@article{ART001328959},
author={Ahn Kwon Suk and 지민경 and 민희홍},
title={A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly},
journal={Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene},
issn={2287-1705},
year={2009},
volume={9},
number={1},
pages={169-180}
TY - JOUR
AU - Ahn Kwon Suk
AU - 지민경
AU - 민희홍
TI - A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly
JO - Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
PY - 2009
VL - 9
IS - 1
PB - Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
SP - 169
EP - 180
SN - 2287-1705
AB - 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.
KW - system of long-term care insurance for the elderly;dental professionals
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Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경 and 민희홍. (2009). A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 9(1), 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경 and 민희홍. 2009, "A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly", Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, vol.9, no.1 pp.169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경, 민희홍 "A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 9.1 pp.169-180 (2009) : 169.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경, 민희홍. A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. 2009; 9(1), 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경 and 민희홍. "A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 9, no.1 (2009) : 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk; 지민경; 민희홍. A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene, 9(1), 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk; 지민경; 민희홍. A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene. 2009; 9(1) 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경, 민희홍. A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly. 2009; 9(1), 169-180.
Ahn Kwon Suk, 지민경 and 민희홍. "A study on dental professionals’ recognition on a system of long-term care insurance for the elderly" Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene 9, no.1 (2009) : 169-180.