• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2020

Background: This study tries to compare and analyze the removal effect of dental plaque of general dentifrice and pregnant women's dentifrice and quantify the results to provide basic data so that consumers can make reasonable choices when purchasing dentifrice, and also increase interest in the dental plaque. Methods: After forming a dental plaque (carbohydrate porridge) on the labial surface of the bovine teeth, a disclosing agent was applied. Then the same experimenter brushed the surface of the bovine teeth using an electric toothbrush and took photographs using a DSLR camera. Thereafter, the residual amount of dental plaque was analyzed using the ImageJ program, and SPSS 26.0 was used for statistical processing. Results: The average residual amount of dental plaque using the general dentifrice was 11.71% for Perio, 9.45% for Cliden, and 8.47% for 2080, and the average residual amount for the three types was approximately 9.88%. The average residual amount of dental plaque of pregnant women's dentifrice was 13.95% for Jeninmothers, 12.53% for Tntnmoms, and 12.63% for Mommiracle, and the average residual amount of the three types was approximately 13.04%. On comparing the average residual amount of dental plaque between general and pregnant women's dentifrices, it was observed to be 3.16% higher for the latter. However, the results were not statistically significant. Conclusion: According to the research results, there was no significant difference in removal effects of general dentifrice and pregnant women's dentifrice. In addition, when a pregnant woman uses the right toothbrushing method with pregnant women's dentifrice, it can prevent or inhibit the progression of the gestational periodontal disease. Therefore, we recommend pregnant women to use pregnant women's dentifrices.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.187-199
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• 2020

Background: Korean dental hygienists perform various tasks under the supervision of dentists in addition to the tasks listed in the law. Many meaningful studies have been conducted to determine the actual tasks of dental hygienists, but these studies did not show common results due to the differences in research methods or designs. Hence, this study aimed to review the reported data on the tasks of dental hygienists in Korea and to clarify them based on a systematic literature review. Methods: For the literature search, the COre, Standard, and Ideal model presented by the National Library of Medicine was referenced. Seven databases were searched for literatures published in Korea, including PubMed, and Google Scholar. Of the 352 studies found using key words, titles, and abstracts, 46 were finally extracted based on the first and second exclusion criteria. After confirming the tasks of Korean dental hygienists in 46 literatures, 136 tasks were listed and calculated as appearance rate in the literature. Results: The most common tasks in 46 studies were fluoride application (67.2%), radiography (65.4%), scaling (65.4%), sealant (60.7%), patient management and counseling (56.7%), tooth-brushing education (52.2%), impression taking with alginate (50.1%), and making temporary crowns (47.9%). The most mentioned tasks of dental hygienists in public health centers were fluoride application (100%), sealant (100%), oral health education (71.4%), public oral health program evaluation (71.4%), school fluoride mouth-rinsing program (71.4%), water fluoridation (57.1%), tooth-brushing education (57.1%), school oral health programs (57.1%), and public elderly oral health programs (57.1%). Conclusion: This study showed that Korean dental hygienists had 136 tasks by reviewing 46 related studies and that the main job of Korean dental hygienists was oral disease prevention including scaling, sealant, and fluoride application.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.467-479
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• 2021

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the awareness of the performance and necessity of oral health promotion activities and seek ways to revitalize the professional role of dental hygienists in oral healthcare for the efficient oral care of the elderly. Methods: Eighty-five dental hygienists in charge of oral health promotion projects at public health centers and 38 dental hygienists in network dental clinical trials were investigated for their learning experience, performance experience, feasibility, and necessity of dental hygienists for general and oral health service items for the elderly. The collected data were analyzed using frequency analysis, chi-square test, and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: The degree of performance possibility according to the learning experience and performance experience of the dental hygienist for the whole body and oral health promotion activity items for the elderly showed that the degree of performance possibility was higher among those with experience compared to the non-experienced person, and it was statistically significantly higher (p<0.05). Conclusions: The dental hygienist's professional oral health service is a necessary system to improve practical knowledge and skills and to provide a wide range of professional oral health services for the elderly.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate the status and views on the dental team composition and works, the experience of a dental manpower shortage and opinions on the solution. The subjects were 313 dentists and dental hygienists. The mobile questionnaires were conducted on the status of dental team composition and works, the experience of a dental manpower shortage and opinions on the solution. There was no big difference between the current dental team composition and ideal composition ratio, and dentists answered that it would be more ideal to reduce dental hygiene and increase nurse assistant when the working dentist was 3~5. 85.6% of the dentists and 56.4% of the dental hygienists had difficulty in employing the dental auxiliary personnel. The difficulty level was 8 out of 10 points among dentists and 5.7 points among dental hygienists. 91.1% of the dentists and 95.5% of the dental hygienists agreed on the necessity of expanding the dental hygienist's work. The dental works were temporary crown making and setting, surgical operation assistance, and overall dental assistance. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to continuously make efforts to communicate with the dental personnel in Korea to solve a lot of problems such as the job assignment, the dental personnel policy and system, and the work environment.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.169-180
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• 2009

This study grasped recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly targeting dental professionals who are working at dental hospitals and clinics where are located in Daejeon Metropolitan City. It developed and utilized materials available for educating the care staff in a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly and the dental professionals who participate in the oral hygiene service. It carried out the effective duty performance for the elderly in a situation of long-term care protection. Thus, the purpose of this study was to contribute to the early settlement in a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. The following conclusions were obtained as a result of having carried out self-administered questionnaire research targeting 238 people from August 1 to August 30 in 2008. 1. In the general characteristics of the research subject, the present working place was indicated to be 22.7% for dental hospital, 71.8% for dental clinic, and 5.5% for others. As for the main duty field, the medical treatment & cooperative duty was indicated to be the highest with 61.8%, and was statistically significant(p=0.000). 2. The necessity for a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly was indicated to be 77.7% for 'necessary' and 1.7% for 'unnecessary,' and was statistically significant(p=0.016). 3. In the item of dividing the service of long-term care insurance for the elderly, the dental hygienists showed higher recognition than non-dental hygienists, and indicated significant difference(p=0.010). 4. As for recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly in dental professionals who responded as saying of 'knowing name and contents' about a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly, the recognition level was high in recognition of subjects' age(p=0.000), division in services(p=0.012), contents in at-home care service(p=0.000), execution in oral-hygiene service(p=0.004), procedure of using the long-term care insurance for the elderly(p=0.016), item of judging grade of long-term care insurance for the elderly(p=0.013), medical charge by service according to judging grade of long-term care insurance for the elderly(p=0.015), burden of cost for a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly(p=0.011), qualification of care staff(p=0.002), and contents of oral-hygiene service(p=0.027), and showed significant difference. 5. The service of long-term care insurance for the elderly and the oral-hygiene service indicated the statistically significant correlation. Accordingly, all of dental professionals need to make a desperate effort to improve dental professionals' knowledge on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly enough to be required a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. The more systematic and standardized professional education and materials are thought to be needed to be developed aiming at the success in oral-hygiene service within a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly, by strengthening professionalism in dentists and dental hygienists.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.779-789
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• 2017

Objectives: This research is to examine the relationship between dental hygienists' exposure to incivility from doctors, bosses, colleagues, patients, their family and visitors, and their turnover intention. Methods: The research was conducted using Nursing Incivility Scale (NIS) and a survey. The survey was conducted from September 10 to October 20, 2015. 240 dental hygienists were conveniently sampled from Forty dental clinics and offices in Seoul, Incheon, Gyeongi-do, and Chungcheog-do. Results: The dental hygienists' exposure to incivility and turnover intention showed correlation (p<0.01), and its sub-factors, - the incivility from colleagues, doctors, patients and visitors - are also correlated with their turnover intention (p<0.01). The strongest factor affecting dental hygienists' turnover intention was incivility from doctors (${\beta}=0.279$, p<0.001), followed by colleagues (${\beta}=0.168$, p=0.029), patients and visitors (${\beta}=0.148$, p=0.026). The modified explanation ability of this model is 24.9%. Conclusions: Dental hygienists' exposure to incivility in workplace is highly correlated to their turnover intention. A program to educate dental hygienists positive mental attitude, communication skill to deal with incivility, and stress reduction method is therefore required in order to reduce their turnover intention.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.659-668
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• 2013

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to analyze the causes of stress driven by the national examination and to find out correlation between stress factors and students' general characteristics. Methods : Data were collected from self-reported questionnaires by dental hygiene students in D university in February, 2012. Results : Those having good high school GPAs (p<.05) and high preliminary test scores (p<.01) towards dental hygienist (p<.05). National license examination was the most stressful factor for 54.2% of the students. Much more stressful pressure goes to students of non-scheduled admission (p<.01), students who graduated from vocational high schools(p<.01), students with good high school GPAs (p<.05), and having high preliminary test scores(p<.05). Most of the students tended to bear the burden on national written examination with an average of 4.17. The most difficult subject was oral biology introduction (average 4.52). Oral biology introduction was more stressful to students of early admission, students graduating from vocational high schools (p<.05), students with good high school GPAs (p<.05), and students who had relatively low preliminary test scores (p<.001). Conclusions : It is crucial to reduce stress factors and to develop related programs.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2006

The research which it sees against the self concept of part dental hygienes students from the hazard which it examines dental hygienes which is located on Kyoung-Buk and students 318 people in the object un-signature it enforced a research with the entry method which it got a same result. 1. From general characteristics of part hygiene students "the employment went well from the motive which selects hygiene" and it appeared most highly. The employment will go well and the social advance will do and ease when seeing specially with characteristics of college, it has an corresponding with the fact that is a possibility of employment.. 2. The average score against the self concept of part hygiene students "me it is an existence which is isolated from this world and nothing to do with the others". It appeared most highly with 3.52. The negation self concept appeared more highly affirmative self concept than. 3. To self concept and grade, religion, health condition, hygiene selection motive, subject record and native high school of part hygiene students the difference which considers statistically did not appear(p>0.05). However it tries to observe the self concept which it follows subject satisfactory degree, it is very unsatisfactorily(3.37) with it is unsatisfactorily(3.16) gaps it was not visible the difference which considers statistically, it is very satisfied(3.37) with the difference which considers statistically it was visible(p<0.05). Students the affirmative reaction is correct phenomenon in order to establish a specialty intuition. 4. When self concept and record and the subject satisfaction sees a interrelation for, Between self concept subject satisfaction is appeare big affirmative interrelation(r=0.331) and the subject record and subject satisfaction just interrelation appeared as well(r=0.282) all they considered statistically and appeared.(p=0.000) but to self concept and subject record for the interrelation did not appear. Negation self concept of part hygiene students appears more strongly than affirmative one, And studying for self concept of the students, it leads through the program which is the possibility to pull affirmatively is demanded.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.368-374
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• 2017

본 연구는 G대학교 지역사회치위생학 실습 수업을 수강한 치위생학과 4학년 학생 27명을 대상으로 구강건강증진사업을 학습 내용에 적용하기 위해 목표 집단에 대한 현황조사, 사업 기획, 수행, 평가, 중간 및 결과 발표로 구성된 프로젝트 기반의 수업을 진행하였다. 수업 전 후 문제해결능력에 대한 자신감, 프로젝트 가치, 팀워크 역량, 지역사회 치과위생사 역량에 대한 비교 결과, 문제해결능력에 대한 자신감은 수업 전 35.74점, 수업 후 39.59점(p=0.001), 프로젝트 가치는 수업 전 25.11점, 수업 후 26.41점(p=0.181), 팀워크 역량은 수업 전 79.63점, 수업 후 84.07점(p=0.070), 지역사회치과위생사 역량은 수업 전 38.26점에서 수업 후 46.26점(p=0.001)으로 향상되었다. 수업 후 프로젝트의 실제성, 학습성과, 만족도를 분석한 결과, 프로젝트 실제성은 19.30점, 학습성과는 45.19점, 만족도는 19.19점으로 보통 이상의 긍정적인 결과로 나타났다. 수업 효과성의 질적 평가를 위해 각 팀별 동료평가에서 최저점과 최고점을 받은 학생 2명씩 총 8명을 대상으로 1:1 면담조사를 실시하였으며, 피면접자 모두 학습자가 자율성을 갖고 주도적으로 프로젝트를 수행함으로써 지역사회 치과위생사의 역할에 대한 이해도와 추후 배운 기술의 적용가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 현 사회에서 요구하고 있는 문제에 대한 해결력 및 자신감, 협동심과 같은 팀 워크 역량, 역할에 대한 책임감, 창의적인 사고력, 의사사통 등의 사회적 기술을 배울 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 프로젝트 기반의 지역사회치위생학 실습 교과목은 학습자들이 지역사회에서 적용할 수 있는 주제를 선정하여 프로젝트를 주도적으로 수행함으로써 현장과 밀접한 경험을 할 수 있기 때문에 실무적인 역량을 증진시키기 위해서는 프로젝트 학습법이 적합한 것으로 생각된다. 타 치위생(학)과에서도 지역사회치위생학 실습이 현장과 밀접한 교과목으로 운영될 수 있도록 프로젝트 기반의 체계적인 학습모듈이 개발될 필요가 있다고 생각된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.449-465
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• 2019

Xylitol is a sweetening agent used to prevent dental caries. It is formulated and consumed in various forms, and its use is recommended in particular for oral health. However, dental specialists are not familiar with xylitol or well-acquainted with the appropriate method to use it. Furthermore, the caries-prevention effect of xylitol has been controversial. Thus, in this study, we aimed to analyze previously published studies on the dental caries prevention effect of xylitol to verify its true effects and establish an appropriate method to use it. We analyzed 94 clinical research manuscripts obtained from domestic and international online databases and found that although 11 manuscripts reported no significant dental caries prevention effect of xylitol, most manuscripts reported dental caries prevention with xylitol. Compared to the manuscripts that reported dental caries prevention with xylitol, those are assessed lower amounts of xylitol or shorted consumption periods, and had dosage form that could not retain xylitol sufficiently long in the mouth, similar to milk. Thus, consumption of 5-11 g of xylitol in the form of gums, candies, or tablets over a long time period could effectively reduce the risk of dental caries. It has the advantage of ease of consumption, regardless of the gender, age, or disability of the person.