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Dental Hygienists’ Work Cognition and Demand for Related Legislation

형주희 1 Jang, yun jung 2 On Ju Ju ORD ID 3

1호원대학교 보건의료대학 치위생학과
2호원대학교
3원광보건대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the importance of the directivity of reflecting on a realistic task when aiming to reorganize a relevant law for dental hygienists through examining dental hygiene students’ perceived need for a relevant law on dental hygiene related work. Methods: A survey was conducted targeting dental hygiene students from March 28 to April 30, 2018. The following findings were obtained. The results were summarized as follows. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS WIN 21.0 statistical program. Results: With reference to the influence of the need for a work-related legislation on dental hygienists’ awareness of their legal rights, findings revealed that the latter was higher when there was higher involvement in precision impression procedures, higher involvement in occlusal adjustment in the middle stage, and higher perceived need for legislation on a comprehensive dental hygiene course (all p <0.05). Conclusions: Based on these findings, it is considered necessary to pursue a national solution for modifying the relevant legal system to provide institutional support for dental hygienists’ work. Additionally, the worry in the whole dentistry in order to establish dental hygienists’ task.

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