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KMID : 1023420160160010009
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2016 Volume.16 No. 1 p.9 ~ p.17
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Diffusion of Knowledge Related to Systemic Disease among Dental Hygienists
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Kim Young-Jin
Lim Soon-Ryun
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Abstract
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This study was aimed to identify the diffusion of systemic disease-related knowledge among dental hygienists. Two hundreds and eleven dentalhygienists were selected for the study. Data was collected between August 31, 2015 and September 20, 2015 by handing out questionnaires. Returned questionnaires were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA. Dental hygienists showed overall mean of 0.64 on the systemicdisease related knowledge. Age, education level, career, and educational experience showed significant influence on the systemic diseaseknowledge (p＜0.01). Dental hygienists revealed overall mean of 0.61 (full mark=1) on the usefulness recognition of systemic disease relatedknowledge. Age (p＜0.001), education level (p＜0.01), career (p＜0.001), and educational experience (p＜0.01) showed significant effects on theusefulness recognition of systemic disease knowledge. Degree of how dental hygienists apply the systemic disease-related knowledge to theservice was mean 0.86 (full mark=2). Age (p＜0.01), education level (p＜0.01), career (p＜0.01), and educational experience (p＜0.001) hadsignificant impacts on how dental hygienists apply the systemic disease related knowledge to the service. The diffusion of systemic diseaseknowledge among dental hygienists was 2.17, which represented ‘persuade’. These results indicated that a study is needed to understand thediffusion of systemic disease knowledge among dental hygienists and to identify obstacles in the process. Moreover, an education program shouldbe developed to offer practical training on the systemic disease-related knowledge. Further studies should evaluate the effectiveness of theprogram.
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KEYWORD
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Dental hygienists, Diffusion of knowledge, Knowledge, Systemic disease
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