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A Study on Revitalization of Dental Medical Tourism in Korea

  • Received : 2020.09.21
  • Accepted : 2020.10.17
  • Published : 2020.10.30

Abstract

Medical tourism refers to visiting overseas to receive medical services and tourism at the same time. In other words, it can be said that it is a tourism activity that combines medical service, various cultural activities, leisure, and shopping. As such, medical tourism is not limited to simple medical services, but is a new high-value-added industry that creates new profits by fusion with tourism services. Many countries are making continuous efforts to foster their own tourism industry by attracting foreign tourists. Therefore, in order to secure competitiveness in dental services among the medical tourism industry in Korea, this study was to examine the relationship between dentist's treatment, hospital facilities, dental staff, and patient satisfaction. As a result, it was found that the dentist's treatment had a positive effect on both the staff of the dental facility in the hospital and the satisfaction of the patient.

의료관광은 의료서비스와 관광을 동시에 제공받기 위해 해외로 방문하는 것을 의미한다. 즉, 의료서비스와 다양한 문화 활동, 레저, 쇼핑 등을 접목한 관광 활동이라고 할 수 있다. 이처럼 의료관광이란 단순한 의료서비스에 국한하지 않고 관광 서비스와 융합되어 새로운 수익을 창출하는 신 고부가가치 산업으로 많은 국가들이 해외 관광객 유치를 통해 자국의 관광산업을 육성하기 위하여 지속적인 노력을 기울이고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 우리나라의 의료관광산업 중 치과의료서비스에 있어서 경쟁력을 확보하기 위해서 치과의사의 진료, 병원의 시설, 치과의 스텝, 환자의 만족도 사이에 어떠한 연관성이 있는지를 살펴보고자 하였다. 그 결과 치과의사의 진료는 병원의 시설 치과의 스텝, 환자의 만족 모두에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다.

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