GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN TENTANG PEMELIHARAAN KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT SERTA OHI-S PADA SISWA KELAS II SD NEGERI 12 SESETAN DENPASAR TAHUN 2019
Daftar Isi:
- Knowledge is the result of knowing, and this happens after people have sensed a certain object. Dental hygiene is one of the factors that affect dental health. Measuring dental and oral hygiene is used an index known as the Oral Hygiene Index Simplified (OHI-S). The purpose of this study was to determine the description of the level of knowledge about dental and oral health care and OHIS in fifth grade elementary school students at SD Negeri 12 Sesetan Denpasar in 2019. This type of research was a descriptive study with 51 respondents. From the results of research conducted on 51 fifth grade students of SD Negeri 12 Sesetan Denpasar, the highest level of knowledge about the maintenance of dental and oral health in SD Negeri 12 Sesetan Denpasar was 23 people (45,1%). teeth and mouth 58,6 with fair criteria. The results of the OHI-S study with the highest percentage with medium criteria were as many as 34 people (66,7%) with an average OHI-S of 1,73 with the criteria being moderate. Based on the results of this study it can be concluded that most students have a medium level of category knowledge and the OHI-S value is in the moderate category. It is recommended for health workers to plan counseling programs with methods that are easily understood and carried out regularly and for students to control dental and oral health to health services every 6 months.