Policy Study for Improvement of the Dental Care Delivery System in General Hospital

Lee, Ga-Yeong; Lee, Jae-Yong; Lee, Jang-Ha; Park, Young-Wook

doi:2022.60.1.8

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 60(1); 2022 > Article

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2022;60(1):8-17.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2021.60.1.001 Published online December 31, 2021.

종합병원에서 치과의료전달체계의 개선을 위한 정책 연구

이가영¹

, 이재용²

, 이장하³

, 박영욱³

^¹대한치과의사협회 치과의료정책연구원
^²이재용 치과의원
^³강릉원주대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실

Policy Study for Improvement of the Dental Care Delivery System in General Hospital

Ga-Yeong Lee¹

, Jae-Yong Lee²

, Jang-Ha Lee³

, Young-Wook Park³

¹Korean Dental Association Health Policy Institute
²Lee jae yong dental clinic
³Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University

Correspondence: Young-Wook Park, Tel: +82-33-640-3183,
Email: ywpark@gwnu.ac.kr

Received: 8 June 2021 • Revised: 29 July 2021 • Accepted: 5 August 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the opinion of dental specialists on the reasons for the decrease in the role of dentistry in general hospitals and to propose improvement plans of the dental care delivery system. A survey was conducted using Google Survey, and 113 respondents out of 713 dental trained capable specialists were the final objects of this study. The variables were age, position, major, and opinion on the role and measures for the improvement of dentistry in general hospitals. As results, the role of dentistry in general hospitals included providing not only complex dental services, training and education, but R&D functions. For improving the role of dentistry, government and legal supports are required, which include amendments of training hospital standards and recruitment of dentists in medical emergency institutions. Finally, this study suggests mitigations of designation criteria for dental training centers in general hospitals with more than 300 beds. The current internship system need to be abolished, and legislation for emergency dental treatments through the Emergency Medical Act is required.

Key Words: Dental Care Delivery; Dental Residency; Emergency Service