Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze dental hygienists’ grit, infection prevention environment, and standard performance, provide basic data on strategies to enhance standard performance of dental hygienists, and provide them as academic basic data.
Methods: A study was conducted on 112 dental workers working at dental clinics in Gwangju Metropolitan City from March 1 to March 30, 2023. The number of participants in the study was G. power 3.1 program, and 112 people were calculated with an effect size of 0.3, a significance level of 0.05, and a power of 0.95. The survey participants understood the purpose of the study and agreed to participate in the study, and the survey was conducted in a self-written manner. The frequency analysis and mean and standard deviation of general matters were conducted, and two independent samples t-test according to gender, infection control education * cross-analysis of chlorhexidine toothpaste use, oral management correlation for the elderly, infection control education, and chlorhexidine toothpaste use were analyzed by setting a 95% confidence interval.
Results: In general, 120 people of age, 1.783 (.945), 120 people of gender, 1.125 (.332), 120 people of marriage, 1.666 (1.473), 120 people of work experience, 2.491 (1.216), and 120 people of infection control education and 1.125 (1.332). In the regression analysis of hand washing in case of marriage, blood and body fluid infection, and hand washing in case of isolation and desorption, the F statistics for hand washing in case of blood and body fluid infection are 9.832, which is a significant level. It is significantly described in 05 (t=-4.400, p=).000), the total change amount is 14% (13% according to the modification coefficient) described.
Conclusion: In the correlation analysis of infection prevention environment and standard practices, all employees’ exposure to infection, compliance with protective equipment, and hand washing are well performed (p<.001**).

Keywords:Dental clinic; Dental hygienist; Grit; Infection; Prevention; Hand washing; Protective