KMID : 1022620100100010019
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Journal of Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene Education 2010 Volume.10 No. 1 p.19 ~ p.31
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A study on the recognition and requirement of dental hygienists for enforcing specialty
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Kim Seon-Yeong
Kim Ji-Young
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was to seek the ways for strengthening the higher curricula for the bachelor¡¯s degree of the dental hygiene. For this two things are investigated with some students of the dental hygiene departments of colleges and workers on the part; one is what the recognition about the curricula is, and the other what are the demanding degrees through the curricula.
Methods: The study has been performed with 298 persons who are workers for dental hygiene of dental clinics and students of the departments in B region by using structured and self- administered questionnaire from March to May, 2008, and were analyzed by using SPSS 14.0 program.
Results: The rate to recognize the higher curricula for the bachelor degree is 88.9%. And 70.4% among them says the curricula is ¡¯absolutely necessary¡¯ or ¡¯necessary¡¯. The ways to recognize the curricula are through ¡¯professor or friends¡¯(53.4%), through ¡¯newspapers of broadcasting reports¡¯(20.5%), and through ¡¯internet¡¯(14.4%). They want various teaching ways including the project-centered education(40.4%), lecture-like education(25.0%), field-experience within the workplace(14.4%), lectures in the workplace(10.6%), and discussion(9.6%). Those who works in the dental clinics want night classes(49.5%, 96 respondents), internet classes(16.5%, 32 respondents), and weekend classes(14.4%, 28 respondents). They like to learn majors more deeply(30.9%), important techniques and theories about their job(26.8%), and the new skills on their work(19.8%).
Conclusion: persons who are workers for dental hygiene of dental clinics and students of the departments have a requirement of dental hygienists for enforcing specialty. Therefor improve to develop education program and system about development of advance course for hygienists.
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KEYWORD
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bachelor¡¯s degree, bental hygienists, enforcing specialty, requirement
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