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KMID : 1023420080080030189
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2008 Volume.8 No. 3 p.189 ~ p.198
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Analysis on Relevant Factors in practice of Prevention for Infections in Dental Clinics-(Focusing on Dental Hygienists)
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Nam Young-Shin
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Abstract
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Objective: The study aimed to provide basic data for enhancing dental hygienists’ practice of prevention for infections of dental hygienists by examining what factors there were in their preventing the infections in dental clinics.
Method: The subjects of study were 168 dental hygienists who participated in continuing medical education of Incheon & Gyeonggi-do association and Seoul city association in October and November 2005. For the data analysis, an SPSS WIN 13.0 program was used and its significance level was 0.05. In terms of analysis methods, frequency analysis and technical statistics analysis were performed for general characteristics, ANOVA was performed for general traits, practice, medical environments for knowledge and practice analysis, correlation analysis was performed for the relation between knowledge & organization-related factors and practice, Chi-Square Tests were performed for the relation between general traits and educational experiences, T-test was performed for practice and knowledge according to the educational experiences for preventing infections and multiple regression analysis was performed for the factors that affect the practice for preventing infections.
Result: knowledge showed statistically significant differences by age (F=4.895, p=0.003) and those with the education experiences in preventing infections had higher scores in practice of prevention for infections than those without them (t=3.315, p=0.001). The correlation between knowledge and practice was significant statistically (p<0.05), the factors related to organization showed significant correlation (p<0.01) and the higher the factors related to organizations, knowledge, education experiences, service career, the higher the practice for prevention of infections was 2 (R =0.32).
Conclusions: In order to enhance the dental hygienists’ practice for the prevention of infections, it would be necessary to treat the contents of the infection prevention in educational curriculum at schools and enhance dental hygiene students’ knowledge on the prevention of infection and to develop the programs, with which continuous education and PRS could be conducted through in-house education and continuing medical education of the hospital after school graduation and it has been believed that it would be the most important for dental hygienists to make efforts and interest in organizations actively so as to build up safe working environments.
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KEYWORD
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Dental clinics, Knowledge of prevention for infections, Practice of prevention for infections, Factors related to organizations
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