Opinions of Korean dental hygienists on the advanced dental hygienist system in Korea (치과위생사의 한국형 전문치과위생사제도 도입에 대한 견해)

Chang-Hee Kim (김창희); Sunmi Lee (이선미); Hyeongmi Kim (김형미)

doi:10.13065/jksdh.20200017

Opinions of Korean dental hygienists on the advanced dental hygienist system in Korea

Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
2020, 20(2), pp.175~187
DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.20200017
Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
Received : February 4, 2020
Accepted : March 17, 2020
Published : April 30, 2020

Chang-Hee Kim ¹, Sunmi Lee ², Hyeongmi Kim ³

¹충청대학교
²동남보건대학교
³강원대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the opinions of Korean dental hygienists on the Korean advanced dental hygienist system in Korea. Methods: The survey was conducted on 328 dental hygienists working at dental clinics and hospitals in Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Incheon, and Chungcheong-do. Collected data were analyzed with the frequency analysis, independent-samples t-test, and one-way analysis of variance after their reliability and validity were verified through the reliability, exploratory factor, and confirmatory factor analyses. Results: Respondents preferred sectoral advanced dental hygienists to integrated advanced dental hygienists, but 47.0% of respondents did not respond to this questionnaire item. To become an advanced dental hygienist, ‘more than 5 years but less than 8 years’ of clinical experience was appropriate according to 45.7% of the respondents and ‘more than 30 h but less than 40 h’ of training period was appropriate according to 25.9% of the respondents. Respondents thought that the duration of the training period for advanced dental hygienists would be directly proportional to expectations from the effect of advanced dental hygienists (p=0.023). Further, respondents who were usually interested in advanced dental hygienists showed higher expectations from the role (p<0.001) and effect (p<0.001) of advanced dental hygienists than those who were not interested. Conclusions: This study suggests various implications of the introduction of the advanced dental hygienist system in Korea.

KEYWORDS

Advanced dental hygienist system, Dental hygienists, Job satisfaction, Professionalism, Role

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