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KMID : 1020220220220050383
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2022 Volume.22 No. 5 p.383 ~ p.392
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Derivation of core competencies of advanced practice dental hygienists in the elderly using the Delphi method
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Lee Sun-Mi
Won Young-Soon
Kim Hyeong-Mi
Sim Seon-Ju
Lee Jung-Hwa
Moon Sang-Eun
Kim Chang-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study derived the core competencies for developing a curriculum for advanced practice dental hygienists in the elderly.
Methods: A Delphi survey was conducted thrice times with 12 subjects engaged in dental hygiene-related activities for the elderly.
Results: The item with the highest average in each domain was ‘understanding the elderly (mean=5.00)’ in basic qualities and attitude competency, ‘understanding the oral health characteristics of the elderly (mean=5.00)’ in the job competency, and ‘development and evaluation of oral health programs for the elderly (mean=4.75)’ in job support competency.
Conclusions: The core competencies of dental hygienists specializing in the elderly are divided into 3 ‘basic qualifications and attitude competencies’, ‘job competencies’, and ‘job support competencies’ 27 sub-competencies are presented.
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KEYWORD
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Advanced practice dental hygienists in the elderly, Core competencies, Curriculum, Delphi method
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