스케일링 건강보험 확대에 대한 일반인과 치과위생사의 인식도 조사

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 431 - 438
• Main Authors: 주온주, On Ju Ju, 강은주, Eun Ju Kang, 우승희, Seung Hee Woo, 이아주, A Ju Lee, 이혜정, Hea Jung Lee, 박미연, Mi Yeon Park
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 30.06.2014
• Subjects: dental hygienist; health insurance of scaling; layperson; 스케일링; 일반인; 치과건강보험; 치과위생사; 치의학
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294
• DOI: 10.13065/jksdh.2014.14.03.431

Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the recognition between laypersons and dental hygienists on expansion of health insurance of scaling. Methods : A self-reported questionnaires was filled out by 100 laypersons and 100 dental hygienists from October 7, 2013. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 21.0 program. Results : All the dental hygienists recognized the introduction of the health insurance of scaling and 71.0% of the laypersons agreed. The introduction of health insurance of scaling was responsible for the interest toward scaling in 80 dental hygienists(80.0%) and 66 laypersons(66.0%). 94% of dental hygienists answered that health insurance of scaling would prevent periodontal diseases. The expansion of health insurance of scaling revealed many periodontal diseases and 52% of laypersons answered that prevention of periodontal diseases would deprive the dental hygienists of their jobs. Conclusions : The expansion of health insurance of scaling can prevent the periodontal diseases and enhance the oral health services. So the government must try to expand the health insurance of scaling.