치과위생사의 유니폼 관리 실태조사

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 517 - 523
• Main Authors: 손은교, Eun-gyo Son, 최우양, Woo Yang Choi, 정화영, Hwa-young Jung, 정상희, Sang Hee Jung, 이지연, Ji Youn Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 31.08.2016
• Subjects: cross infection; dental hygienist; infection education; uniform; washing place; 감염교육; 교차감염; 세탁장소; 유니폼; 치과 위생사; 치의학
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to investigate the uniform management of the dental hygienists in Korea. Methods: The study was carried out by direct telephone survey to dental gygienists in Gangneung, Wonju, and Seongnam from March 15 to April 10, 2015. The subjects were seventy dental clinics by random sampling. The questionnaire consisted of general characteristics of the subjects(4 items), infection control education(3 items), and infection control activity(9 items). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.781 in the study. After informed consent from the dental hygienists, the survey was done by telephone. Data were analyzed by SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The dental hygienists taking infection control education tended to wash the uniforms twice a week (χ2=15.95, p<001). The majority of the dental hygienists thought that the best washing place of uniform would be dental clinics than any other place (χ2=38.76, p<001). Conclusions: It is very important to implement the infection control education for the dental hygienists. The establishment of standard guideline for infection control of the uniform washing will enhance the dental service quality and satisfaction of the dental service consumers.