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KMID : 1020220180180040463
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2018 Volume.18 No. 4 p.463 ~ p.476
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Factors affecting perception of dental hygienists
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Lee Kyeong-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perception of dental hygienists and look for ways to inform the dental hygienist correctly by investigating factors influencing the perception of dentalhygienists.
Methods: The final analysis population for this study was composed of 302 adults aged 20 years or older who were living in Seoul or Gyeonggido. Statistical analysis of the collected data was conducted using the SPSS WIN 22.0 statistical program.
Results: When factors influencing perceptions of dental hygienists were investigated, educational background beyond high school (p<0.05), educational background beyond college (p<0.001), occupation (student, p<0.05), title (dental hygienist, p<0.01), and whether dental hygienists offered comfort during treatment (yes, p<0.001) were found to exert statistically significant influence. In other words, participants with educational background beyond high school and college, student, participants who call the title dental hygienists, and participants who felt comforted by dental hygienists during treatment had better perceptions of dental hygienists.
Conclusions: Based upon the results as mentioned above, It will be needed more training to enhance the skills of a dental hygienist patient response. Also participants who felt comforted by dental hygienists during treatment had better perceptions of dental hygienists. This indicates a need to devise ways to better foster the ability of dental hygienists.
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KEYWORD
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Dental hygienist, Image, Knowledge, Opinion, Perception
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