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KMID : 1020220210210060785
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2021 Volume.21 No. 6 p.785 ~ p.792
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Current status of dental hygiene educational institutions and dental hygienists’ employment in Korea
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Yang Song-Yi
You Soo-Min
Lee Hee-Yeon
Lim So-Hyeon
Chae Joo-Young
Hwang Seon-Hye
Oh Sang-Hwan
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Abstract
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Objectives: Dental hygienists are an essential human resource in dental service organizations. However, there are several important persisting problems faced by them, that need to be solved. The purpose of this study was to explore the current situation in dental hygiene education institutions, number of active dental hygienists, and employment distribution across South Korea.
Methods: The study gathered statistics of dental hygiene educational institutions, the ratio of active dental hygienists and the number of dental hygienists working across South Korea from officially reviewed websites.
Results: Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions house the most number of colleges with dental hygiene programs. The Daejeon and Chungnam regions had the most universities with dental hygiene programs. The activity ratio of dental hygienists decreased every year. Dental hygienists’ employment was highly focused in the Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces.
Conclusions: The survey data can be used as basic data for future dental hygienist education to cope with the shortage of active dental hygienists and regional imbalances. This could prove useful to consider the employment of dental hygienists appropriately.
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KEYWORD
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Active dental hygienist, Dental hygienist education, Employment distribution
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