Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Dentistry, Gangneung Wonju National University, Gangneung-si 25457, Republic of Korea.
Research Institute of Dental Hygiene Science, Gangneung Wonju National University, Gangneung-si 25457, Republic of Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Sep 2;20(17):6704. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20176704.
This study aimed to conceptualize the dental hygiene intervention performed by dental hygienists based on the dental hygiene process of care. The dental hygiene intervention classification was conducted on the qualitative content analysis method. The contents of the primary dental hygiene intervention classification were refined after review by three internal experts. The final classification of dental hygiene interventions was derived through an expert Delphi survey conducted twice with 15 professors in charge of clinical dental hygiene. In the Delphi survey, the content validity and clarity were evaluated. As a result of the first and second expert Delphi surveys, the content validity ratio for all dental hygiene interventions and definitions was ≥0.60, and the content validity index was ≥0.80. The degree of agreement was a minimum of 0.80 and a maximum of 1.00. Thirty-eight dental hygiene interventions were conceptualized, and the essence of the dental hygienist was confirmed. Dental hygienists are oral health experts who help in preventing oral diseases and promoting oral health by providing evidence-based comprehensive preventive management through interaction with their clients, and they are a primary care worker who could contribute to health promotion. In the future, dental hygienists are expected to be actively involved in the primary care system and dental clinical sites and contribute to health promotion through practical discussions for this purpose.
本研究旨在根据口腔保健护理过程对口腔保健师实施的口腔保健干预进行概念化。采用定性内容分析法对口腔保健干预进行分类。初级口腔保健干预分类的内容经过三位内部专家审查后进行了细化。最终的口腔保健干预分类通过两次专家德尔菲调查得出，调查对象为 15 名负责临床口腔保健的教授。在德尔菲调查中，评估了内容有效性和清晰度。在第一次和第二次专家德尔菲调查中，所有口腔保健干预措施和定义的内容有效性比均≥0.60，内容有效性指数均≥0.80。一致性程度至少为 0.80，最高为 1.00。共概念化了 38 项口腔保健干预措施，并确认了口腔保健师的本质。口腔保健师是口腔健康专家，通过与客户互动，提供基于证据的综合预防性管理，有助于预防口腔疾病和促进口腔健康，他们是初级保健工作者，可以通过促进健康来做出贡献。未来，预计口腔保健师将积极参与初级保健系统和牙科临床场所，并通过为此目的进行的实际讨论来促进健康。
