치과위생사의 감염관리 교육경험에 따른 감염관리

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi pp. 547 - 556
• Main Authors: 김지현, 김진경
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 30.08.2011
• Subjects: 치의학
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the infection control education experiences of dental hygienists and the state of their infection control. Methods : The subjects in this study were the dental hygienists who worked in Seoul. The relationship of their infection control education experiences to their gender, marital status, academic credential, workplace, length of service, infection control implementation, experience of being exposed to infection, way of coping with it, hand washing, use of personal protection devices and equipment management was analyzed. Results : It is found that the variable to affect the state of infection control was educational experiences about handpiece water pipe management, ultrasonic scaler water pipe management and three-way syringe water pipe management. Conclusions : Dental hygienists who are one of major dental personnels should receive systematic education on infection control to acquire accurate knowledge to ensure the successful prevention of cross infection. KCI Citation Count: 19