Hygienist Job Research Articles

A Literature Review on the Korean Dental Hygienist Licensing Examination and Core Competencies

Objective: This study aimed to suggest methods to improve the korean dental hygienist licensing examination to review related literatures. Methods: This study is a literature review on the national dental hygienist examination and confirmed the dental hygienist national examination and core competencies, focusing on a total of 14 manuscripts and reports. Results: The research task of the national examination institute was conducted in the direction of evaluating the dental hygienist's job or core competency to perform in actual clinical practice. The dental hygienist’s core competencies include oral health education, treatment and clinical areas, occupational ethics, and hospital management support. Conclusions: The national examination continuously analyzed the duties and core competencies of dental hygienists to improve the national examination. In recent studies, the field was specialized according to the professional dental hygienist system.

치경부 마모 환자의 칫솔질 교육을 통한 행동변화 정도와 만족도

Objectives: Targeting patients with cervical abrasion, we aimed to improve the habit of brushing and reduce the recurrence of cervical abrasion by repeatedly and periodically teaching the subject's brushing habit and correct brushing method.
 Methods: From August 31, 2022 to May 31, 2023, for patients who visited a dental clinic due to cervical abrasion, repeated brushing education was conducted for 12 weeks after a questionnaire survey and dental plaque test.
 Results: Compared to before the brushing method training, the time of brushing increased, and the change in the modified O'Leary Index increased from an average of 54.52 points to 76.70 points.
 Conclusions: As a dental hygienist's job, it is necessary to recognize the importance of continuous brushing method education and make efforts to provide education for behavioral change rather than simply conveying knowledge about brushing methods.

Analysis of Dental Hygienist Job Recognition Using Text Mining

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the public demand for information about the job of dental hygienists by mining text data collected from the online Q & A section on an Internet portal site. Methods: Text data were collected from inquiries that were posted on the Naver Q & A section from January 2003 to July 2020 using “dental hygienist job recognition,” “role recognition,” “medical assistance,” and “scaling” as search keywords. Text mining techniques were used to identify significant Korean words and their frequency of occurrence. In addition, the association between words was analyzed. Results: A total of 10,753 Korean words related to the job of dental hygienists were extracted from the text data. “Chi-lyo (treatment),” “chigwa (dental clinic),” “ske-illing (scaling),” “itmom (gum),” and “chia (tooth)” were the five most frequently used words. The words were classified into the following areas of job of the dental hygienist: periodontal disease treatment and prevention, medical assistance, patient care and consultation, and others. Among these areas, the number of words related to medical assistance was the largest, with sixty-six association rules found between the words, and “chi-lyo,” “chigwa,” and “ske-illing” as core words. Conclusion: The public demand for information about the job of dental hygienists was mainly related to “chi-lyo,” “chigwa,” and “ske-illing” as core words, demonstrating that scaling is recognized by the public as the job of a dental hygienist. However, the high demand for information related to treatment and medical assistance in the context of dental hygienists indicates that the job of dental hygienists is recognized by the public as being more focused on medical assistance than preventive dental care that are provided with job autonomy.

The Relationship between Job Identity and Job Retention according to the Dental Hygienist's Job Selection Motivations

The Relationship between Job Identity and Job Retention according to the Dental Hygienist's Job Selection Motivations

Dental hygienist's job recognition and vocational competency reinforcement

Dental hygienist's job recognition and vocational competency reinforcement

Dental hygienist job autonomy depends on the period of dental hygiene education.

Independent dental hygiene practice is critical in regions with low accessibility to dental services, as well as for preventing and managing oral diseases among children and the elderly from low-income families, as these individuals are highly vulnerable to oral diseases. We investigated whether the job autonomy of dental hygienists has been maintained, in accordance with the guidelines of the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH). This study comprised a cross-sectional literature review. We reviewed national reports and articles published in 23 countries selected for analysis to determine the degree of dental hygienist job autonomy, based on the extent of dental hygiene education. We divided the countries into two groups, based on the historical length of dental hygienist education. We classified education as direct access, indirect supervision, and direct supervision. Two researchers reviewed and revised the classification results to ensure reliability. The Kappa value was 0.96 points. Statistical analysis was performed by PASW statistics 23.0 program (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA.). Countries with >40 years of educating dental hygienists exhibited more independent dental hygienist practices than those with less than 40 years of educating dental hygienists. Countries with >40 years of experience in educating dental hygienists largely guarantee independent dental hygiene practice for dental hygienists, in accordance with IFDH guidelines. The society's need for dental hygienists is fulfilled and professional competency is maintained in these contexts; thus, it should be required for dental hygienists to maintain independent dental hygiene practices.

Evaluation of Dental Hygienist Job Validity according to Judgment Standard of Medical Practice in Medical Law

Evaluation of Dental Hygienist Job Validity according to Judgment Standard of Medical Practice in Medical Law

Relationship with the Emotiona llabor and stress and anxiety to the characteristics of dental hygienist job

Relationship with the Emotiona llabor and stress and anxiety to the characteristics of dental hygienist job

Relationship with the Emotiona llabor and stress and anxiety to the characteristics of dental hygienist job

Relationship with the Emotiona llabor and stress and anxiety to the characteristics of dental hygienist job

치과위생사의 한국어판 직무착근도 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도

이번 연구는 직무착근도의 척도를 국내 실정에 적절하게 적용할 수 있도록 수정 보완하여, 치과위생사의 직무착근도를 평가할 수 있는 도구를 개발하고 타당도와 신뢰도를 평가하고자 시행하였다. 직무착근도 원 도구 25문항을 번역한 후 내용분석 및 내용 타당도 검증을 통하여 8문항을 삭제하고 5문항을 수정하여 총 17문항을 분석하였다. 연구 결과 탐색적 요인분석에 의해 요인 적재량이 0.4 이하인 4개의 문항은 삭제되었으며, 도구의 적합성, 연계, 희생 요인들로부터 추출된 문항들이 새롭게 혼합되어 구성되었다. 치과위생사를 위한 직무착근도의 하위요인으로는 '조직 적합성', '직무 연계성', '직원 관계성'으로 구분되었다. 또한 확인적 요인분석을 통한 모형의 적합도는 대체로 기준을 충족하였다(<TEX>${\chi}^2=257.394$</TEX> [df=62, p<0.001], RMR=0.059, RMSEA=0.107, CFI=0.887, GFI=0.870, AGFI=0.810, NFI=0.857, IFI=0.888, TLI=0.858). 내적일관성을 검증한 결과 Cronbach's <TEX>${\alpha}$</TEX>는 착근도의 하위요인인 조직 적합성 0.866, 직무 연계성 0.916, 직원 관계성 0.669로 나타나 신뢰할 만한 수준의 측정도구임을 나타냈다. 이상의 결과에 따라 치과위생사의 직무착근도 측정도구의 타당도와 신뢰도는 적합하다고 검증되었다. 향후 우리나라 치과 내 조직원들의 이직 및 장기근속에 대한 연구에 활용되어 의료기관의 병원 경영 및 직원 관리에 보탬이 될 것으로 생각된다. The purpose of this study was to investigate a reliability and validity of the Korean version for measuring tool the job embeddedness of dental hygienists. The survey was modified and revised to fit into Korean culture. A survey was conducted with 274 dental hygienists in dental clinics. The data was used for the analysis of the study, using PASW Statistics 18.0 and IBM SPSS AMOS 7.0. The factor analysis showed that the job embeddedness of the dental hygienists was composed of three elements, namely 'organization fit', 'job connectivity', and 'personnel relationships'. The validity of the model examined by a confirmatory factor analysis satisfied most of the relevant requirements. All of the factors had the conceptual reliability and variant extracted index above the minimum requirements, ensuring reliability and concentrated validity. The Cronbach's alpha shows a good reliability. In conclusion, it was proven that dental hygienist's job embeddedness measurement tool has high validity and reliability. Further, this study could be used to improve dental hygienist's long term working, and the growth stage of dental clinic.

Career satisfaction of Pennsylvanian dentists and dental hygienists and their plans to leave direct patient care

The aim of this study is to explore a number of practice-related dynamics between dentists and dental hygienists, including their career dissatisfaction, plans to leave direct patient care, hiring difficulties, and full-time work. Data come from the 2013 Pennsylvania Health Workforce Surveys, a sample of 5,771 dentists and 6,023 dental hygienists, and logistic regression is used to estimate the relationships between outcome areas - dissatisfaction, plans to leave patient care, and hiring/job outcomes - and a number of explanatory variables, including demographic and practice characteristics. Dentists working in practices that employ hygienists have lower odds of reporting overall dissatisfaction and of leaving patient care in the next 6 years than those that do not employ hygienists. Dental hygienists that work full-time hours across two or more jobs have higher odds of dissatisfaction than those who work full-time in one job only. Part-time work in a single hygienist job is associated with higher odds of leaving the career, relative to having a single, full-time job. Results suggest that employment of dental hygienists is associated with lower career dissatisfaction and extended careers for dentists. However, a number of dentist characteristics are associated with difficulty hiring hygienists, including rural practice, nonwhite race, and solo ownership. Only 37.5 percent of hygienists work in a single, full-time job, an outcome related to lower dissatisfaction and extended careers for hygienists. Characteristics associated with this job outcome include having an associate degree, having a local anesthesia permit, and not working for a solo practice.

치위생과 졸업예정자의 직업의식과 취업가치관에 대한 조사연구

본 연구는 치위생과 졸업예정자들의 직업의식 및 취업가치관에 관련된 현황을 조사함으로써 학생들의 진로, 취업준비에 관한 이해를 도울 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 대학이나 기관에서 보다 효과적인 진로지도 및 취업지도를 실시하기 위한 정보로 활용하고자 실시하였다. 연구 대상자의 직업의식으로는 전문직종에 관한 질문에는 '구강보건향상의 일익을 담당하는 직업이다', 학술관련으로는 '치석제거는 치과의사보다 더 잘해야 한다고 생각한다'가 가장 높게 나타났고, 대인관계 부분에서는 '동료와의 화목은 업무효율성과 밀접한 관계가 있다', 근로윤리에서는 '치과병(의)원 발전과 치과위생사 발전은 관련성이 있다고 생각한다.'가 높게 나왔다. 취업가치관으로 치과위생사의 직업전망은 조금 발전적이다 55.2%, 지금과 차이가 없을 것이다 27.4% 순으로 나타났으며, 취업희망기관으로는 치과병원 43.2%, 치과의원 24.3% 순으로 나타났다. 전공분야로 취업을 원하는 경우 90.5%, 아직 고민 중으로 답한 경우 9.5%이고, 전공분야로 취업을 원하는 이유로는 보수와 근로환경이 좋다고 생각한다. 24.0%, 치과위생사의 장래성이 밝기 때문 22.1% 순으로 나타났다. 전공분야로 취업을 고민 하는 이유로는 적성과 흥미에 맞지 않아서 5.4%, 보수와 근로환경이 열악해서 1.9% 순으로 나타났다. 연구대상자의 전공만족도가 높을수록 직업의식 부분에서 전문직종의식과 근로윤리의식에서 유의한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났고(p<0.05), 직업의식의 영역간 상관관계를 살펴본 결과 모두 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계(p<0.01)로 나타나 네 가지 유형 중 어느 한 가지의 특성이 높으면 다른 특성들도 모두 높으며, 전반적인 직업의식 또한 높은 것으로 나타났다. 결과에 따라 전공시간에 전문직 태도 및 직무를 효율적으로 수행하여야 하며 확대된 역할을 수행하기 위해서는 좀 더 적극적이고 긍정적인 마음가짐이 필요하다는 것이 습득되었고, 자신의 업무는 사회적으로 중요한 역할이라는 인식이 고취될 수 있는 교육과정이 필요하며, 인문학적 소양을 키울 수 있는 교육과정 등이 이루어져야 할 필요가 있다고 판단된다. This study has an objective not only to be helpful to the understanding about students' career and employment preparation by investigating the present conditions which are related with vocational consciousness and job values of dental hygiene department graduating students. Study subjects were 350 female graduating students in 3-year-course College, dental hygiene department at five areas of Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon and Gyeongnam. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 19.0. Regarding job values, job prospect of dental hygienist is a little developmental (55.2%) and institution hoping to work is dental clinic (43.2%), reasons for employment in major area are good wage and working environment (24.0%). And regarding opinion about job, dental hygienist job is a measure for living income (69.7%). Regarding job selection conditions, 35.0% subjects replied good human relationship. In the questionnaires regarding professional job in vocational consciousness category, results showed high percentages in that 'the occupation is a job in charge of oral health improvement'; regarding academic area, 'scaling should be done better than dentist'; regarding human relationship, 'harmony between colleagues is closely related with job efficiency'; regarding work ethics, 'development of dental hospital (clinic) and dental hygienist is correlated.' In vocational consciousness of study subjects, higher major satisfaction showed significant differences in professional job consciousness and work ethics consciousness (p<0.05) and the correlation results in vocational consciousness areas showed all statistically significant correlations (p<0.01). In case that the characteristic in one type is higher among 4 types, all other types showed high characteristics and also showed high general vocational consciousness.

Dental Hygienists in Israel: Employment Evaluation, Job Satisfaction, and Training Implications

Fundamental changes have occurred in dental services for children in Israel that are likely to affect workforce needs for dental hygienists. The aim of this study was to describe the employment situation and job satisfaction of a sample of dental hygienists in Israel, to estimate associated variables, and to discuss corresponding possible implications for training programs after these changes. An e-mailed questionnaire sent to all dental hygienists in the Israeli Dental Hygienists Association list included questions about respondents' demographic background, years of experience, working hours, desire to work in an alternative occupation, and sense that they were valued within the dental community. The response rate was 20.7 percent. The responses showed that dental hygienists worked, on average, in 2.11 different working venues, 23.64 hours/week, and 12.34 hours in the private sector. Almost 63 percent of the respondents were willing to add working hours as a dental hygienist, preferably in the private sector. Also, 38.2 percent of the respondents worked in an extra non-dental hygienist job (mean=7.05 hours/week). These dental hygienists reported a high level of job satisfaction. After regression analysis, a high number of working venues, years of experience, and hypothetically choosing again to be a dental hygienist were found to be significant indicators of job satisfaction (R(2)=0.491). It is important that dental hygienists be satisfied and willing to expand their activities. Legislative changes may require reorientation and refocusing of dental hygiene education programs.

Dental Hygienist Job Analysis for Item Development for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination

This study aimed to develop standard items for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination; these items were also earmarked for use in developing the curriculum for dental hygienists, and in writing a job description, based on a job analysis using the Developing A Curriculum Method (DACUM). It also aimed to understand the significance and frequency of task elements that dental hygienists perform. Data were collected by means of a mail survey, in the form of self-entry, from a sample of dental hygienists registered with the Korean Dental Hygienists' Association. In all, 260 responses were analyzed. The tasks of dental hygienists were divided into four categories, 93 tasks, and 494 task elements. There were 281 elements (61%) that scored higher than 3.5 in significance, in the 4-scale items, and 480 elements (98%) that scored higher than 3.0. There were 30 elements (6%) that scored higher than 3.5 in frequency, and 140 elements (29%) that scored higher than 3.0 in frequency. Overall, 130 out of 494 elements (27%) scored higher than 3.0 for both significance and frequency. Therefore, those 130 elements should be included as items in the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination. The results can also be used for curriculum development and as the basis of a job description for dental hygienists.

Dental Hygienist Job Analysis for Item Development for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination

Dental Hygienist Job Analysis for Item Development for the Korean Dental Hygienists' Licensing Examination