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KMID : 0353420170410030134
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Oral Biology Research
2017 Volume.41 No. 3 p.134 ~ p.140
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The study on the participation of Korean dentists in public posts
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Cho Ja-Won
Shim Su-Hyun
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Abstract
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There have been few reports about the manpower planning of dentists in the public sector in Korea. The purpose of this study was to research dentists` opinions about the public posts, and to suggest public health policies for the new dental manpower position. A total of 536 dentists were asked to fill out questionnaires inquiring about their opinions of public posts. We used an online survey methodology to involve 500 participants. The chi-square tests and frequency distributions were implemented to analyze the dentists` opinions about the public posts. The significance level of 0.05 was applied. A statistical package SPSS 21.0 was used for the analysis. An overwhelming majority of dentists (95.6%) answered that it is necessary to set up public posts for dentists. Respondents pointed out that the Korean Dental Association (35.5%) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare (33.2%) were the main institutes that should carry out this process. Especially, 47.4% of dentists answered they would quit their job if they had opportunities to fill public posts. Most dentists wanted to work as administrative officials (36.3%) in the public sector. Many dentists (62.4%) wanted to contribute to public welfare as health care professionals in public posts. Most of all, respondents (95.6%) answered that it is imperative to improve the manpower system of dentists in public posts.
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KEYWORD
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Dentists, Policy, Public health
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