J Dent Hyg Sci.  2018 Apr;18(2):85-96. 10.17135/jdhs.2018.18.2.85.

Suggestion of Learning Objectives in Social Dental Hygiene: Oral Health Administration Area

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Dental Hygiene, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
  • 2Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung 25457, Korea.
  • 3Department of Health Administration, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Korea.
  • 4Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea.
  • 5Department of Dental Hygiene, Daewon University College, Jecheon 27135, Korea.
  • 6Department of Dental Hygiene, Hyejeon College, Hongseong 32244, Korea.
  • 7Department of Dental Hygiene, Division of Health Sciences, Dongseo University, Busan 47011, Korea.
  • 8Department of Dental Hygiene, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju 26426, Korea.
  • 9Department of Dental Hygiene, Shinhan University, Uijeongbu 11644, Korea. news9090@naver.com

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose learning objectives in social dental hygiene by analyzing and reviewing learning objectives in oral health administration area of the existing public oral health. This study is a cross-sectional study. The subjects of the study selected with convenience extraction were 15 members of the social dental hygiene subcommittee of the Korean Society of Dental Hygiene Science. Data collection was conducted by self-filling questionnaire. The research tool is from 48 items of A division in the book of learning objectives in the dental hygienist national examination, and this study classified each of them into "˜dental hygiene job relevance', "˜dental hygiene competency relevance', "˜timeliness', and "˜value discrimination of educational goal setting' to comprise 192 items. Also, to collect expert opinions, this study conducted Delphi survey on 7 academic experts. Statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 23.0 program (IBM Co., Armonk, NY, USA). Recoding was performed according to the degree of relevance of each learning objective and frequency analysis was performed. This study removed 18 items from the whole learning objectives in the dental hygienist national examination in the oral health administration area of public oral health. Fifteen revisions were made and 15 existing learning objectives were maintained. Forty-five learning objectives were proposed as new social dental hygiene learning objectives. The topics of learning objectives are divided into social security and medical assistance, oral health care system, oral health administration, and oral health policy. As a result of this study, it was necessary to construct the learning objectives of social dental hygiene in response to changing situation at the time. The contents of education should be revised in order of revision of learning objectives, development of competency, development of learning materials, and national examination.

Keyword

Delivery of oral health system; Educational objectives; Oral health administration; Oral health policy; Social dental hygiene

MeSH Terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Data Collection
Dental Hygienists
Discrimination (Psychology)
Education
Expert Testimony
Humans
Hygiene
Learning*
Medical Assistance
Oral Health*
Oral Hygiene*
Social Security
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