The Role and Countermeasures of Dental Hygienists in Local Community (Public Health Centers) to Prevent Infectious Diseases: Centered on COVID-19

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to play role for dental hygienists that should effective response when infectious diseases crisis in the future. Methods: This study was investigated for dental hygienists to work at the local community (public health care center) from April 8, 2022 to April 27. Results: The roles of dental hygienists to expand for response of new infectious diseases were investigated infectious disease prevention and management took, infectious disease administrative work, epidemiological investigation, and infectious disease test. Conclusions: It is necessary to expand of dental hygienists working roles so that they can perform tasks to respond of infectious diseases when they are in crisis of an infectious disease in a national disaster situation.