KMID : 1022620090090040808
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Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene Education 2009 Volume.9 No. 4 p.808 ~ p.823
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Analysis of dental hygiene curriculum of dental hygiene programs in Korea
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Lee Hyung-Suk
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study was to suggest the basic data to develop the national exam contents for dental hygiene by comparing with those of other country.
Methods : Several dental hygiene education course results were reviewed, and analyzed the culture subjects, basic major subjects, educational subjects, national exam contents in 3 or 4 years dental hygiene curriculum.
Results : In Korea, grades of culture subjects in dental hygiene curriculum were different between 3 and 4 years education course, mean grades were 10.4, and 34.5 respectively. While there were few different between 3 and 4 years education course, mean grades were 36, and 36.5 respectively in foreign country. In Korea, grades of major subjects in dental hygiene curriculum were similar between 3 and 4 years education course as mean grades of 110, while there were different between 3 and 4 years education course, mean grades were 60 and 80 respectively in foreign country. In Korea, number of major subject was higher in 4 years(n=61) than 3 years(n=54). However, it was lower in 4 years(n=27) than in 3 years(n=33) in foreign country. Total grade number was 129 in 3 years, and 145 in 4 years in Korea, while it was 97 in 3 years, and 116 in 4 years in foreign country. By analyzing 3 years education course, culture subject was 9.5%, basic health was 11.2%, oral biology was 11.2%, clinical dentistry was 20.7%, public oral health was 10.4%, oral hygiene care was 35.9%, management of dental clinic was 9.4%, education was 2.8% in Korea. In USA, dental hygiene examination contains practice work as major part, while theory was thought of as most important things in korea.
Conclusions : It is necessary to improve learning course of dental hygiene curriculum on the basis of other country¡¯s system, and then it could be possible to development of good quality¡¯s national examination contents, thus good quality of dental hygiene personnel would be turned out in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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dental hygiene curriculum, dental hygienist, examination
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