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KMID : 1023420140140010035
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2014 Volume.14 No. 1 p.35 ~ p.42
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Analysis of Tasks and Education Needs for Dental Hygienist for Development of Dental Hygiene Curriculum
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Kim Eung-Kwon
Lim Soon-Hwan
Gwon Mi-Young
Choi Young-Yuhn
Han Ji-Hyoung
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Abstract
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In this study we analysed frequency and importance of tasks, and education needs of 114 people working in dental clinics to be a reference of dental hygiene curriculum development. The results are as follow: The order of performance frequency is management support, preventive dental treatment, dental treatment assistance and oral health education, and the order of importance level of tasks and education needs is management support, dental treatment assistance, preventive dental treatment and oral health education. There is no statistically significant difference of performance frequency by general characteristics. The tasks considered most important level depending on general characteristics are oral health education in age of 40s (p＜0.05), dental treatment assistance in dental hygienists (p＜0.05), management support in women (p＜0.05), dental hygienists (p＜0.05), and more experienced workers (p＜0.05). The most need for Educations depending on general characteristics are oral health education in women (p＜ 0.05), dental treatment assistance in women (p＜0.001) and dental hygienists (p＜0.001), and management support in Seoul region (p＜0.05). The importance of tasks and education needs have correlations. The results showed management support and dental treatment assistance are considered important in dental clinics and most needed job competency for dental hygienists.
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KEYWORD
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Dental hygiene curriculum , Dental hygienists , Important level , Need for education , Performance frequency
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