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KMID : 0355420100340010088
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2010 Volume.34 No. 1 p.88 ~ p.97
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Dentists` opinions for dental hygienists` roles in Korea
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Park Jee-Hyun
Kim Moon-Sook
Cho Ja-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: Although, dental hygienist is an auxiliary workforce for expert and professional on dental education and preventive dental cares, they have been performed mainly in chair-side dental assisting in Korea. The aim of this study was to know the dentist’s opinions for dental hygienists roles.
Methods: 2,500 sheets of questions were distributed to dentists selected in randomized by the post-mail and 555 sheets proper replid were collected and analysed.
Results: Most of the private dentists hoped dental hygienists perform such items of dental service as basic dental care preparation, consulting and guides for patients, preventive dental cares, intra or extra-oral x-ray taking and routine chair-side dental assisting. Lots of the private dentists desired dental hygienists to receive the expert and professional educations or re-educations for preventive dental cares and dental educations in order th perform their roles special and professional tasks. Lots of the private dentists had opinions for dental hygienists not to manage such items of service which seemed difficult or be possible for recurrence of the dental disease or infection, otherwise, general services for dental assisting except the items written in above, were recommended to be managed by both in dental hygienists and dental assistant nurses.
Conclusions: The expert and professional dental hygienists education should be needed in order to perform the dental service properly and professional, and let dental hygienists to change their roles form dental assisting to the dental education or the preventive dentistry works.
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KEYWORD
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dental hygienist, role
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