Dental hygienists should be specialized as a small number and the main duties should be changed from clinical assist to prevention, oral health promotion, and management of patients with special needs. For accomplishing this goal, the efforts should b...
Dental hygienists should be specialized as a small number and the main duties should be changed from clinical assist to prevention, oral health promotion, and management of patients with special needs. For accomplishing this goal, the efforts should be focused first on the balance of manpower between dental hygienists and assistants. According to the medical law in Korea, dental hygienists perform preventive treatment, clinical assist and health promotion activity, which makes the basis that dental hygienists' position should be changed from dental technician to dental care provider.