Department of Social Dentistry and Behavioural Sciences, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2010 May;8(2):143-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00415.x.
Many students have paid employment while studying. In the Netherlands, the Individual Health Care Professions Act (IHCP Act) allows dental hygiene students to work under certain conditions in a dental practice. The aim of the study was to determine how many dental hygiene students have part-time job employment in dental practice and which professional tasks they carry out. We also asked the dental hygiene students their opinion of the IHCP Act.
All the enrolled dental hygiene students (n = 341) at a School of Health in the Netherlands received a questionnaire by email.
The response was 52% (176 students). Of the responding students, 75% had paid employment in addition to their study. A proportion of the students (35%) worked in a dental practice. The median number of hours worked per week was eight. Study year, age and prior education were positively related to working part-time in dental practice. Activities frequently performed were giving oral hygiene instruction, fluoride applications, scaling and root planning, providing chair side assistance and giving local anaesthesia. Although the self-reported knowledge about the IHCP Act was high, almost half of the students expressed the need for more detailed legal information.
Many dental hygiene students work in a dental practice, taking over a number of tasks usually performed by the dentist. More information in the dental hygiene curriculum about the requirements of the IHCP Act seems desirable.
许多学生在学习期间有兼职工作。在荷兰，《个人医疗保健专业法案》（IHCP 法案）允许牙科卫生学生在某些条件下在牙科诊所工作。本研究的目的是确定有多少牙科卫生学生在牙科诊所兼职工作，以及他们执行哪些专业任务。我们还询问了牙科卫生学生对 IHCP 法案的看法。
荷兰一所健康学校的所有注册牙科卫生学生（n=341）都通过电子邮件收到了一份问卷。
回应率为 52%（176 名学生）。在回应的学生中，75%的人在学习的同时有带薪工作。一部分学生（35%）在牙科诊所工作。每周工作的中位数是八小时。学习年限、年龄和先前的教育与在牙科诊所兼职工作呈正相关。学生经常进行的活动包括提供口腔卫生指导、氟化物应用、洁治和根面平整、提供椅旁协助和局部麻醉。尽管学生自我报告的 IHCP 法案知识水平较高，但近一半的学生表示需要更详细的法律信息。
许多牙科卫生学生在牙科诊所工作，承担了许多通常由牙医执行的任务。在牙科卫生课程中增加关于 IHCP 法案要求的信息似乎是可取的。
