• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.563-572
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for elucidating the clinical experiences of nursing assistants working at dental clinics and for establishing the bases necessary for building a safe working environment for the staff at dental clinics. Methods: From March 28 to August 20, 2022, the study conducted in-depth interviews with nursing assistants working with dental hygienists in dental clinics. The collected data were analyzed using the phenomenological method. Results: The study analyzed the meanings associated with the dental clinical assistance work experiences of nursing assistants in dental clinics. A total of 98 semantic words and 9 sub-categories were extracted, which were ultimately categorized into 4 central meanings: 'imperfect reality', 'work without boundaries', 'putting oneself in someone else's shoes', and 'symbiosis'. Conclusions: The nursing assistants were exposed to an environment where they needed to perform delegated treatment procedures even when they lacked dental work competency. They recognized their gaps in learning and the necessity for designated roles as clinical assistants. Thus, it is necessary to review the allocation and expansion of the work roles of dental practitioners based on the practical and rational realities in dental practice.

• 한국임상보건과학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2013

Purpose. This study was purposed to seek for a way to enhance the self-efficacy of students in dental hygiene department at deciding their careers by analyzing the relationship between the self-efficacy and the major satisfaction. Methods. The investigator conducted a survey targeting 253 students attending on dental hygiene departments in two 3-year-graduate colleges and 1 university located in Busan from May 1st to May 30th, 2013. The used research instruments were the major satisfaction questionnaire and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form(CDMSES-SF). The survey was conducted in self-administered questionnaire. The data was analyzed with SPSS (ver 12.0) and also conducted t-test, ANOVA and multi-regression analysis. Results. It was found that self-efficacy level of students in dental hygiene department was $3.22{\pm}0.38$ point, and their major satisfaction level was $3.27{\pm}0.47$ point. The factors enhancing the self-efficacy of students in dental hygiene department at deciding their careers were identified as the curriculum satisfaction, the relationship satisfaction, and the recognition satisfaction. It was identified that more these elements were increased, the higher the self-efficacy level was enhanced. Conclusions. In order to enhance the self-efficacy of students in dental hygiene department at deciding their careers, it is considered that the curriculum should be organized carefully under reasonable plan, and there should be more active communication between professors and students as well as students each other. Besides there needs some educational programs to inspire the pride and sense of duty for the dental hygiene department.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze motivation of entrance into the college, knowledge prior to the entrance, satisfaction with their major, and a sense of employment after graduation among students majoring in dental hygiene at some colleges and subdivide them by grades for comparative analysis to determine the progress of changes in general characteristics, department satisfaction, and a sense of employment among students majoring in dental hygiene for the recent three years and provide basic data for improving dental hygienic education. Questionnaires were distributed to 520 students majoring in dental hygiene at some college in South Chungcheong, South Jeolla, and North Jeolla Provinces, followed by explanation of the purport of the research and the content of the questionnaire; after completion, 513 copies were used for analysis with exception of 7 copies with insincere responses. The analysis of the data examined resulted in the following conclusions: First, Changes in Department Satisfaction among Students Majoring in Dental Hygiene As for motivation of entrance into a college, less and less students chose the department of dental hygiene through recommendation by parents or seniors while more and more students chose their major due to easy employment. Less and less students obtained information on the department from a college application guidebook while more and more students obtained it through Internet. There was also a gradual increase in prior knowledge about the department and in satisfaction with their major. More and more students had no will to change their course. Second, Changes in a Sense of Employment among Students Majoring in Dental Hygiene There was a gradual decrease in the number of students who would follow friends' or their own decision in selecting workplace but an increase in the number of those who would follow their professors' opinion. There was a gradual increase in the number of students who wanted to be employed in workplace with good social perception; many students wanted to be employed in a personal dental clinic, a general hospital, or a public health center; and more and more students also wanted to be employed in a school dental health center or to become a government official or an educator.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.443-450
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• 2022

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of professional self-concept and ethical awareness of dental hygiene (department) students attending a university located in Gwangju and Jeollanam-do on patients' willingness to protect personal information. Methods: Professional self-concept, ethical disposition, and patients' personal information protection intention according to general characteristics were analyzed using t-tests and one-way ANOVA. After confirming the correlation through Pearson's correlation analysis, the effect on the patient's personal information protection intention was confirmed using multiple regression analysis. Results: Professional self-concept, ethical disposition, and the patients' willingness to protect personal information all showed positive correlations. The higher the communication skills of professional self-concept and the higher the idealism of ethical orientation, the higher the patients' willingness to protect personal information. Conclusions: This study, ascertained the effect of dental hygiene students' professional self-concept and ethical consciousness on patients' personal information protection practices. The results suggest that it is necessary to develop an educational program that can enhance the practice of dental hygienists to protect patients' personal information, and to develop and conduct continuous policy development and research.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2023

연구배경: 전신질환을 보유한 대상자를 위한 임상치과위생사 주도의 치위생관리과정에서의 중요성을 강조하고자 임상적 자료를 근거로 치과 임플란트에 영향을 미치고 있는 전신질환을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 치과 임플란트에 영향을 미치는 전신질환을 파악하고자 2023년 3월 1일부터 5월 31일까지 문헌고찰을 실시하였으며, 검색 시기는 2000년 1월~2020년 12월까지 국내·외 학술지에 게재된 연구 논문을 대상으로 하였다. 검색에 활용된 국내 database는 학술정보서비스(RISS), 누리미디어(DBpia), 한국학술정보(http://www.papersearch.net;KISS)를 활용하였으며, 국외 database는 Pubmed에서 '치과 임플란트 실패'와 '임플란트와 전신질환' 그리고 Dental implant failures와 Dental implant and systemic disease를 검색하여 전체 383편 중 최종적으로 13편의 자료를 선별하여 분석하였다. 결과: 임플란트의 누적생존률은 평균 94.3%이었으며 실패율은 5.7%이었다. 임상적으로 임플란트와 관련된 전신 질환에 대한 분석결과는 당뇨에 대한 연구가 13편(100.0%)으로 가장 높은 빈도를 차지하였으며 고혈압과 흡연에 대한 연구가 각각 8편(61.5%), 심혈관질환 7편(53.8%), 골관련 질환은 5편(38.5%) 순으로 위험요인이 조사되었다. 그 외 간질환 및 갑상선 이상 그리고 혈액이상 질환과 장기이식 및 감염성 질환 등이 확인되었다. 결론: 임상 치과위생사는 조절되지 않는 전신질환은 임플란트 실패의 위험요인이므로 전신질환이 임플란트에 미치는 영향에 대한 인식과 치위생 사정-판단-수행-평가 등의 주기적인 예방적 치위생관리 과정에서 환자와의 정보공유로 지속적으로 건강한 구강상태를 유지하도록 하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine the professional self-concept of dental hygiene students, their satisfaction level with clinical practice and the correlation of the two factors. The subjects in this study were 129 dental hygiene seniors at a college located in the city of J. The selected students had been engaged in a 16-week clinical practice. The findings of the study were as follows: 1. The dental hygiene students investigated got a mean of 3.34 out of possible five points on professional self-concept. As for the subfactors of professional self-concept, they got 3.75, 3.38 and 2.87 respectively on communication, professional work handling and satisfaction level. 2. They got a mean of 3.29 out of possible five points on satisfaction level with clinical practice. As to the subfactors of the satisfaction level, they gave 3.60, 3.50, 3.46, 3.04 and 2.83 to environments for practice, the content of practice, supervision, the length of practice and evaluation respectively. 3. In regard to the relationship of general characteristics to professional self-concept, satisfaction level with the major and social perception of dental hygienist made significant differences to professional self-concept. 4. As for connections between the general characteristics and satisfaction level with clinical practice, satisfaction with clinical practice was significantly different according to satisfaction with the major, satisfaction with the amount of practice and satisfaction with social perception of dental hygienist. 5. There was a significantly positive correlation between professional self-concept and satisfaction level with clinical practice(r=.383, p=.001). In conclusion, how much dental hygienists who are trained to be a dental hygienist are gratified with clinical practice is one of integral factors to affect their development of professional self-concept. Therefore prolonged research efforts should be directed into determining in which way clinical practice should be implemented to develop the professional self-concept of would-be dental hygienists and how to raise their satisfaction with clinical practice.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2023

Background: In our study, a silver diamine fluoride (SDF) compound for the treatment of dental caries was synthesized to characterize its remineralization activity upon direct application to deciduous teeth. This study aimed to use microscopic computed tomography (microCT) and nanoindentation to evaluate whether SDF composite application could effectively arrest dental caries in five exfoliated primary molars. Methods: Carious teeth were extracted and visually examined using quantitative photofluorescence devices (Qraycam and QraypenTM). After performing microCT, the SDF composite was applied to the teeth according to the manufacturer's instructions. The researchers exchanged and precipitated the irritant saliva once daily for 1 week. The teeth were sectioned longitudinally through the centers of the mesial and distal surfaces, embedded, polished, and measured using nanoindentation. Thereafter, microCT was repeated. Statistical analyses were performed using GraphPad Prism software. Results: Following SDF composite application, a remineralized layer was observed on microCT images, and the hardness increased when measured using nanoindentation. We found that demineralized enamel presented with an increased number of irregular crystals in the deep carious lesion group compared with those in the shallow carious lesion group, resulting in a rougher surface. Conclusion: The SDF composite may be used for remineralization of early caries and cessation of advanced caries in primary molars.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.51-63
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• 2023

연구배경: 고령화가 심화되면서 증가하는 노인인구에 대한 적절한 구강관리 중재자로서 치과위생사의 역할이 중요해지고 있다. 본 연구는 치위생학과 학생들의 노인구강보건전문가로서의 역량을 키울 수 있는 효과적인 교육과정 개발을 위해 예비연구를 수행하였다. 연구방법: 노인치과학과 노인치위생학 및 실습으로 개설된 교과목을 수강한 학생을 대상으로 수업 마지막 주차에 설문을 수행하였다. 이론위주의 문제해결기반(PBL)교육과정과 이론과 실습을 병행한 PBL교육과정의 교육효과차이를 확인하기 위해 학기 말에 학생들의 전공역량달성도, 노인치위생 과정에 대한 인식, 수업만족도, 연령차별의 차이를 분석하였다. 결과: 전공역량달성도의 경우 이론 위주의 PBL교육보다 이론과 실습을 병행한 PBL교육에서 '의사소통역량'이 유의미하게 높았다(p=0.038). 연령주의의 경우 이론과 실습을 병행한 PBL교육에서 '노인을 기피하는 경향'이 유의미하게 낮았다(p=0.040). 수업만족도의 경우 이론과 실습을 병행한 PBL교육에서 '수업분위기'가 '매우 높음'으로 응답한 비율이 유의미하게 높았다(p=0.025). 결론: PBL 교수법은 노인치위생 교육과정으로 유용한 교수법이며, 이론위주의 교육보다는 노인치위생 실습교육을 함께 운영하는 교육과정이 더 효과적일 수 있다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.327-339
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• 2018

본 연구는 강릉시에 소재한 자활센터 자활사업 참여자를 대상으로 하여 대상자의 복합적인 위험요인을 고려한 맞춤형 치위생 과정을 통해 구강건강상태 및 행태의 변화 과정 및 결과의 사례를 분석함으로써, 치과위생사 주도의 치위생 과정에 대한 임상적 근거를 마련하고 임상 현장 및 지역사회사업에서의 치위생 과정 적용 가능성을 검토하고자 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 전체 모집단 80명 중 연구참여에 동의한 44명을 대상으로 치과위생사 면허를 소지한 교수 3인이 전신질환 여부(당뇨병, 심혈관계질환 등), 치은 상태 및 치석 여부, 구강위생상태 등의 기준으로 구강 내 사정을 실시하였고, 구강건강위험군으로 선발된 21명 중 개인적인 사정과 치과의사 치료 의뢰 등으로 인해 중도 탈락한 13명을 제외하고 치위생계획에 따라 모든 과정을 종료한 8명을 최종 연구대상자로 선정하였다. 본 연구에서는 수행자 간 일치도 평가를 거친 치과위생사 4인이 자활센터 자활사업 참여자 8인을 대상으로 치위생 과정을 수행하였다. 대상자별 전담 치과위생사를 선정하여 대상자 중심의 맞춤형 관리를 제공하였고 모든 치위생 과정 내용은 치위생관리 기록부에 기록하여 치위생 과정 전 후에 따라 회차별로 평가한 임상 지표 및 치위생 중재에 따른 행동 변화 등을 비교 분석하였다. 복합적인 건강위험요인을 동반한 취약계층인 자활사업 참여 대상자의 치위생 과정을 분석한 결과, 인간욕구이론에 기반하여 대상자 중심의 목표를 수립하고, 전담 치과위생사와의 지속적인 신뢰관계 형성에 기반하여 행동 변화를 위한 중재를 실시하며, 회차별 대상자의 구강건강상태에 따른 맞춤형 전문가구강위생관리를 실시함에 따라 긍정적인 행동 변화와 함께 유의미한 임상적 변화를 확인하였다. 범이론 모형에 근거한 행동 변화 중재에 따라 칫솔질 방법 및 빈도의 변화가 나타났고, 치간칫솔을 사용한 치간관리의 변화를 확인하였다. 개인별 치위생 과정에 따른 구강상태를 비교한 결과 치위생 과정을 수행한 후 탐침 시 치은출혈 치아 보유율과 4 mm 이상 치주낭 보유율은 감소하였고, 변형 O'Leary index는 향상되었다. 치위생 과정은 치과의료에서 환자/대상자 중심의 가치를 실현하고 질병의 예방과 구강건강증진을 지향함에 따라 임상 현장 및 지역사회에서 지속적으로 치위생 과정이 적용될 수 있는 시스템을 구축함으로써 구강건강증진을 통한 구강건강 관련 삶의 질 향상과 더불어 구강건강의 사회경제적 불평등을 줄이는 데 기여할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.1107-1119
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• 2010

Objectivs : The purpose of this study is to provide basic data for the use of oral hygiene devices and to improve oral health care continuously by encouraging the use of oral hygiene devices. Methods : The survey was carried out by questionnaire research targeting 395 respondents in metropolitan area in June-August 2009. The collected data is analyzed by statistics program SPSS version 12.0. 1. General characteristics of subjects are analyzed by percentage and descriptive statistics. 2. Recognition about how to use oral hygiene devices, usage of oral hygiene devices, recognition of dental brush usage, Effect after using oral hygiene devices are analyzed by mean difference test(t, F verification). 3. Effect after using oral hygiene devices, relation of oral hygiene devices usage with subjective oral health status, oral hygiene devices usage and participation in education are analyzed by Correlation, Regression analysis. Results : 1. Investigation shows that most oral health devices are rarely used except toothbrush(4.57) in case of the use of oral hygiene devices. 2. In the case of awareness of oral hygiene devices usage, almost everyone knows how to use dental brushes(MEAN 4.16) the most. And the next ones are like these-tooth picks(MEAN 3.38), dental floss(MEAN 3.28), mouth rinse(MEAN 3.24). And they don't know how to use the other oral hygiene devices usage. 3. respondents who use dental floss(${\beta}$=.238, p<.001), interdental brush(${\beta}$=.242, p<.001) and water pik(${\beta}$ =.180, p<.05) recognize that the result and effect after using them are more positive than the others in different case. 4. Respondents who use toothbrush(${\beta}$=.119), dental floss(${\beta}$=.120) and interdental brush(${\beta}$=.136). frequently evaluate their subjective oral health status positively in case of frequency of using oral hygiene devices and subjective oral health status(p<.05). 5. Respondents who use toothbrush and interdental brush properly and frequently, who are older than the others show more concern about participating in education of "How to use oral hygiene devices" than the others(p<.05). Conclusions : In conclusion, to prevent oral disease, the opportunity of participating in education about correct knowledge and proper way should be expanded. And we should contribute to oral health improvement through developing, executing and informing systematic, popular oral health education with active one.