Cheng Feng-Chou, Chen Mu-Hsiung, Hsu Po-Hsiang, Chen Cheng-Hsueh, Kuo Ming-Chih, Tsai Po-Fang, Chiang Chun-Pin
School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Science Education Center, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Dent Sci. 2022 Oct;17(4):1669-1676. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.08.010. Epub 2022 Aug 31.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: In Taiwan, there is no independent licensing system for dental radiation technologists. A licensed medical radiation technologist who engages in dental radiology is the so-called dental radiation technologist. This study explored mainly the profile of dental radiation technologists in Taiwan.
This study used the methods of documentary analysis, dental radiation manpower survey, and the secondary data analysis to find the profile of dental radiation technologists in Taiwan.
There were currently 59 dental radiology departments and 101 dental radiation technologists (29 males and 72 females) in 57 hospitals and their branches. Of the 101 dental radiation technologists, 56 worked in the medical centers, 28 in the regional hospitals, and 17 in the district hospitals. More than half of the dental radiation technologists were concentrated in the medical centers (55.45%, 56/101) or the northern region of Taiwan (57.43%, 58/101), especially in the northern medical centers (30.69%, 31/101).
In Taiwan, the manpower of dental radiation technologists is insufficient, and dental radiation technologists usually work in the dental departments of the hospitals. A large number of clinic dentists lack dental radiation technologists to assist in dental radiology works and the clinic dentists have to perform the dental radiology works by themselves. Therefore, a dental radiology education system should be established to design innovative dental radiology courses for radiological technology students. This in turn can provide a new practice direction for medical radiation technologists and expand their potential participation in the field of dental radiology.
背景/目的：在台湾，没有针对牙科放射技师的独立执照制度。从事牙科放射学的有执照的医学放射技师就是所谓的牙科放射技师。本研究主要探讨台湾牙科放射技师的概况。
本研究采用文献分析、牙科放射人力调查和二次数据分析等方法来了解台湾牙科放射技师的概况。
目前，57家医院及其分院中有59个牙科放射科和101名牙科放射技师（男性29名，女性72名）。在这101名牙科放射技师中，56名在医学中心工作，28名在区域医院工作，17名在地区医院工作。超过一半的牙科放射技师集中在医学中心（55.45%，56/101）或台湾北部地区（57.43%，58/101），尤其是北部医学中心（30.69%，31/101）。
在台湾，牙科放射技师人力不足，且牙科放射技师通常在医院的牙科部门工作。大量的临床牙医缺乏牙科放射技师协助进行牙科放射学工作，临床牙医不得不自己进行牙科放射学工作。因此，应建立牙科放射学教育体系，为放射技术专业学生设计创新的牙科放射学课程。这反过来可以为医学放射技师提供新的实践方向，并扩大他们在牙科放射学领域的潜在参与度。
