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The Implementation Status of Dental Treatment Infection Control Standards of Dental Hygienists

치과위생사의 치과진료 감염방지기준에 관한 연구

  • Yoo, Ha-Na (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University) ;
  • Kang, Kyung-Hee (Dept. of Dental Hygiene, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
  • 유하나 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과) ;
  • 강경희 (건양대학교 의과학대학 치위생학과)
  • Received : 2013.11.27
  • Accepted : 2013.12.20
  • Published : 2013.12.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted to find out about the implementation status of dental treatment infection control standards of dental hygienists. The subjects of research were the dental hygienists working at dentist offices in Chungnam, Cheonan-si using self-input method from July 25th, 2012 to August 1st 2012. The collected data was analyzed after computerized statistical processing using SPSS 18.0. For hepatitis B vaccination, the results were high with 75.0% of answers being 'yes' or auto-active immunity, but for the latest hepatitis vaccination period showed highest results in '5 years or more ago' with 48.0%. Although 93.0% answered that vaccination was important, the percentage of replies that they had vaccination education was relatively low with 41.0%. For the use of personal protection tools the use of protective goggles was low compared to the use of masks and medical gloves. The percentage of subjects that answered that they always wash their hands before treatment was relatively low with 56.0% compared to 82.0% of subjects that answered that they always washed their hands after treatment. Dental treatment equipment washing before sterilization, use of packing and re-sterilization of tools with damaged packing showed high results for 'yes', but the ratio of subjects that answered 'no' to water line management was low with 39%.

본 연구는 치과위생사들의 치과진료 감염방지기준 이행실태를 파악하기위해 실시되었다. 설문조사는 충남 천안시 치과 의료기관에 근무하는 치과위생사를 대상으로 자기기입식 방법을 통해 2012년 7월 25일부터 2012년 8월 01일까지 이루어졌다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0을 사용하여 전산 통계 처리하여 분석 하였다. 그 결과 B형 간염 예방접종은 '예' 또는 자동능동면역이 75.0%로 높게 나타났으나 최종간염예방접종 경과기간은 5년 이상이 48.0%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 감염예방 중요성에 대해서는 중요하다고 응답한 경우가 93.0%로 높았으나 감염교육의 경험이 있다고 응답한 경우는 41.0%로 비교적 낮았다. 감염방지를 위한 개인보호용구 착용실태는 마스크착용, 의료용 장갑착용에 비해 보안경의 착용률이 낮았다. 진료 전 손세척은 '항상한다'가 56.0%로 진료 후 손세척 82.0%에 비해 비교적 낮게 나타났다. 치과진료 기자재의 멸균 전 기구세척, 포장 사용 및 포장 손상된 기구 재소독은 '예'가 높은 응답률을 보였으나 수관관리는 '아니오'라고 응답한 경우가 39%로 낮게 나타났다.

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