• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.153-166
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• 2007

The job of dental hygienists is specialized, and they have to be capable of performing their primary duties including prevention of oral diseases, oral prophylaxis, and oral health education. To ensure their successful job performance, dentists should have an accurate understanding of their duties and need a change of mind-set about them. And there should be written legal and concrete regulations on the coverage of their work in order to let them boost their job performance with pride and a sense of responsibility. The purpose of this study was to examine the actual roles and job performance of dental hygienists in clinical field in an attempt to discuss the substantial job performance of dental hygienists and their job enlargement. It's basically meant to help enhance the efficiency and quality of medical services. The subjects in this study were 471 dental hygienists in dental clinics, dental hospitals, university hospitals and general hospitals across the nation, on whom a survey was conducted in person from March 2 to 25, 2005. The collected data were analyzed with SPSS Win 12.0 program, and the findings of the study were as follows: 1. The major jobs they currently performed included oral health education, hospital management, simple duties, extensive dental hygiene duties and joint treatment assistance. They hoped to continue to be responsible for oral health education, preventive treatment and extensive dental hygiene duties. 2. As for their current job by age, extensive dental hygiene duties, preventive treatment, joint treatment assistance, preserving treatment, prosthetic treatment and pediatric treatment were most conducted by the dental hygienists who were at the age of 26 to less than 31, and those who were at the age of 31 and up were most responsible for hospital management and simple duties. 3. As to job awareness by workplace, their workload was statistically significantly different according to their workplace. The hospital employees took care of more work than those in clinics. 4. Concerning job awareness by age, the younger dental hygienists suffered more role conflicts and were given a less free hand in work handling, the middle-aged group's job was uncertain. Legal regulations about the coverage of their work should be prepared in detail as a measure to stir up their responsible job performance and pride. In order to take advantage of experienced dental hygienists, their duties should be more differentiated and specialized, and their working conditions should be improved to boost their job satisfaction. That is, they should be given ample chances for promotion and serving as a middle manager and be given fair treatment according to their career. If their work is accurately darified and specialized based on career, it will boost the efficiency of dental treatment. Dental hygienists also should direct sustained efforts into self-development in order to become a skilled and professional oral health personnel.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2019

This study aims to identify the status of oral care of professional soldiers and analyze the relationship between oral care needs and oral health symptoms based on oral health recognition, thus providing an opportunity to create a system for improving oral health of professional soldiers. The study was conducted on a total of 232 military personnel aged 19 or older who were employed in the military. The questionnaire for this study was commissioned to respond by explaining the purpose of the study and how to respond to the survey by telephone with the selected sub-employer. The content included in the questionnaire consisted of general characteristics, oral care status, and awareness of dental hygienists. When the subjective oral health condition was poor, normal, or good, it was all shown that the toothbrush was done more than three times a day, and the oral examination was all examined. In particular, 68.1 percent of the respondents said they were in good subjective health. Preventive treatment was the highest in the group with good subjective oral health. Of the total respondents, 83.6 percent said "yes" to the question of knowing dental hygienists, while 65.5 percent said "yes" to the question of whether they know the work of dental hygienists, recognizing that most of the respondents were aware of dental hygienists and their work. Both the group that said they knew the dental hygienist and the group that said they did not know answered 43.5% as an assistant. In conclusion, oral health projects will have to be carried out in line with military situations in order to maintain a healthy oral state of professional soldiers, and long-term planning for active oral health care, especially as an important role of personnel in charge of health care in the military is needed.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2015

2013년 9월 9일부터 11월 2일까지 편의추출법에 의해 전라북도 군산시 소재의 학교구강보건실을 운영 중인 5개 초등학교 교사 133명과 설치 운영하지 않는 5개 초등학교 교사 144명을 대상으로 학교구강보건실 및 예방사업 인지에 대해 설문지를 이용하여 조사한 후 IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 프로그램으로 빈도분석과 교차분석을 실시하였다. 중요하다고 생각하는 구강건강사업의 우선순위에 대해 학교구강보건실 운영 학교에서는 불소도포와 구강보건교육(71.1%)을, 비 운영 학교 교사들은 구강보건교육(76.5%)을 가장 중요하게 생각하고 있었다. 학교구강보건실 운영 학교 교사 87.0%는 학생들의 구강건강상태가 개선되었다고 하였다. 학교구강보건실 비 운영 학교 교사 74.4%는 학교구강보건사업에 대해 들어본 적이 없다고 하였으나 85.8%의 교사들이 학교구강보건사업이 실시된다면 학생의 구강건강상태가 나아질 것으로 기대하고 있었다. 학교구강보건실 운영학교의 57.7%는 예방사업인력이 충분치 않다고 하였다. 이상으로 학교구강보건실의 원활한 사업수행은 학교 구성원들의 구강건강증진과 나아가 지역사회 구성원들에게도 많은 영향을 끼치게 되므로 구강보건실 비 운영 학교를 대상으로 학교구강보건실 설치의 필요성에 대한 국가적 차원의 적극적인 홍보가 필요하다.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.93-105
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• 2019

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors related to mental health and oral health awareness that affect the tendency to search for happiness. Methods: In this study, we conducted a self - report questionnaire survey with 197 participants belonging to the Myself Generation in Jeju Island. Results: There was a significantly greater tendency to seek overall happiness in individuals with lower age, good subjective physical health low levels of depression and stress high self-esteem good subjective mental health and good subjective health status. The most influential factors were self - esteem and mental health awareness followed by general characteristics and oral health awareness. Conclusions: This study provides useful data for mental health and oral health care, and for the development of health care service programs aimed at the satisfaction and happiness of people living alone.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1135-1139
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• 2016

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. Early detection is a key determinant of HNC prognosis. Hence, raising awareness of this disease may improve survival rates. The present study evaluated the level of awareness and screening status for HNC in the general population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: An e-questionnaire was distributed during our HNC awareness campaign at the Red Sea Mall in Jeddah. The questions assessed HNC knowledge and screening status among participants. Results: Of the 112 respondents, 68% indicated that they had no knowledge of HNC. Social media was the major source of information (39%) for respondents. The majority (40%) believed that it was the joint responsibility of dentists, dental hygienists, and general physicians to screen for HNC; 82% had never been screened. Conclusions: Knowledge and awareness of HNC must be increased in the general population and among dental health professionals.

• 대한치위생과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.161-172
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• 2023

연구배경: 치위생과 학생들의 자아인식과 타인인식, 대학생활 적응 정도를 알아보고 대학생활 적응에 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 한다. 연구방법: 치위생과 재학생 191명을 대상으로 설문조사에 동의를 구하고 G*power 3.1.9.4 program으로 효과 크기를 산출하였다. 일반적 특성에 따른 자기인식, 타인인식, 대학생활적응의 차이와 상관관계 및 대학생활 적응에 영향요인을 알아보기 위해 독립 표본 t-test 및 일원 배치 분산분석, 사후분석 scheffe, 상관분석과 다중회귀분석을 실시하였다. 연구결과: 대학생활 적응은 자기인식(r=.301)에서 유의한 정(+)의 상관관계가 나타났고, 하위 요인과의 관련성은 사회적 적응과 사적 자기인식(r=.340), 공적 자기인식(r=.331)에서 가장 높은 정(+)의 상관관계가 나타났다(p<0.01). 타인인식(r=-.051)은 대학생활 적응과 부(-)의 관련성을 보였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 대학생활 적응 요인으로는 사적 자기인식(β=.232)과 공적 자기인식(β=.254)이 정(+)의 영향을 주었고, 내적 타인인식(β=-.205)이 부(-)의 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.01) 결론: 치위생과 학생들의 자기인식과 타인인식은 원만한 대학생활 적응에 영향요인으로 대학 생활의 적응력과 전공 직무와 연계한 핵심 역량 배양을 위해 향상 방안이 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.441-451
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the eating behavior of patients in a bid to facilitate the improvement of their eating behavior, as eating behavior seemed to affect oral health and dietary habits. Methods : The subjects in this study were 235 patients who visited the dental hygiene practice lab at C college in South Jeonla Province. After a survey was conducted, the collected data were analyzed with the statistical package SPSS 12.0. Results : 1. When their self-awareness of dietary habits and oral health was checked in consideration of eating behavior, those who thought they had very good dietary habits and were in good oral health had meals three times a day. Their eating time was very irregular, and they took 15 to 20 minutes to eat. Their overeating frequency was three or four times a week, and their frequency of eating between meals was once or twice a week. 2. On the contrary, the daily eating frequency of the patients who found themselves to have very bad dietary habits and to be in bad oral health was not fixed, and their eating time was neither regular nor irregular. They spent less than 10 minutes having a meal, and their overeating frequency was once or twice a week. Their frequency of having a snack was three or four times a week, and as for food preference, they had a liking for meat. 3. The patients considered themselves to be in better health when they had balanced meals and good eating behavior, namely good dietary habits. And they rated their own dietary habits higher when they were in a good oral state, had no experiences to feel pain in the mouth and didn't receive any dental treatment, namely when they were in good oral health. Conclusions : This study attempted to investigate the influence of eating behavior on oral health awareness. Another limitation of this study is that the geographic scope was just confined to an urban community in South Jeonla Province without checking any possible regional gaps. However, it's quite evident that eating behavior exerts an influence on oral health awareness, and it seems worth doing to examine a larger number of subjects by utilizing objective oral health guidelines.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.211-220
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• 2013

Objectives : This study intended to figure out illegal treatment by unlicensed person in dental area and factors, which were considered as user's position on the basis of the local community investigation of health conditions in chungbuk provinces in 2008. Methods : This study used chi-square test and complex sample design of multi-variate logistic regression analysis to question 12,443 peoples who have experience on illegal dental treatment. Results : Multi-variate logistic regression analysis results showed that factors having related to illegal dental treatment are sex, age, education standards, subjective awareness of oral health condition, drinking experience of lifetime, unmet need of dental treatment, chewing difficulty, use of dentures, experience of scaling and the use of interdental care instrument. Conclusions : As a result of this study, in order to root out illegal dental treatment, we need to expand the breadth of health insurance coverage so that it can reduce the burden of dental expenses. Moreover, we need to set out health service of public oral health to inform the importances of maintaining good oral health and the problems of illegal dental treatment by unlicensed person.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2014

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the awareness and influencing factors of class evaluation in dental hygiene students. This study will establish the measures for educational quality improvement and basic data for effective way of education. Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 968 dental hygiene students in Busan, Gyeongnam, and Ulsan from August 26 to September 6, 2013. SPSS 19.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results : Senior students felt the necessity of class evaluation improvement. In class evaluation items by grade, evaluation entity was the most significant factor. The students answered that teaching sincerity was the most important factor in class evaluation. Conclusions : The students thought that class evaluation depended on the entity and sincerity of the class contents.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2004

This study intended to identify how our children are aware of dental health and motivate them to learn reasonable knowledge about dental health. Furthermore, it also aimed to induce them to change their awareness and behavioral style about dental health, so that they may keep good habits for dental health for their lifetime. Total 1,044 samples were collected from children who were all 12 years old and lived in Seongnam city. During six months (June to December 2002), they were asked to participate in questionnaire survey about consumer behavior, knowledge, attitude, activity and self-diagnosis for dental health. The results of questionnaire survey can be outlined as follows: (1) The results of investigating consumer behavior for dental health showed that 34.5% of total respondents ever visited dental clinics once or more within latest one year, 21.4% ever visited dental clinics for the sake of prevention, 70.6% were instructed in dental health program, 31.7% were treated with the fluorination, 36.9% were treated with dental sealant, and 17.1% were treated with scaling, respectively. (2) For 10 items asking reasonable knowledge about dental health, respondents answered to 5.06 items on average. (3) For 10 items asking reasonable attitude for dental health, respondents answered to 5.41 items on average. (4) For 10 items asking reasonable behavior, respondents answered to 4.53 items. (5) For 10 items asking reasonable self-diagnosis for dental health, respondents answered to 5.65 items.