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This study was conducted targeting dental hygienists who take radiographs at dental institutions located in Daegu, Busan, Ulsan Metropolitan City and Kyungnam and Kyungbuk Province from July 18 to August 26 2011, in order to figure out factors to affect anxiety about being exposed to radiation. The findings of this study are as below. 1. The average score of anxiety about being exposed to radiation was 3.76±0.77, and the average score of radiation safety management behavior was 2.73±0.62. 2. There were meaningful differences in anxiety about being exposed to radiation, the current state of defense facilities (p<0.020), the intention of participating in safety management education (p<0.041), person in charge of handling radiation (p<0.010) and the need for safety management education (p<0.036). 3. In relation to radiation safety management behavior, there were significant differences in experience in safety management education (p<0.026), measurement of exposed dose (p<0.021) and the current state of defense facilities (p<0.008). 4. The level of defense facilities (p<0.015), the necessity for safety management education (p<0.031) and a radiographer (p<0.15) were found to be factors to affect anxiety about being exposed to radiation. In conclusion, these results imply that it is important to relieve anxiety of dental hygienists about radiation and improve radiation safety management behaviors, by enhancing the level of defense facilities of dental clinic's the radiography room and knowledge about radiation safety management through radiation safety management education.