• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.665-674
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• 2018

Objective: The purpose of this study was to reduce the burden on dental hygienists in performing dental hygiene processes in the clinic. This study systematically analyzed dental hygiene problems and dental hygiene planning according to the oral condition of patients by applying an oral health care program based on the dental hygiene process. Methods: This study analyzed influential factors of 17 dental hygiene problems and 12 dental hygiene plans according to the oral health index and charts of 185 patients. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB No. 1041449-201801-HR-003) of Silla University. The frequency of dental hygiene problems and dental hygiene planning was analyzed and correlations among the oral health index, dental hygiene problems, and dental hygiene planning were analyzed. Results: The higher the bleeding on probing score was, the more scaling was planned. The higher the calculus rate was, the more air-jet and jaw joint disorder prevention education was planned. The higher the O'Leary index was, the more dietary education and air-jet was planned. The higher the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index was, the more air-jet and jaw joint disorder prevention education was planned. The higher the Periodontal Screening and Recording index was, the more scaling and professional tooth cleaning was planned (p<0.05). Conclusions: The burden of oral preventive duties on dental hygienists will be minimized by systematically establishing problems and planning of dental hygiene according to patients' oral health index scores. Therefore, it is expected that dental hygienist can actively use the dental hygiene process in oral health care programs.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.441-453
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• 2021

Objectives: This study identified problems and improvements in projects targeted to dental workers in a child-adolescent dental care service. Methods: The subjects were 40 dentists, 43 dental hygienists, and 51 others who participated in service in Seoul. A self-administered questionnaire was used to address the problems and improvements in the project. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and one-way analysis of variance were performed using SPSS 23.0. Results: Oral examination was performed by 99.2% of dentists, and some service items such as professional tooth cleaning, fluoride application, and scaling were performed by dental auxiliary personnel regardless of legal duties. The problem was that the subjects took a lot of time in providing services, and students or guardians participating in the project refused to receive preventive dental services. As regards improvements, the insurance fee was the highest (48.1%), followed by the provision of regular services (38.8%), and system improvement and administrative support (35.7%). Conclusions: To activate a child-adolescent dental care service, it is thought that continuous efforts such as providing financial support by the government, education to increase participants' understanding, and social consensus for the participation of service providers and beneficiaries are required.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2023

Background: This study aimed to identify the present level and needs of clinical dental hygienists and to present the Borich needs assessment and the locus for focus model as integrated priorities. Methods: The participants of this study were dental hygienists working in dental clinics (hospitals). The final data of the 194 participants were analyzed using frequency analysis and a paired sample t-test. To analyze the need for clinical dental hygienists to perform work, the Borich priority determination formula was used. The x-y plane consisting of four quadrants was used to analyze the need using the locus for focus model, which helps to determine the priority while showing visual effects. Results: "Scaling" was the highest required level for clinical dental hygienists, and "panorama taking" was the highest present level. The priorities of educational needs were systematically and visually derived from dental hygienists who were currently working through the Borich needs assessment and the locus for focus model for each task performed in the clinical field. Through the priorities of these two models, a total of 13 items appeared in the common high-level area; "oral health care (disability)," "oral health care (systemic disease)," "applying a rubber dam," "professional mechanical tooth cleaning," "root planing," "taking vital signs," "medication counseling," "wire cutting," "removing cement after removing band/bracket," "delivering bracket," "preparing mini-screw implantation," "dental insurance claim," and "patient reception." Conclusion: Based on the results, the department of dental hygiene should maintain and improve the standardized clinical practice curriculum and clinical dental hygienists' practical skills and contribute to the realization of the legal scope of dental hygienists, reflecting the requirements of clinical fields.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.183-191
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• 2017

본 연구는 치과 임상의 예방진료실에서 임상예방진료를 받은 환자의 구강건강인식도, 지식도, 실천도, 만족도를 비교분석하였다. 구강건강지식, 인식, 실천은 임상예방진료 전후 유의한 차이가 있었다. 임상예방진료프로그램 중 가장 만족도가 높은 것은 계획단계의 개별 예방계획과 실행단계의 PTC였고, 그 다음으로 평가단계의 평가결과 알림이었다. 만족 이유는 의료진이 친절해서가 가장 높았고, 재방문 점수는 10점 만점에 9.34점, 지인 추천 점수는 9.75점이었다. 지인 추천과 정의 상관관계가 있는 것은 임상예방진료프로그램 중 치아확인, 사진촬영, 계획, PMTC, TBI, 평가였다. 위의 결과를 통해 치위생과정을 근거한 임상예방진료프로그램은 환자의 구강건강에 대한 지식, 인식, 실천에 긍정적으로 효과가 있었고, 임상예방진료프로그램에 대한 만족도가 높아 치과 재방문과 지인 추천에 긍정적인 효과가 있었다. 따라서 치위생과정을 근거한 임상예방진료프로그램을 예방진료실에서 적극 활용하여 널리 적용되기를 바란다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.309-320
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• 2007

Purpose: This study was to evaluate the removal effect on artificial plaque from RBM treated implant surfaces that are exposed due to peri-implantitis. Materials and methods: Artificial plaque with Streptococcus mutans and acquired pellicle adhered to RBM treated implant discs. Study materials divided into one control and six test groups. In test groups, physical and chemical methods used to remove plaques. Prophyflex, Professional Mechanical Tooth Cleaning (PMTC) and interdental brush as mechanical treatments and 0.1% Chlorhexidine, Citric acid, HCl tetracycline as a chemical treatment were used. To analyses the study, disc weight was measured for remaining plaque quantities and SEM(Scanning Electronic Microscope) findings was taken for evaluation of surfaces. Results: 1. In weight changes, there was significant difference between each treatment group and the control group (p<0.05). Therefore all treatment methods using this study have good ability for remove plaques. 2. In weight changes, there was no significant difference between mechanical and chemical group, and there were no significant differences between each groups (p>0.05). 3. SEM findings after mechanical treatment disclosed as follows; Prophyflex group looked like sound implant surface, and there were some paste on implant surface at PMTC group, and there were some artificial plaque at interdental brush group. 4. SEM findings after chemical treatment disclosed as follows; there were some dark lesions which were supposed as the product from Streptococcus mutans at Chlorhexidine, Citric acid and HCl tetracycline groups. Conclusion: All six methods using in this study have good ability to remove artificial plaque on RBM treated implant. According to SEM findings, prophyflex is a superior method for removing of dental plaque among test groups.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.645-660
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to make and ascertain a decision making process on the base of patient-oriented utilitarianism in the treatment of patients of chronic adult periodontitis. Fifty subjects were chosen in Yonsei Dental hospital and the other fifty were chosen in Severance dental hospital according to the selection criteria. Fifty four patients agreed in this study. NS group(N=32) was treated with scaling and root planing without any surgical intervention, the other S group(N=22) done with flap operation. During the active treatment and healing time, all patients of both groups were educated about the importance of oral hygiene and controlled every visit to the hospital. When periodontal treatment needed according to the diagnostic results, some patients were subjected to professional tooth cleaning and scaling once every 3 months according to an individually designed oral hygienic protocol. Probing depth was recorded on baseline and 18 months after treatments. A questionnaire composed of 6 kinds(hygienic easiness, hypersensitivity, post treatment comfort, complication, functional comfort, compliance) of questions was delivered to each patient to obtain the subjective evaluation regarding the results of therapy. The decision tree for the treatment of adult periodontal disease was made on the result of 2 kinds of periodontal treatment and patient's ubjective evaluation. The optimal path was calculated by using the success rate of the results as the probability and utility according to relative value and the economic value in the insurance system. The success rate to achieve the diagnostic goal of periodontal treatment as the remaining pocket depth less than 3mm and without BOP was $0.83{\pm}0.12$ by non surgical treatment and $0.82{\pm}0.14$ by surgical treatment without any statistically significant difference. The moderate success rate of more than 4mm probing pocket depth were 0.17 together. The utilities of non-surgical treatment results were 100 for a result with less than 3mm probing pocket depth, 80 for the other results with more than 4mm probing pocket depth, 0 for the extraction. Those of surgical treatment results were the same except 75 for the results with more than 4mm. The pooling results of subjective evaluation by using a questionnaire were 60% for satisfaction level and 40% for no satisfaction level in the patient group receiving nonsurgical treatment and 33% and 67% in the other group receiving surgical treatment. The utilities for 4 satisfaction levels were 100, 75, 60, 50 on the base of that the patient would express the satisfaction level with normal distribution. The optimal path of periodontal treatment was rolled back by timing the utility on terminal node and the success rate, the distributed ratio of patient's satisfaction level. Both results of the calculation was non surgical treatment. Therefore, it can be said that non-surgical treatment may be the optimal path for this decision tree of treatment protocol if the goal of the periodontal treatment is to achieve the remaining probing pocket depth of less than 3mm for adult chronic periodontitis and if the utilitarian philosophy to maximise the expected utility for the patients is advocated.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.357-366
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• 2018

본 연구는 치과위생사 직무를 다양한 각도에서 분석하고 검토하여 향후 치과 팀 내 치과진료업무를 효율적으로 분담하고 직무에 따른 교육 과정을 개발하는 데 기초 자료로 활용하기 위하여, 의료법에서 의료행위를 판단하는 기준에 따라 치과위생사 직무의 타당도를 평가하고자 하였다. 본 연구는 2017년 11월 10일부터 20일까지 강릉원주대학교 치과대학의 12명 교수를 대상으로 치과위생사 직무의 타당성을 평가하기 위해 자기기입 설문조사를 실시하였다. 치과위생사 직무가 질병예방과 치료, 환자요양지도, 보건 위생상 위해 발생 여부의 의료행위 판단기준에 해당하는지에 대한 전문가 일치율을 산출하였고, 각 행위를 의료행위 타당성 평가기준에 따라 점수화하여 level 1~4로 최종 분류하였다. 본 연구 결과에 따르면, 응답자의 50% 이상이 치위생 관리에 포함하는 치은출혈, 치주낭, 임상적 부착수준 측정 및 기록과 전문가 치면세균막 관리, 스케일링, 칫솔질 및 구강 관리용품 처방, 교육을 포함한 대상자별 구강보건교육과 치료 후 주의사항에 대한 상담이 세 가지의 의료행위 판단기준에 모두 해당된다고 응답하였다. 치과위생사가 치과임상에서 수행하는 행위는 의료행위 판단 기준에 따라 크게 4가지 범주로 분류하였고, 범주의 수준이 높을수록 수행난이도가 높고, 전문지식과 기술이 요구되는 직무로 판단할 수 있다. 치은출혈, 임상적 부착수준, 치주낭 측정 및 기록과 치면 연마, 전문가 치면세균막 관리, 스케일링, 치근활택술, 국소적 항균제 적용의 항목은 최종 점수 4.3으로 수행난이도와 전문성이 요구되는 Level 4 그룹으로 분류되었다. 우리나라 치과진료현장에서 환자의 안전과 건강권을 보장하면서 효율적으로 진료를 분담하기 위해서는 수행 행위에 따라 필요한 지식의 수준과 적절한 교육, 자격 기준 등에 대한 표준화된 지침이 개발되어 활용될 필요가 있다.