Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Menyikat Gigi dan Jumlah Karies pada Siswa Kelas V SD Muhammadiyah Tegalrejo Yogyakarta

2019-05-24

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KNOWLEDGE LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF TOOTH BRUSHING AND NUMBER OF DENTAL CARIES IN FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MUHAMMADIYAH TEGALREJO YOGYAKARTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Selviana Ummi Hasanah*, Susilarti, Sutrisno Jurusan Keperawatan Gigi Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta. Jl. Kyai Mojo No 56 Pingit, Yogyakarta 55243, 0823-2798-8251 *Email : selvianakhasanah97@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background : Dental and oral health is an integral part of the health of the body. The main problem of children’s dental and oral health is dental caries. Good knowledge can influence health behavior in improving dental and oral health. Community behavior towards dental health, one of which is measured by the habit of brushing teeth. Primary school children need more attention because they are vulnerable to dental and oral health problems. Research Objective : To know the knowledge level description of tooth brushing and number of dental caries in fifth grade students of Muhammadiyah Tegalrejo Yogyakarta Elementary School. Research Method : This type of research is descriptive with a cross sectional survey design. The method of sampling uses purposive sampling technique with a sample of 44 respondents. Research Finding : The results showed that the level of knowledge about tooth brushing and the number of caries in the fifth grade students of Muhammadiyah Tegalrejo Yogyakarta Elementary School majority had a level of knowledge about brushing teeth in the medium category with as many percentages (81,8%), and the number of dental caries in many categories with percentages (52,3%). Conclution : The level of knowledge about tooth brushing and the number of caries in the fifth grade Students of Muhammadiyah Tegalrejo Yogyakarta Elementary School have moderate category knowledge and have a high number of caries. Keywords : Knowledge of Tooth Brushing, Number of Dental Caries.