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KMID : 1020220110110030353
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2011 Volume.11 No. 3 p.353 ~ p.361
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The relationship between social values and health system values in dental healthcare hygienist
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You So-Yeon
Park Eun-Mi
Jang Jong-Hwa
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Abstract
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Objectives:This study was to examine the social value of dental hygienists, their values about the health system and the relationship of all the related variables.
Methods:The subjects in this study were 205 dental hygienists who worked in dental clinics and hospitals on Seoul. A survey was conducted from August 12 to October 15, 2010. The questionnaire consisted of nine items about general characteristics, two items about social values and 11 about values of the health system. The items related to social values and values of the health system were prepared by translating the items used in David et al’s study, and the Cronbach alpha coefficient of those items respectively 0.80 and 0.76.
Results:The dental hygienists got 3.94 in social values, which was above the average. In terms of values about the health care system, their values of the treatment delivery system(3.92) rated highest, followed by values of patient rights(3.79) and values of institutional restrictions(3.25). Their socal values had a closest positive correlation to their values of the treatment delivery system, and their values of patient rights had a strong positive correlation to those of the treatment delivery system and was positively correlated to those of institutional regulations as well. And there was a positive correlation between their values of the treatment delivery system and institutional regulations(r=.276).
Conclusions:The above-mentioned findings illustrated that the social values of the dental hygienists had a positive correlation to their values of the health system. Therefore the kinds of educational programs that help dental hygienists to build their social values and values of the health system should be developed to improve their job efficiency as oral health experts.
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KEYWORD
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social values, public health system values, dental hygienist
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