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KMID : 1020220160160040517
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2016 Volume.16 No. 4 p.517 ~ p.523
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Survey on the uniform management of dental hygienist
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Son Eun-Gyo
Choi Woo-Yang
Jung Hwa-Young
Jung Sang-Hee
Lee Ji-Youn
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the uniform management of the dental hygienists in Korea.
Methods: The study was carried out by direct telephone survey to dental gygienists in Gangneung, Wonju, and Seongnam from March 15 to April 10, 2015. The subjects were seventy dental clinics by random sampling. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects(4 items), infection control education(3 items), and infection control activity(9 items). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.781 in the study. After informed consent from the dental hygienists, the survey was done by telephone. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program.
Results: The dental hygienists taking infection control education tended to wash the uniforms twice a week (χ2=15.95, p<001). The majority of the dental hygienists thought that the best washing place of uniform would be dental clinics than any other place (χ2=38.76, p<001).
Conclusions: It is very important to implement the infection control education for the dental hygienists. The establishment of standard guideline for infection control of the uniform washing will enhance the dental service quality and satisfaction of the dental service consumers.
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KEYWORD
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cross infection, dental hygienist, infection education, uniform, washing place
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