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KMID : 1023420100100010039
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Journal of Dental Hygiene Science
2010 Volume.10 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.44
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Dental Hygienists` Awareness of Long-term Senior Care Insurance System
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Kim Ji-Hyun
Hwang Ji-Min
Park Yong-Duk
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to cover dental hygienists who work for metropolitan dental hospitals or clinics in Seoul city, Incheon city and Gyeonggi province from January to April 2009 and profile their awareness of Long-term Senior Care Insurance System (hereinafter called ‘LSCI (System)’, so that it may provide material reference data to contribute to expanding and establishing oral health medical services in the framework of LSCI System. As a result, this study could come to the following conclusions: 1. It was found that the highest priority of dental hygienists’ visiting oral hygienic services under LSCI System was focused on ‘caring and preventive treatment’, and their secondary priority was focused upon ‘oral health education.’ 2. In response to a question item about whether dental hygienists need dentist’s prescription in written before performing their visiting oral hygienic services, it was found that 38.2% dental hygienists answered ‘Yes (necessary)’ and 61.8% answered ‘No (unnecessary).’ 3. In response to a question item about whether dental hygienists may open up long-term senior care center, it was found that absolute majority of dental hygienists (93.4%) answered ‘No’ and only 6.6% dental hygienists answered ‘Yes.’ The standardized professional education are thought to be needed to be developed aiming at the success in oral-hygiene service within a LSCI, by strengthening professionalism in dental hygienists.
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KEYWORD
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Awareness, Dental hygienist, Long-term senior care insurance system
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