Radiation safety behavior model for dental hygiene departments of universities in South Korea

P Cho, Y Kim, H Jang, E Han
2018 International Journal of Radiation Research   unpublished
Dental hygiene departments in Korean instuons of higher educaon regularly use radiography systems for educang students. Despite reports indicang that exposure doses from these radiaon-generang devices are small, and thus, present low risks for causing physical harm or chromosomal abnormalies, the large numbers of people who parcipate in oral examinaons involving dental radiography raise quesons about the opmal methods for managing radiaon safety. Materials and Methods: Social cognive theory
more » ... rporang major variables pertaining to radiaon safety management derived from the Haddon Matrix was used. This model proposes and refines an approach for enhancing the radiaon safety behaviors of both professors and students in Korea's collegiate dental hygiene departments. Results: The results of the study indicate that professors respond most favorably to stated expectaons for accomplishing effecve radiaon safety management; thus model proposes that enhancing safety behaviors among professors depends upon culvang organizaonal environments with clear expectaons. Students, in contrast, engage in desirable radiaon safety management behaviors when they can display self-efficacy; thus, the model proposes that personal educaon that enhances their praccal knowledge for engaging in desired behaviors is most desirable. Conclusion: To enhance the current radiaon safety management behaviors of the collegiate dental hygiene departments in Korea, it will be helpful to establish a strategy arising from the model developed here.
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