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A study on illegal dental treatment

치과 무면허 불법 시술에 대한 연구

  • Kim, Hyeongsu (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Vitna (Department of Dental Hygiene, Suwon Women's College)
  • 김형수 (건국대학교 의학전문대학원 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김빛나 (수원여자대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2012.12.12
  • Accepted : 2013.04.09
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives : This study intended to figure out illegal treatment by unlicensed person in dental area and factors, which were considered as user's position on the basis of the local community investigation of health conditions in chungbuk provinces in 2008. Methods : This study used chi-square test and complex sample design of multi-variate logistic regression analysis to question 12,443 peoples who have experience on illegal dental treatment. Results : Multi-variate logistic regression analysis results showed that factors having related to illegal dental treatment are sex, age, education standards, subjective awareness of oral health condition, drinking experience of lifetime, unmet need of dental treatment, chewing difficulty, use of dentures, experience of scaling and the use of interdental care instrument. Conclusions : As a result of this study, in order to root out illegal dental treatment, we need to expand the breadth of health insurance coverage so that it can reduce the burden of dental expenses. Moreover, we need to set out health service of public oral health to inform the importances of maintaining good oral health and the problems of illegal dental treatment by unlicensed person.

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Supported by : 건국대학교

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