title: Dental hygienists in Korea.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to give basic information about the status of dental hygienists in Korea. This paper examines the changing process of the dental hygiene education system in Korea, from its start in 1965 until the present, 2003, the composition of dental personnel in Korea, the specialised areas and roles of dental hygienists after they receive their licenses, employment of dental hygienists, dental hygiene-related organisations, and the status and direction of dental hygienists in Korea. This paper shows the organisational, educational, governmental and individual efforts to increase the level of professionalism, education and quality of care delivered to Korean citizens nationwide.
authors.affiliation: Hanseo University, Department of Dental Hygiene 360 Daegok-Ri, Haemi-Myun, Seosan-Si, Chungnam, Republic of Korea 356-706. Sookim@hanseo.ac.kr
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003756:Dental Hygienists / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003777:Dental Prophylaxis / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003797:Dental Staff; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011361:Professional Competence; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012958:Societies, Scientific