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An analysis of dental hygiene research trends using semantic network: domestic and international comparisons

  • Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene
  • Abbr : J Korean Soc Dent Hyg
  • 2025, 25(1), pp.1-10
  • DOI : 10.13065/jksdh.2025.25.1.1
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Dentistry
  • Received : October 24, 2024
  • Accepted : December 2, 2024
  • Published : February 28, 2025

Kim Yun-Jeong 1 Kim Su-Yeon 2 Kim Seon-Yeong 3

1Department of Dental Hygiene, Kwangju Women’s University
2Graduate School of Kwangju Women’s University
3Department of Dental Hygiene, Kwangju Women’s University, Graduate School of Kwangju Women’s University

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study was conducted to understand the research trends in dental hygiene, domestically and internationally. Methods: The Journal of the Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (JKSDH) examined 1,689 articles, totaling 7,575 words, whereas the International Journal of Dental Hygiene (IJDH) reviewed 1,089 articles, totaling 10,194 words, employing a semantic network and CONCOR analysis. Results: Findings indicated that centrality analysis revealed that the top 10 most frequently used words in journals exhibited high scores in degree, betweenness, and closeness centralities. CONCOR analysis identified four clusters within the JKSDH; ‘oral health program’, ‘professionalism of dental hygienists’, ‘oral health assessment’ and ‘dental hygienist work environment’. The four categories of IJDH were ‘managing periodontitis’, ‘managing systemic diseases’, ‘oral health assessment’ and ‘oral health prevention initiatives’. Conclusions: Future dental hygiene research in Korea should focus on evidence-based practices that can serve as a foundation for enhancing the professionalism of dental hygienists through a unique knowledge system in the field.

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