Research on the Investigation of Consciousness on the Ethical View about Medicine and Life Ethics that Dentists have as Seen by Local Residents

调查对象为10个城市、7个乡镇、5个村的4291人(男1231人，女3060人)，采用集体访谈法，采用自编问卷进行调查。对于口腔医生的医学伦理和生活伦理的践行情况，“足够实用”和“一般”的比例分别为3.7%和49.8%。认为口腔专业学生有必要讲授医学伦理学知识的占71.1%。在回答“正在行医”和“一般”的群体中，对牙科治疗的不满意和对牙医的需求较少，表明当地居民希望从事牙医的医德实践；此外，在牙科治疗方面，回答因接受牙科治疗而感到尴尬的人占50.1%，约占一半。在具体内容上，与方便就诊有关的项目很多，如就诊的时间和次数、轮候时间和其他人等，以及诊疗内容和解释不充分等；还有很多人回答说，是因为解释不充分，导致了牙医和患者之间的问题。至于对牙医的要求，则需要提高治疗技术，严谨的诊疗，可靠的牙医，对诊疗内容的充分解释。此外，年轻一代、女性和城市居民的需求也很高。

It was aimed at to investigate how local residents consider on the ethical view about medicine and life ethics that dentists have, to examine tha image of dentists which is wanted in present day society, and to utilize the results for the education of dental students.The objects were 4291 people (1231 males and 3060 females) in 10 cities, 7 towns and 5 villages, and the investigation was carried out by collective interview method using the questionnaire being prepared.As to the state of practicing the ethics about medicine by dentists, "Sufficiently practical" and "Average" were 3.7% and 49.8%, respectively.And those considering that the lecture of the ethics about medicine is necessary for dental students were found by 71.1%. Further, in the groups who answered "Being practiced" and "Average" for the ethics about medicine, the dissatisfaction dental treatment and the demand to dentists were little, and it was suggested that local residents want the practice of the ethics about medicine for dentists.Besides, as to dental treatment, those who answered that they have experienced embarrassment by receiving dental treatment were 50.1% which was equivalent to about one half. As the concrete contents, there were many items related to the convenience of receiving treatment such as the period and the number of times of treatment, waiting time and others, and others, and the contents of diagnosis and treatment and insufficient explanation.Further, there were many people who answered "Due to insufficient explanation" as the cause of the problems arising between dentists and patients. As for the demand to dentists, the improvement of treatment techniques, scrupulous diagnosis and treatment, reliable dentists, and the sufficient explanation of the contents of diagnosis and treatment have been wanted. Also, the demands were high in younger generation, female and city residents.