PMID- 26329026 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20151123 LR - 20150902 IS - 1930-7837 (Electronic) IS - 0022-0337 (Linking) VI - 79 IP - 9 DP - 2015 Sep TI - Attitudes of Korean Dental Students Toward Individuals with Special Health Care Needs. PG - 1024-30 AB - The purposes of this study were to ascertain the attitudes of dental students toward individuals with special health care needs (SHCNs) in Korea and to elucidate the characteristics associated with these attitudes. The authors recruited students from four of the 11 dental schools in Korea to participate in a survey; these schools were selected for regional balance. The Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP) was used as the primary survey instrument, and ten independent variables were included. Of the 1,100 possible participants, 1,057 responded to the survey, for a response rate of 96.1%. The results showed that although the students' attitudes did not differ significantly by gender, their attitudes did show statistically significant differences on nine other variables: age, year, religion, self-esteem, friends with a disability, volunteering, admission course, concern for individuals with SHCNs, and intention to treat individuals with SHCNs (all p<0.05). The attitudes of these Korean dental students toward individuals with SHCNs were relatively unfavorable, showing lower SADP scores than reported in Western countries and likely reflecting Eastern cultural values in general. Future efforts should place greater emphasis on special care dentistry education and encourage the development of more favorable attitudes regarding the treatment of individuals with SHCNs. FAU - Lee, Hyo-Seol AU - Lee HS AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Jung, Hoi In AU - Jung HI AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Seon-Mi AU - Kim SM AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kim, Jiyoen AU - Kim J AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Doh, Re Mee AU - Doh RM AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Jae-Ho AU - Lee JH AD - Dr. Hyo-Seol Lee is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Hoi In Jung is Research Assistant Professor, BK21 PLUS Project, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Dr. Seon-Mi Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Dr. Jiyoen Kim is Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Republic of Korea; Dr. Re Mee Doh is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Advanced General Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea; and Dr. Jae-Ho Lee is Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. leejh@yuhs.ac. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Dent Educ JT - Journal of dental education JID - 8000150 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Age Factors MH - *Attitude of Health Personnel MH - Dental Care for Disabled/*psychology MH - Disabled Persons/*psychology MH - Education, Dental MH - Female MH - Friends MH - Humans MH - Intention MH - Male MH - Religion MH - Republic of Korea MH - Self Concept MH - Sex Factors MH - Students, Dental/*psychology MH - Volunteers MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Korea OT - access to health care OT - attitude of health personnel OT - dental care for chronically ill OT - dental care for disabled OT - dental education OT - dental health service OT - people with special health care needs OT - professional role OT - special care dentistry EDAT- 2015/09/04 06:00 MHDA- 2015/12/15 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/03 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/12/15 06:00 [medline] AID - 79/9/1024 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - J Dent Educ. 2015 Sep;79(9):1024-30.