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Recognition of single tied system in dental hygiene education among dental hygienists

Sun-Mi Lee ORD ID 1 Kyungmi Kim 2

1동남보건대학교
2충청대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the recognition of the single tied system in dental hygiene education. Methods : A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 302 dental hygienists in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province from May 1 to 30, 2013. The questionnaire included general characteristics, recognition of single tied education system, and duration of the bachelor course. The data were analyzed using SPSS(PASW statistics) 18.0 program for frequency analysis, t-test, and ANOVA. Results : The majority of the respondents agreed the necessity of the single tied system of curricula. The expectation of acquisition of bachelor and continuous education showed 3.23 points of 5 points. Pros and cons for the single tied curriculum system accounted for 50 percents respectively. The majority of the respondents(74.3%) agreed that there was no difference between the 3 year curricula and 4 year curricula. Conclusions : It is necessary to unite the opinion debate for the single tied curriculum system in the dental hygiene department through analysis and review for the curricula.

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