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Purpose: This study was conducted to compare the scope of practice and service-supply structure of dental technicians in Korea with selected international jurisdictions to identify institutional differences and policy implications. Methods: A qualitative policy and comparative institutional analysis was conducted using Korean laws, judicial precedents, insurance data, and policy documents, together with regulations and literature on Denturists in Ontario, Canada, Clinical Dental Technicians in the United Kingdom, and Dental Prosthetists in Australia. The analysis covered scope of practice, legal frameworks, reimbursement, service-supply structures, and professional autonomy. Results: In Korea, dental technicians may fabricate, repair, and process dental prostheses; however, they are restricted from performing intraoral procedures and independent reimbursement claims, resulting in an indirect supply system centered on dental clinics. In Ontario, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia, defined levels of patient contact and professional service provision are permitted within jurisdiction-specific education, registration, and accountability frameworks. Differences were identified in legal status, scope of practice, patient contact, professional accountability, and service/payment relationships. The potential effects on workforce retention, quality control, patient safety, and service sustainability were not empirically assessed. Conclusion: The scope of practice of dental technicians should be considered together with reimbursement arrangements, service-supply structures, and professional autonomy. Foreign professional models should not be directly generalized to Korea because education, registration, professional accountability, patient safety, and reimbursement systems differ. Potential associations with workforce sustainability, quality control, patient safety, and service sustainability warrant further empirical investigation.

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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
1. 연구 배경
2. 이론적 배경
MATERIALS AND METHODS
1. 연구설계
2. 연구문제
3. 자료수집
4. 비교국가 선정 기준
5. 분석틀
6. 자료분석
7. 연구의 범위와 한계
RESULTS
1. 국내 제도 분석
2. 서비스 공급구조 분석
3. 국제 비교
4. 정책적 차이
DISCUSSION
1. 주요 결과와 치과기공 서비스 공급구조의 해석
2. 전문직 이론 관점에서의 의미
3. 보건의료경제학 관점에서의 의미 및 전문기술 보상구조
4. 국제 비교의 정책적 함의
5. 치과기공 서비스 공급구조와 거래관계의 정책적 의미
6. 전문기술 노동, 인력 지속가능성 및 보건서비스 질의잠재적 연관성
7. 연구의 한계
CONCLUSIONS
FUNDING
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
ORCID
REFERENCES

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저자

• 문준모 [ Joon-mo Moon | 호남대학교 보건과학대학 치기공학과 ] Corresponding Author
• 최시우 [ Si-Woo Choi | 미래디지털치과기공소 ]

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  대한치과기공학회지 [THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF DENTAL TECHNOLOGY]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1229-3954

• eISSN

  2288-5218

• 수록기간

  1979~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 515 DDC 617