Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene (J Korean Soc Dent Hyg)

Current Issue: Vol.26 No.5 October 2026

Review Article
[Korean]

A review of strategies for improving the practical component of the Korean Dental Hygienist National Examination

Jae-Yeon Jung, Mi-Hee Lim, Su-Jin Han

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):565–73. Published on 30 October 2026.

Review Article
[Korean]

Competency-related constructs of digital dental technology in dental hygiene: a scoping review of studies retrieved from Korean databases

Eun-Ji Hwang, Seon-Ju Sim

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):575–88. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[English]

Effects of smartphone-based oral muscle-strengthening training on social support and EEG activity in older adults: randomized controlled trial

Yoon-Young Choi, Eun-Seo Jung, Kyeong-Jin Lee, Hyun-Young Moon, Kyeong-Hee Lee

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):589–602. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Effects of unmet dental care needs on later dental service use: longitudinal analysis of the Korea Health Panel Survey (2020–2023)

Sang-Hee Lee, Ji-Yeon Lim

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):603–10. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Dental care utilization and unmet dental care among personnel of the Republic of Korea Army

Jeong-Eun Kim

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):611–20. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Perceptions and structural factors of clinical dental hygienists regarding the re-employment of career-interrupted dental hygienists: a qualitative study

On-Ju Ju, Soo-Auk Park

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):621–9. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Moderating effect of health literacy on the association between household income and nonparticipation in oral health examinations among adults: a comparison between urban and rural areas

Min-Hee Hong

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):631–40. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Association between smoking patterns and self-rated oral health among Korean adults: analysis of the 2020–2024 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Soon-Young Lee

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):641–9. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Dental hygiene students' perceptions of artificial intelligence-assisted classes and factors associated with class satisfaction

Jung-Min Han

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):651–60. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[English]

Association between the number of remaining teeth and hs-CRP among older Korean adults: a cross-sectional study using the 2022 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Hye-Sook Choi

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):661–72. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Association between oral health-related characteristics and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D) among patients with diabetes mellitus

Sung-Lim Lee

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):673–82. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Income-related disparities in dental outpatient service utilization among Korean adults: a study using the 2019–2023 Korea Health Panel

Kyung-Hwa Park, Young-Sil Kim

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):683–92. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Association between cumulative social isolation risk factors and oral health-related quality of life among older adults: an analysis of wave 10 of the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing

On-Ju Ju, Soo-Auk Park

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):693–703. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[Korean]

Factors associated with unmet dental care needs among adults: an analysis of the 2024 Korea Community Health Survey

Jung-Hee Bae, Min-Hee Hong, Da-Yae Choi

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):705–16. Published on 30 October 2026.

Original Article
[English]

A grounded theory analysis of unmet dental care experiences among platform-based mobile workers

Jae-In Ryu, Na-Yeon Tak

Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene, J Korean Soc Dent Hyg 2026;26(5):717–29. Published on 30 October 2026.