Mah Y-J, Kang G-Y, Kim S-J
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Ewha Womans University Mok-dong Hospital, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Clinical Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
Int J Dent Hyg. 2015 Aug;13(3):222-7. doi: 10.1111/idh.12122. Epub 2015 Feb 9.
We investigated awareness in dental hygienists of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) in patients with osteoporosis and cancer and assessed the situation in systemic history investigations to broaden the scope of the dental hygienists' BRONJ awareness as a basis for contributing to preventing this disease. The study was carried out through a survey; 217 dental hygienists responded to the survey. They worked at 12 university and general hospitals, 10 dental hospitals and 35 dental clinics, for a total of 57 institutions in Seoul. The survey consisted of 37 questions: general characteristics (J Oral Maxillofac Surg 65: 2007; 369), systemic history investigations (Ruggiero et al. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 62: 2004; 527) and awareness of BRONJ (Park et al. J Korean Dent Assoc 49: 2011; 389). Among them, 79.7% were aware of BRONJ. Recognition was highest among those from 25 to 35 years old (P < 0.05). In terms of work experience, those with 5-10 years experience showed the highest awareness (P < 0.05). In terms of institutions type, dental clinics showed lower awareness than general and dental hospitals (P < 0.05). It was found that 55.3% of the dental hygienists had been educated about BRONJ. Those aged 25-35 years were the most educated. In terms of institutions, dental clinic staff were the least educated. The degree of understanding about BRONJ was analysed with the average score of 6.14 points. According to these results, dental hygienists working in university hospitals and general hospitals had more opportunity to receive training than those working in dental clinics. Thus, it is considered that the development of professional training programs about BRONJ for all dental hygienists is necessary.
我们调查了牙科保健员对骨质疏松症和癌症患者中双膦酸盐相关颌骨坏死（BRONJ）的认知情况，并评估了全身病史调查中的相关情况，以拓宽牙科保健员对BRONJ的认知范围，为预防这种疾病提供依据。该研究通过一项调查开展；217名牙科保健员参与了此次调查。他们就职于首尔的12所大学医院和综合医院、10所牙科医院以及35所牙科诊所，共计57家机构。该调查包含37个问题：一般特征（《口腔颌面外科杂志》65卷：2007年；369页）、全身病史调查（鲁杰罗等人，《口腔颌面外科杂志》62卷：2004年；527页）以及对BRONJ的认知（朴等人，《韩国牙科协会杂志》49卷：2011年；389页）。其中，79.7%的人知晓BRONJ。25至35岁的人认知度最高（P < 0.05）。在工作经验方面，工作5至10年的人认知度最高（P < 0.05）。在机构类型方面，牙科诊所的认知度低于综合医院和牙科医院（P < 0.05）。结果发现，55.3%的牙科保健员接受过关于BRONJ的教育。25至35岁的人接受教育程度最高。在机构方面，牙科诊所工作人员接受教育程度最低。对BRONJ的理解程度通过平均得分为6.14分进行分析。根据这些结果，在大学医院和综合医院工作的牙科保健员比在牙科诊所工作的人员有更多机会接受培训。因此，认为有必要为所有牙科保健员制定关于BRONJ的专业培训项目。
