KMID : 1022620060060040349
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Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene Education 2006 Volume.6 No. 4 p.349 ~ p.359
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A Study on Post-Admission Satisfaction Level among Dental Hygiene Students in Colleges
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Park Il-Soon
Lee Kyeong-Hee
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to help improve the quality of education to keep up with fast-changing environments in educating sector. Relevant literature and data were reviewed, and the subjects in this study were dental hygiene juniors at seven two-year colleges in the Seoul metropolitan area and other regions, on whom a survey was conducted for about three months from August through October, 2004, to assess their satisfaction level with their major and educational environments. And it¡¯s concluded that in order to attract more new students and foster qualified students, dental hygiene practice labs should be improved on a large scale, and that there should be a great deal of investment in teaching facilities. The major findings of the study were as follows:
1. As for satisfaction with major choice, 57.5 % of the students investigated, the largest percentage, expressed satisfaction with their major. 27.8 %, the second largest group, found their choice not to be bad.
2. Regarding satisfaction with the state of practice labs, 41.9 % were pleased with practice labs. This rate was quite lower than that of nursing students, as 64.2 % of nursing students were pleased with their practice labs.7)
3. As to satisfaction with individual practice labs, oral prophylaxis labs were considered most satisfactory, as 53.9 % were satisfied with them. Digital radiation labs appeared to be satisfactory the least, which made 77.0 % dissatisfied.
4. Whether there were any connections between their working experience as a clinical worker and satisfaction level was investigated. In terms of their satisfaction with major choice and the state of practice labs, the students who had ever worked as a clinical worker were relatively pleased with the state of practice labs. As for satisfaction with each practice lab, those who had ever served as a clinical worker before being admitted into college expressed more satisfaction with
radiation practice labs(p<0.05) and digital radiation labs(p<.05) than the others who hadn¡¯t. The gap between the two was statistically significant.
5. In regard to the causes of dissatisfaction with practice labs, 93.7 and 80.0 % were respectively dissatisfied with digital radiation labs and basic dental hygiene labs because their colleges were devoid of those labs. 51.6 %, the largest group, found oral prophylaxis labs unsatisfactory because of their frequent breakdown. In the event of most of the other practice labs, the greatest percentage were discontented due to a shortage of equipment.
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KEYWORD
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Two-Year Colleges, Post-Admission Satisfaction
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