Journal of Korean society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회지)

Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (한국치위생학회)
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Current status and future tasks of visiting oral health care services for elders

우리나라 노인 방문 구강건강관리 서비스의 현황과 향후과제

  • Lee, Sue-Hyang (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Bae, Soo-Myoung (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Shin, Bo-Mi (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyo-Jin (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University) ;
  • Shin, Sun-Jung (Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
  • 이수향 (강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 배수명 (강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 신보미 (강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 이효진 (강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 신선정 (강릉원주대학교 치과대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2020.05.25
  • Accepted : 2020.07.11
  • Published : 2020.08.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study confirms the current status of visiting oral health-care services for the elderly to draw policy implications for revitalization of the visiting oral health care services in the future. Methods: First, a survey was conducted on health centers about the current status of the elderly visiting oral health-care service and how to revitalize it. Next, the number of oral hygiene services provided to the elderly was checked in the long-term care insurance system. Results: Oral health education (100%) was the most common practice in visiting oral health-care service for the elderly, and the most difficult thing in providing services was the lack of dental hygienists (38.9%). The status of oral health-care services in the long-term care insurance system for elderly revealed that the total number of service claims has been confirmed to be zero since the introduction of the system. Conclusions: Despite the existence of a system that provides elderly visiting oral healthcare services, to revitalize it, the law must be amended to secure a dental hygienist as the main agent of the activity and to further take responsibility for autonomous authority and performance.

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