retitle of the name of 'Dental Technician'(DT), then to figure out the reality of retitle of the name(DT), so to provide data for whole country survey and to drive of the retitle of DT by Korea Dental Technicians Association. For these purpose, 250 subjects were sampled out of dental technicians in Busan, and the survey was performed with self-administered questionnaire. Out of all collected questionnaires, 192 pieces(76.8%) were addressed for this study. 1) Their desires on changing of the name(DT), 57.4%(74/129) was agreed. 2) If they could change the name(DT), they hope 3 main new names and the others, Dental Lab Art Technician(39.2%), Certified Dental Technician(23.0%), Dental Prosthetic Technician(23.0%), the others(14.8%).

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is comprehension for relationships between job stress and mental health for dental technicians in performing their duties. and this study can make use of opportunity of accumulation of data on dental technician's health care and work environment in future. Job stress for dental technicians served in general hospital dental laboratory were more highly effected than in local dental laboratory. and this result was statistically reliable. There were no meaningful differences in mental health between dental technician in dental laboratory in dental climic dental laboratory and commercial dental laboratory. and this result was not statistically reliable. The analysis of this study could be used by preliminary data to further research of relationships between job stress and mental health for dental technicians in the future. This study was made progress partially under limited members of dental technician in Seoul. so future studies are suggested that the more advanced total figure study for whole dental technicians in Korea.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.283-290
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was aimed to know the perception about Certified Dental Technician system of students majoring in dental laboratory technology in Korea. Methods: A survey was conducted for four months from August through November 2011 with questionnaires. The responses from 1148 students majoring in dental laboratory technology in Korea were analyzed with SPSS 12.0 program, and frequency analysis and chi square test were implemented. Results: Total students who responded to the questionnaire were 1148 (100%). The population characteristic of this survey is that 691 (60.2%) are male. The respondents believed that the job skill could be expanded by implementing the system (85.6%). Also, they responded that they would be willing to acquire the Certified Dental Technician qualifications in the future (95.5%). Conclusion: Students majoring in dental laboratory technology in Korea believed that the execution of the system of Certified Dental Technician would expand the dental technology industry.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.75-93
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• 2002

This research was preformed for the purpose of preparing the items of standard model of the national dental technician test base on the duty analysis of the dental technician. The results of the duty analysis for the dental technician follows. 1. The dental technician is a profession to make the oral function smooth through the dental supplement and equipment in a scientific method and the skilled technique. 2. The duty of the dental technician are determined as A. preparation for manufacture B. manufacture C. management of the place of the dental technology D. self-development. A. The field of "the preparation for manufacture" are determined as 1. to confirm work authorization 2. To confirm the working model, B. The field of "In manufacture" are determined as 1. to manufacture the temporary crown 2. to manufacture the inlay and crown & bridge prosthesis 3. to manufacture the porcelain fused metal crown prosthesis 4. to manufacture the all ceramic crown prosthesis 5. to manufacture the temporary denture prosthesis 6. to manufacture the partial denture prosthesis 7. to manufacture the complete denture prosthesis 8. to manufacture the attachment prosthesis 9. to manufacture implant prosthesis 10. to manufacture the removable orthodontic device, 11. to manufacture the fixed orthodontic device, 12. to manufacture the orthodontic study cast C. The field of "in management of the dental lab." are determined as 1. management 2. to control the dental lab. D. The field of "In the self-development" are determined as 1. to improve the professionalism 2. self-control. 3. The developing items selected under the duty evaluation of the dental technician are l7s in the manufacture preparation, 1,011s in the manufacture, 7s in the management for the dental technology, 5s in self-development, and in all together 1,040s

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2005

There is no single or simple answer for effective communication between laboratory technician and clinical dentist. Love-hate could be used to describe the relationship between dentists and their labs. Great lab work can make a dentists life much easier and can result in getting many referrals. However, if the lab work is not up to par and/or late, it can add stress and agony to a dentists practice. Also the opposition is right. If the preparations are calibrated, the impressions clear, and the bite registrations accurate, most labs can do their work reasonably well. Unfortunately, many cases received by labs are barely adequate, especially when it comes to reading margins, which are frequently created by the imagination of the person trimming the dies. In other words, both dentists and lab technicians need to be able to understand how each party operates so that solutions to problems can be found. Effective communication with the laboratory is critical if any degree of success is desired.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.413-421
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the improvement measure of dental technician practical examination. Methods: A survey was performed on 111 dental technicians who were self-written questionnaire. The results were analyzed by SPSS 12.0. The collected data was analyzed by frequency and chi-square test. Results: Questions most necessary work tools with the articulator was the highest with 55.9%, Electric wax carver(16.2%), heating clear(14.4%), CAD/CAM program(9.0%) was in the order. The need for additional practical test in response to actions included maxillary and mandibular comments occlusal work that you have to wax up the highest rate of 63.8%. Items most in need of improvement was strengthen of clinically oriented(48.0%), separation of written and practical(14.6%), control the degree of difficulty(11.4%) were the next order. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, the current dental technician did not show major problems in the practical test. However, clinicians should be strengthened mainly. To do this, the use of the articulator is essential.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.181-185
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• 2021

Purpose: This study aims to make suggestions for the implementation of the job-based dental technician practical exam. Methods: The duties of dental technicians and the recent trends in the dental technician field were defined and identified, respectively, to achieve the purpose of the current study. The practical test system of domestic and foreign national tests was comparatively analyzed to seek improvements. Additionally, the direction of the practical test to be taken in the future was investigated through a public hearing of domestic experts. Results: As a result of this study, the job site of dental technicians was recently found to be undergoing many changes, and it can be observed that related laws and the work site have already changed. Comparison of overseas test systems showed that Korea was limited to a rather small evaluation range; in general, the scope of the evaluation of the practical tests in foreign countries was widely conducted. In the results of the public hearing, opinions exist that the evaluation range of the practical test was expanded and that new subjects were needed, but the opinion on the existence of practical difficulties was mainly mentioned. Conclusion: The evaluation range of the current practical examination subjects should be expanded and the evaluation of digital dental engineering subjects should be added to proceed with the job-based practical examination. However, it seems that efforts should be made gradually through various efforts in the future due to practical difficulties.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2013

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the image and the awareness of dental laboratory technicians in health allied college students. Methods: The subject of this research are 431 health-related major students who are selected by convenience sampling from Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Chungcheong-do, Jeolla-do and Gyeongsang-do. After a survey was conducted, the answer sheets from 401 respondents were analyzed except for 30 incomplete ones. The collected data is statistically analyzed by SPSS(Statistical Packages for Social Science 12.0. SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: The findings of the study were as follows: As a result of general awareness about dental laboratory technicians, the health allied college students knew 83.0% about dental laboratory technician as a job. Respondents showed high recognition about dental laboratory technician as a job($3.62{\pm}0.31$), which showed that the health allied college students took a favorable view of dental laboratory in general. There were significant difference in dental laboratory technician image with age, gender(P<.05). Conclusion: It is required to develop programs such as proactive public relations or campaign via mass media that could enhance the public recognition about dental laboratory technician up to one of professional as required. It is also necessary that dental laboratory technicians make steady efforts for self-development to enhance their own job philosophy and skills in the level of quality, while they need various educations for building up their own favorable personality and positive ideas.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.328-335
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• 2013

본 연구는 치과기공사의 체형에 적합한 인간공학적인 작업 자세를 위한 작업대의 높이를 연구하고 개선방안을 제시하는 것이 목적이다. 이를 위해 경기지역과 충청도에 소재한 대학의 치기공과 3학년 학생 77명을 대상으로 학생의 신장과 몸무게 및 신체치수를 측정하였고 임상실습 시 가장 힘들었던 작업 자세에 대해 조사하였다. 또한 이를 실제작업환경과 비교 분석을 위해 수도권에 위치한 종합병원 치과기공실 2곳과 치과기공소 15곳을 직접 방문하여 의자를 포함한 책상 및 작업대 높이를 측정하여 측정값을 통계학적으로 분석 하였다. 특히 가장 많은 불편을 초래하는 원인 인자에 대해 세부적인 분석을 하였으며 이러한 분석 자료를 검토한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 임상실습 시 가장 불편을 느끼는 작업대는 샌드작업대의 높이로 조사되었고 3학년 학생들의 성별과 불편한 작업대의 선택 항목간과 상관관계는 없는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 샌드작업대가 불편했던 원인은 권장수치보다 낮은 샌드작업대의 높이 때문인 것으로 추정하였으며, 3학년 학생에게 적합한 샌드작업대의 최적의 높이는 권장치보다 다소 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 샌드작업대의 최적의 높이는 치기공과 3학년 학생의 키에 따라 다소 편차가 있었으며 개수대의 높이는 권장안보다 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 일반적으로 제시되는 권장안은 기본적으로 모든 작업자의 상이한 신장에 균일하게 적용되지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.37-54
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• 2009

The purpose of this thesis is to address the imbalance between supply and demand of dental lab technicians and to propose its solutions by analyzing the improvement of employment rate of graduates of dental technology schools in Daegu area and the supply and demand of the technician workforce. Preliminary and full-scale surveys were performed from Aug. 10 to Oct. 10 in 2008 on 150 junior students of dental technology schools who finished their on-the-job-training and 150 dental technicians who were working for dental laboratory in Daegu by self-assessment questionnaire. Followings are the findings of this study. First, regarding the gender of the dental technicians, 32.7% of respondents were female 67.3% were male. Concerning age, respondents younger than 29 years-old occupied the highest percentage(39.3%). With respect to the lab technology school they graduated, DaeguHealthCollege took the largest proportion of 87.3%. With regard to interpersonal relationship at the school, 58.0% of respondents felt their relationship 'smooth'. Second, about the motive of choosing to be a lab technician, the biggest proportion of the respondents(34.7%) replied that 'because it is professional'. Regarding the degree of satisfaction about the profession, 'so-so' was the answer with the biggest percentage(51.3%) followed by 'satisfied'(32.0%) and 'unsatisfied'(16.7%). It showed that respondents were generally satisfied with their major. Third, regarding relevance of on-the-job-training with 'preparation for the employment', highest percentage of both students and lab technicians(50.0%) replied 'so-so'. With respect to 'necessity of practical education', highest percentage of the students and lab technicians replied 'relating didactic education in college to the real world' with 52.7% and 40.7% respectively. With regard to 'the aim of on-the-sport-training', 'practical training of didactic education' was chosen by 54.0% and 47.3% respectively. Fourth, with regard to the 'types of college education advantageous for the employment', both students and lab technicians groups chose 'practical training' with the highest percentage. Concerning 'helpfulness of clinical training on employment', students answered 'so-so' and 'helpful' by 50.0% and 42.7% respectively and dental technicians replied similarly by 50.0% and 46.0% respectively. Fifth, with regard to the influence of financial factors on the supply and demand of dental technician(question #1), 68.0% of respondents agreed that 'salary plays key role in the supply and demand of the work force'. Concerning the question about working condition, respondents requested better working environment. With reference to interpersonal relationship at the laboratory, respondents replied that interpersonal relationship affects the duration of the employment it was found out that there were many conflicts with colleagues or dental office. Sixth, regarding the satisfaction about their profession according to the characteristics of the respondents more respondents were 'satisfied'(10.30 points) with their profession and 'unsatisfied' were 9.47 points and the difference was statistically significant(p<0.05). According to the findings of this study, practical education on campus and on-the-job-training are as important as didactic education at class due to the characteristics of dental technology major. It was found that more practical training is related to higher employment rate. Therefore, efficiency of on-the-job-training by college education should be increased raise employment rate of the graduates and reduce the unemployment. Up-to-date information needs to be promptly delivered and future vision should be presented to the students to raise their satisfaction about the profession. In addition, to reduce dental technician's frequent change of their workplace after facing with the reality of the profession after graduation, related organizations should make an effort to present better future than now.