Objective: To analyze the differences in the pain thresholds of the masseter and temporalis muscles before and after chewing at the 5th and 10th minutes. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the pain thresholds of the muscles in both sides of 43 non-TMD subjects were measured using a digital algometer before and after chewing the bubble gum Xylitol for 5 and 10 min. The values of the muscles before and after mastication at the 5th and 10th were analyzed using Repeated ANOVA. A difference in the values between the left and right sides of the muscles were analyzed using independent t-test, and among the age groups using one-way ANOVA. Results: Average pain threshold values were 1.76 and 1.93 KgF/cm 2 for the masseter and temporalis muscles. ANOVA tests indicated significant differences in the values of the muscles before and after mastication at the 5th and 10th min (p=0.000 vs. p<0.001). The differences in the values between the left and right sides of the muscles (p>0.05) and among the age groups (p>0.05) showed no significant difference. However, the values between temporalis and masseter and the values between men and women for each session revealed a significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusion: The masseter and temporalis pain threshold values were reduced 10 min after chewing. The values in both sides of the masseter and temporalis muscles and in different age groups were the same. The temporal muscle and men showed a higher pain threshold than the masseter muscle and women, respectively.

<span>Infection is one of the main causes of death in hospitals and other health care facilities. Therefore, infection prevention and control is an effort that must be carried out by every health worker. This study aims to find out the description of the implementation of standard operational procedures for infection control by professional students at RSGM FKG Usakti. This type of research is a scriptive observational study with a cross sectional study design. The results of this study indicate that 100% of professional students know the procedures for doing hand hygiene correctly. 98% of professional students consider immunization / booster important to do to prevent infection. 69% of professional students know the color codes of medical and non-medical waste in waste management. 59% of professional students know the standardization of efforts to prevent cross infection according to WHO. 100% of respondents said that there were infectious and non-infectious rubbish bins in each cubicle. 93% of respondents said there was a box</span><span><br /> <span><span>yellow on each cubicle. 48% of respondents said that there<br />was soap in the sink in each cubicle.</span></span></span>

It is important for everyone, regardless of age, to take into account their dental and oral health to enhance their overall well-being. Dentists have the responsibility of educating the public on proper dental and oral care in order to attain the best possible dental and oral health. Nevertheless, there are still numerous individuals who do not prioritize their dental and oral health. With the aim of fulfilling the Tridharma mission in Community Service, the Faculty of Dentistry at Trisakti University has implemented Public Health Services tha provide counseling on oral and dental health for families, staring with the elderly, general dental health, childrens dental health, and safe medications for families. Through the use of a questionnaire, an increase in knowledge was observed among individuals of different age groups regarding oral health care.

<p>Laboratorium teknik gigi “<em>Central Lab” </em>saat ini terutama sekali digunakan oleh para mahasiswa Program Profesi Dokter Gigi Universitas Trisakti untuk membuat gigi palsu yang merupakan bagian dari mata kuliah prostodonsia sebagai salah satu persyaratan untuk menyelesaikan studinya sebagai dokter gigi di Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Trisakti.</p><p> </p><p>Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor dominan dari masing –masing kelompok besar yang paling mempengaruhi penggunaan jasa “<em>Central Lab”, </em>untuk kelompok layanan adalah kecepatan layanan <em>(responsiveness</em>), untuk kelompok produk adalah kualitas bentuk produk (<em>feature</em>), untuk kelompok SDM adalah kompetensi tenaga kerja layanan (<em>competence)</em>, untuk kelompok faktor pendukung adalah promosi dan untuk faktor lingkungan adalah dukungan aturan dari pihak FKG Usakti selaku pemilik.</p><p> </p><p>Hasil final penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa <em>responsiveness, feature </em>dan <em>competence </em>adalah terkait erat dengan upaya pembinaan SDM, yang akan merupakan dasar bagi upaya promosi dan dukungan aturan pihak FKG Usakti. Direkomendasikan kepada manajemen RSGM FKG Usakti untuk memberikan pelatihan keterampilan dan penerapan SOP yang efektif kepada karyawan/tekniker gigi agar dapat memperbaiki kualitas produk dan kecepatan dalam pelayanan sehingga dapat digunakan sebagai dasar dari upaya untuk peningkatan jumlah pengguna jasa “<em>Central Lab” </em>guna tujuan akhir peningkatan pemasukan.</p><p> </p><em>Kata kunci: penggunaan jasa, profit, analisis faktor, faktor dominan</em>