OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to identify the demand and willingness to pay for oral hygiene services among elderly people with long-term care insurance. METHODS: Our study was a cross-sectional analysis. Subjects comprised 126 elderly individuals from long-term home-care centers. A total of 28 centers were selected through convenience sampling from among 78 centers in ○○. For analysis, semi-structured questionnaires that required about 20–30 minutes to complete were used. Analysis was performed using SPSS 23.0 software. RESULTS: The overall demand for oral hygiene services was 44.4%, and willingness to pay was 31.0%. Thirty-three people (58.9%) of elderly those who have demand for an oral hygiene service were willing to pay for the service, and 64 people (91.4%) who did not have a demand were not willing to pay for it. Among those with partial dependence on brushing, 65.6% had demand for oral hygiene services and 50.0% were willing to pay costs. Among basic livelihood beneficiaries, 69.6% were willing to pay for oral hygiene services; general subjects and relievers were less willing to pay. CONCLUSIONS: The overall demand for oral hygiene services among elderly people was 44.4%, and the willingness to pay was as low as 31.0%.
Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Dental Hygienists ; Humans ; Insurance, Long-Term Care ; Long-Term Care ; Oral Hygiene

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ability and level of knowledge among certain dental hygienists in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. METHODS: We surveyed ability and knowledge of CPR among dental hygienists working at dental offices and dental hospitals located in Soul and Gyeonggi-do from September 18, 2010 to October 16, 2010. Data acquired from dental hygienists who had completed the questionnaire that we designed were used in the analysis. Uni- and bi-variate analysis and Chi-square test were performed using SAS 9.2. RESULTS: According to our findings, among respondents, approximately 14.29% of dental hygienists had a CPR license. Their CPR licenses are affected by working period, job position, and level of education (p<.05). Factors including working period, type of CPR license, and CPR license renewal were indicators of CPR knowledge level (p<.05). Significant differences were observed among dental hygienists with regard to subjective CPR abilities, which is dependent on obtaining a CPR license, CPR knowledge level, and education channel for CPR (p<.05). CONCLUSION: CPR ability and knowledge level among dental hygienists were not sufficient to save emergency people in the dental clinic. In order to save emergency patients patients, implementation of a CPR education and renewal program for dental hygienists is recommended.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Dental Clinics ; Dental Hygienists ; Dental Offices ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Licensure ; Phenothiazines ; Resuscitation

This is a reprospective study on the care of odontogenic infections in admission patients with geriatric diseases. The study was based on a series of 480 patients at Dong San Medical Center, Wonju Christian Hospital and Il San Health Insurance Hospital, From Jan. 1, 2000, to Dec. 31, 2002. The Obtained results were as follows: 1. The systemic malignant tumor was the most frequent cause of the geriatric diseases with odontogenic infectious diseases, and refractory lung disease, systemic heart disease, type II diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular disease, bone and joint disease, senile psychologic disease were next in order of frequency. 2. Male prediction(57.5%) was existed in the odontogenic infectious patients with geriatric diseases. But, there were female prediction in senile psychologic disease, systemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. 3. The most common age group of the odontogenic infectious patient with geriatric disease was the sixty decade(47.9%), followed by the seventy and eighty decade in order. 4. In the contents of chief complaints on the odontogenic infectious patients with geriatric disease, peak incidence was occurred as toothache(52.7%), followed by extraction wish, tooth mobility, oral bleeding, oral ulcer, fracture of restoration, gingival swelling in order. 5. In the diagnosis group of odontogenic infectious diseases, periodontitis, pulpitis and periapical abscess were more common. 6. In the treatment group of odontogenic infectious diseases, the most frequent incidence(34.2%) was showed in primary endodontic treatment (pulp extirpation, occlusal reduction and canal opening drainage) and followed by scaling, incision and drainage, only drugs, pulp capping, restoration in order.
Bone Diseases ; Communicable Diseases ; Dental Pulp Capping ; Diabetes Mellitus ; Diagnosis ; Drainage ; Female ; Gangwon-do ; Heart Diseases ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insurance, Health ; Joint Diseases ; Lung Diseases ; Male ; Oral Ulcer ; Periapical Abscess ; Periodontitis ; Pulpitis ; Tooth Mobility

The apicoectomy is an operation in which the root apex is removed and the adjacent periapical pathologic tissue is curetted. In this operation, there are several factors that may lead to the surgical wound infection, such as, local, systemic, environmental, endogenous and surgical factor. The systemic medical and surgical factor that may compromise patients' defense are more important cause of the wound infection. The postoperative infection is likely to occur owing to poor systemic condition(especially geriatric cancer patient with operation, radiotherapy and chemotherapy), postoperative accumulation of hematoma and seroma and other contaminated factors. So, the authors established the immediate rubber drainage into the sutured wound of dental apicoectomy for the prevention of postoperative infection. The results are more favorable without the wound infection in total 31 cases of the dentistry of Dong San Medical Center and Wonju Christian Hospital.
Apicoectomy* ; Dentistry ; Drainage* ; Gangwon-do ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Radiotherapy ; Rubber* ; Seroma ; Surgical Wound Infection ; Wound Infection ; Wounds and Injuries

Bandages ; Biliary Tract ; Bronchi ; Colon ; Diagnosis ; Drainage ; Gangwon-do ; Head ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insurance, Health ; Liver ; Lung ; Male ; Mastication ; Mucositis ; Neck ; Oral Hygiene ; Periodontitis ; Pulpitis ; Rectum ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach ; Toothache ; Xerostomia

Acute Kidney Injury ; Bandages ; Diagnosis ; Drainage ; Female ; Gangwon-do ; Gingivitis ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insurance, Health ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Male ; Mucositis ; Oral Ulcer ; Periapical Abscess ; Periodontal Abscess ; Periodontitis ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic ; Retrospective Studies ; Ulcer

This is a retrospective study on the care of odontogenic infections in admission patients with major bleeding disorders. The study was based on a series of 514 patients treated at Dong San Medical Center, Wonju Christian Hospital and Il San Health Insurance Hospital, from Jan.1, 2000, to Dec.31,2002. The obtained results were as follows : 1. The cardiovascular disease was the most frequent cause of the systemic diseases with major bleeding disorders, and liver disease, cerebrovascular disease and renal failure were next in order of frequency. But, there was the most frequent dental consultation in the liver disease, owing to the many odontogenic infectious diseases. 2. Male prediction (66.3%) was almost existed in the odontogenic infectious patients with major bleeding disorders. But, there was slight female prediction (53.4%) in the cardiovascular disease. 3. The most common age group of the odontogenic infectious patients with major bleeding disorders was the fifty decade(27.2%), followed by the forty, sixtyand thirty decade in order. 4. In the contents of chief complaints on the odontogenic infectious patients with major bleeding disorder, peak incidence was occurred as toothache (42.2%), followed by intraoral bleeding, ulcer pain, dental extraction in order. 5. In the diagnosis group of odontogenic infectious diseases, periodontitis, pulpitis and periapical abscess were more common. 6. In the treatment group of odontogenic infectious diseases, the most frequent incidence(44.2%) was showed in primary endodontic drainage(pulp extirpation, occlusal reduction and canal opening drainage) and followed by the incision and drainage, the medications and oral hygiene instruction, scaling, indirect pulp capping in order.
Cardiovascular Diseases ; Communicable Diseases ; Dental Pulp Capping ; Diagnosis ; Drainage ; Female ; Gangwon-do ; Hemorrhage* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Insurance, Health ; Liver Diseases ; Male ; Oral Hygiene ; Periapical Abscess ; Periodontitis ; Pulpitis ; Renal Insufficiency ; Retrospective Studies ; Toothache ; Ulcer