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Factors affecting radiation safety management practice of radiation workers in dental medical institutions

치과의료기관 방사선관계종사자의 방사선 안전관리 실천도에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • 이은경 (전북과학대학 치위생과) ;
  • 장계원 (진주보건대학 치위생과) ;
  • 권대철 (신한대학교 방사선학과) ;
  • 이경희 (신한대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2019.01.30
  • Accepted : 2019.03.31
  • Published : 2019.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: To establish foundations for reinforcing radiation safety management in dental facilities. Methods: This study investigated the status of radiation safety management among radiation workers in dental facilities nationwide for a period of six months from July to December in 2018 and analyzed the factors that affect their compliance with radiation safety measures. Results: Compliance with safety measures was higher in the Honam region (p<0.01) and Yeongnam region (p<0.01), in university hospitals and general hospitals (p<0.05), along with an increasing perception of the importance of safety management (p<0.001). Conclusions: It is important to strengthen education about radiation safety management, develop a radiation safety guideline that could be reasonably applied to dental institutions, and implement relevant regulations or legal grounds to promote compliance with these measures.

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