Abstract
ABSTRACT Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the awareness and performance towards the dental radiation protection behaviors in dental institution s in Busan and Gyeongnam.Methods : Two hundred and one dental medical institutions in Busan and Gyeongnam participated in the survey from March 10 to April 4, 2014. The data were ana lyzed using SPSS 19.0 for χ 2 test, t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression analysis. Corresponding Author Min-Kyung LeeDepartment of Biomedicalhealth scienceDong-eui University176 Eomgwang-ro(Rd)Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Korea.Tel : +82-51-890-4238Fax : +82-51-890-2623E-mail : lmk849@deu.ac.krResults : There were significant differences in the awareness and performance towards the radiation protection behaviors according to age, monthly income , and type of hospital(p<0.05). Protective equipment influenced on the awareness and performanc e of dental staff and patients(p<0.001). The important variables on dental radiation protection included protection facility and education of protective equipment. It is found the variable to affect the performance of dental radiation protection was protection facility, wearing of protec tive device staff and patients, education on RSM.Conclusions : These results can provide the basic data for the effective dental radiation safety management and improvement for the dental institutions. Key Words : awareness, performance, radiation protection behaviors색인 : 수행도, 인식도, 치과방사선 방어행위
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