KMID : 1020220150150010137
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene 2015 Volume.15 No. 1 p.137 ~ p.146
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Current education status of the community dental hygiene practice
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Kim Yeun-Ju
Han Yang-Keum Kim Young-Kyung Lim Hyun-Ju Kwon Yang-Ok Kim Han-Mi Park Jeong-Ran Kim Nam-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was obtained to identify current education status of the community dental hygiene practice.
Methods: It was designed cross section and self-reported on-line questionnaire(Survey monkey). It was performed probability sampling by targeting 82 dental hygiene schools(each one faculty member) in charge of community dental hygiene curriculum and 254 community health centers¡¯s community dental hygienists whom was working at oral health section. The response rate was 60% and 53%, respectively. The questionnaire consisted of time, duration, practice group, evaluation method, and practice contents including 63 learning objectives of dental hygiene.
Results: Nearly half of these schools conduct such community field work practice in the spring semester of the junior year. This practice was mainly progressed based on average 4 students as one team per each one school for 7-8 hours a day during the period of more than 5 weeks(p<0.05). However, in case of both school and community health center, almost half of feedback after practice was not achieved and there was a difference in needs for practice education between schools and community health center.
Conclusions: We should be considered that a sufficient consultation for the practice environment and its contents between schools and community health centers. It was considered that development of a standardized practice manual reflecting such requirement.
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KEYWORD
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community dental hygiene, community health center, practice education
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