Differences in dental management depending on the dentist’s years of practice

Yim, You-Bin; Jeon, Ji-Eun

doi:2024.62.10.594

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 62(10); 2024 > Article

Original Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2024;62(10):594-605.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2024.62.10.001 Published online October 31, 2024.

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대한치과의사협회 치과의료정책연구원

Differences in dental management depending on the dentist’s years of practice

You-Bin Yim

, Ji-Eun Jeon

Korean Dental Association Health Policy Institute

Correspondence: Ji-Eun Jeon, Tel: +82-2-2024-9186, Fax: +82-2-2024-9190,
Email: institute@kda.or.kr

Received: 9 May 2024 • Revised: 16 May 2024 • Accepted: 29 July 2024

Abstract

Purpose
This study was conducted to understand the environment of dental clinics based on dental management survey data and, in particular, to analyze the management status according to the dentist’s years of practice to prepare basic data for the dentists’ year of practice gap and improvement of the dental business.
Methods
We surveyed members of the Korean Dental Association on subjective difficulties in management and the rate of change in sales, operating expenses, and operating profits, and analyzed the results.
Results
As a result, there were clear differences in the difficulties of dental management and sales patterns depending on the dentist's years of practice.
Conclusions
At a time when dental operations are becoming more diverse, there is a need to find ways to improve through dental management research. In addition, through future research on differences between generations of dentists, it will be necessary to understand each other's positions and communicate smoothly to resolve difficulties within the dental community.

Key Words: dentist, economic recession, management, sales, years of practice