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The Opinions of Dental Related Major Students on Dental Hygienists

치과관련학과 대학생들의 치과위생사에 대한 인식조사

  • Kim, Young-Seok (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Science & Technology, Kyungpook University)
  • 김영석 (경북대학교 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2020.04.02
  • Accepted : 2020.07.03
  • Published : 2020.07.31
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Abstract

This study investigated perceptions and opinions on medical personnel related to dental hygienists. The subjects of this study were 25 students, including dentistry students, dental hygiene students, dental technology students, and nursing students. The survey items consisted of general information, the pros and cons of medical hygienists and their reasons, the scope of legal work, medical practice, and the professionalism of dental hygienists. Frequency analysis and 𝑥2-tests were used for the analysis method. As a result of the study, the pros and cons of the dental hygienist's medicalization were 56.2% in favor and 40% in opposition. There were significant differences in the opinions of the dental hygienists involved with medical hygiene by 90% and 25% in nursing students. In addition, there was a significant difference in the perception of the legal work of dental hygienists and the rate of recognition of medical activities among the departments. In conclusion, it is expected that understanding and support for dental hygienists will be achieved only if proper knowledge and education about dental hygienists are made available in other departments.

이번 연구의 목적은 치과 관련계열 학생들을 대상으로 치과위생사에 대한 인식과 의료인화에 대한 견해를 조사하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 치의학과, 치위생학과, 치기공과, 간호학과 학생들로 나누어 각 25명씩 조사하였으며, 설문지를 이용하였다. 설문항목으로는 일반적인 정보, 치과위생사의 의료인화에 관한 찬반과 그 이유, 치과위생사의 법적 업무 범위 및 의료행위 업무, 치과위생사 업무의 전문성에 대한 생각으로 구성되어 있었으며, 빈도분석과 𝑥2-test를 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 치과위생사의 의료인화에 대한 찬반 의견으로는 찬성이 56.2%로 반대 40%보다 많은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전공에 따라 치과위생사 의료인화에 대한 의견은 유의하게 차이가 나타났는데, 찬성의 경우 치위생학과에서 90%로 가장 높고 간호학과에서 25%로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 치과위생사의 법적인 업무에 대한 인식과 업무 중 의료행위라고 인식하는 비율은 학과에 따라 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로, 치과위생사의 의료인화를 위한 지지와 참여를 얻기 위해서는 치과위생사에 대해 정확하게 인지하고 있을 때 가능할 것이며, 이러한 교육은 학생때부터 이루어진다면 더욱 확고한 지지를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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