• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2020

Introduction: All work of dental hygienists in Korea is to be carried out under the supervision of a dentist, but the main tasks of dental hygienists are systematic and sufficiently trained within the college curriculum. The purpose of this study was to compare the curriculum between the Department of Dental Hygiene and the Department of Dentistry to provide a basis for legal revision of the dental hygienist's unique work. Methods: The curriculum was acquired from the homepage of the Department of Dental Hygiene and Dentistry. The curriculum in 23 of 28 dental hygiene schools and 6 of 11 dental schools was identified on the homepage. The swere classified based on the scope of dental hygienist work. Results: The Department of Dentistry has more than twice the number of credits and subjects compared to the Department of Dental Hygiene, and the top subjects belong to the treatment and rehabilitation of dental diseases. However, in the field of preventive dentistry, which is a unique work of dental hygienists, the Department of Dental Hygiene has a score of 9.3 times higher than that of dentistry. In the public oral health field, the oral health education field, and the dental management field, dental hygienists scored twice as high as dentists. Conclusion: Since dental hygienists are receiving more education than dentists in the areas of preventive dentistry, public oral health, oral health education, and dental management, which are unique tasks, it is suggested that the work can be performed independently without supervision of the dentist.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제50권9호
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• pp.544-551
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• 2012

Dental caries is a biofilm-related oral disease, and continues to afflict the majority of the world's population. Although fluoride, delivered in various modalities, remains the mainstay for the prevention of caries, additional approaches are required to enhance its effectiveness. Natural products have been used as a major source of innovative and effective therapeutic agents throughout human history, and have shown promise as a source of components for the development of new drugs. In addition. studies using natural products to prevent or treat oral diseases such as dental caries have received a great deal of attention. A number of compounds, such as epicatechin, allicin and sanguinarine, isolated from natural products, have also been investigated for their efficacy against oral microbial pathogens. However, the use of natural products as an anti-caries agent in clinical practice was controversial because of inadequate knowledge concerning their mechanisms of action and chemical characterization. This study focuses on the current knowledge of natural products in dental caries prevention and suggests natural products are importance sources for the prevention of dental caries.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.511-518
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation factors to oral health-related quality of life in Chinese students studyng in Korea. Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 231 students from November, 2012 to January, 2013. Data were analyzed by t-test, one way ANOVA, and Duncan post-hoc test using SPSS version 19.0. Results : Male students and short period staying students tended to have a higher quality of life. Smokers and large city dwellers tended to have a low oral health-related quality of life(p<0.05). The oral health-related quality of life in Chinese students in Korea was closely related to necessity of dental treatment and past experience of dental treatment services(p<0.05). Conclusions : To improve the oral health-related quality of life in foreign students, it is necessary to provide the early prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases through the systematic and professional dental health care delivery program for the foreign students studying in Korea.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제42권
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• pp.25.1-25.13
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• 2020

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes serious acute respiratory diseases including pneumonia and bronchitis with approximately 2.3% fatality occurrence. Main body: This study argues the main concepts that need to be considered for the gradual reopening of dental offices include treatment planning approaches, fundamental elements needed to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus in dental healthcare settings, personal protection equipment (PPE) for dental health care providers, environmental measures, adjunctive measures, and rapid point of care tests in dental offices. Conclusion: This article seeks to provide an overview of existing scientific evidence to suggest a guideline for reopening dental offices.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2005

본 연구는 경기도 내 비도시지역 일개 보건소 치과실의 1999년도 상반기 건강보험청구자료 877건과 2003년도 같은 기간 청구자료 510건을 비교 분석하여 비도시지역 주민의 보건소 내원동향을 파악하고 이를 국민의 구강건강을 효율적으로 증진시키기 위한 지역적인 구강보건사업의 활성화 방안에 필요한 기초자료로 활용하고자 하였다. 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 성별 분포에서는 남여비율과 연도별로 비슷한 분포를 보였다. 2. 건강보험 청구된 전체 상병 중에서 1999년도에는 치은염 및 치주질환(Gingivitis and periodontal disease)에 관계된 상병이 31.9%로 가장 많았고, 10-19세군이 25.4%로 가장 많이 내원한 연령군으로 나타나 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 반면 2003년도에는 구강검사(Oral examination)에 대한 청구건수가 46.5%로 유의하게 많았고, 연령군 역시 0-9세군에서 52.9%로 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 3. 연령별 상병 분포는 1999년에는 각 연령군에서 치아우식증(Dental caries)과 치은염 및 치주질환(Gingivitis and periodontal disease)이 가장 많았고, 2003년에는 구강검사(Oral examination), 치아우식증(Dental caries), 치은염 및 치주질환(Gingivitis and periodontal disease)이 유의하게 많았다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2021

본 연구는 구조방정식을 통하여 학생들의 치과 위생사에 대한 이미지와 취업 인식을 파악하고 온라인 정보에 대한 인식을 접목해 차후 치과위생사 보건인력 확보에 필요한 정보를 마련하고자 한다. 수집된 자료는 통계는 SPSS Statistics 24.0 와 AMOS Graphics 21.0 통계 패키지를 이용하여 자료 분석을 시행하였다. 취업을 긍정적으로 인식하는 사람은 신종 감염병이 발생해도 치과위생사의 이미지를 긍정적으로 보고, 치과위생사의 부정적 이미지를 통해 부정적 취업 인식을 이해하는 것으로 나타났다. 인터넷 정보를 긍정적으로 생각하는 사람은 인터넷 정보가 거짓 정보가 많고, 유해하며, 불안을 조장한다고 생각하고, 그 영향은 취업에 대한 부정적 인식에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 인터넷 정보를 긍정적으로 생각하는 사람은 치과위생사가 감염에 노출되기 쉽고, 감염원을 전달 할 수 있으며, 쉽게 감염될 수 있다고 생각하고, 이는 부정적 취업에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 신종 감염병 시기에는 올바른 인터넷 정보의 인식을 통하여 치과위생사의 이미지 형성을 하는 것이 중요하다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.749-757
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• 2011

In the welfare law for the disabled in Korea, the disabled is defined as "the persons sho have significant limitations of daily or social life due to physical or mental disabilities over a long period." The number of registered domestic disabled person in 2008 survey was approximately 2.1 million. 90% of the disabled was caused by the aposteriori illness or accidents. So, in this aging society, the number of people with disabilities will increase even more. In general, people with physical and mental disabilities tend to have more oral diseases, but, are difficult to get treated. Therefore, a thorough oral care through individualized prevention is more important than ever. In this article, we review the oral care methods in dental office and home and in the hospital for the elderly and finally focus on a denture care method. According to this article, the dental professionals can be able to select and apply the oral care method in agreement with the characteristics of the disabilities. Particularly, it is important to prevent the aspiration pneumonia in the elderly in hospital.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.294-296
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• 2014

Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is defined as a chronic orofacial pain syndrome, without evidence of mucosal lesions and other clinical signs of disease or laboratory abnormalities. Patients with BMS complain of burning pain in the mouth, xerostomia and taste disturbances. It is more common among women and the median age of occurrence is about 60 years. BMS may be primary or secondary to other diseases. The mainstay in the treatment of BMS includes antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and anticonvulsants. A few cases of BMS caused due to medication have been reported. The causative drugs include angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, anticoagulants, antipsychotics, antiretrovirals, and benzodiazepines. This is a case report of a patient on antidepressants who developed symptoms of BMS thereby causing a dilemma in management.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.193-198
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• 2015

Noma is a gangrenous disease of the orofacial region that leads to severe facial tissue destruction and is a significant cause of death among children. With the advent of modern antibiotics and improved nutrition, children with noma may survive into adulthood, but must face the challenge of undergoing repair of the sequelae of noma. This report describes a case of bony fusion of the maxilla and mandible in a 28-year-old female patient, which was a sequelae of a childhood case of noma.

• 구강생물연구
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.241-247
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• 2018

Toothache is one of the most common discomforts experienced by patients in dental clinic. If clinical and radiographic examinations do not reveal any pathologic findings, we can suspect nonodontogenic toothache. Nonodontogenic toothache can be caused by a variety of causes such as muscle disorders, sinus and nasal mucosal problems, neuropathic pain, neurovascular pain, psychogenic problems, and cardiogenic disease. A thorough history and clinical examination should be performed to confirm the cause of the pain, and more accurate diagnosis can be established through local anesthetic injection. If the nonodontogenic toothache is misdiagnosed, unnecessary dental treatment such as root canal treatment, periodontal treatment, and extraction can be performed, and the patient's pain is not alleviated through such treatment. Therefore, the cause of toothache must be diagnosed correctly before dental treatment is performed, and clinicians should be fully aware of the diseases that may cause these symptoms.