Maintenance of dental and oral hygiene is very important for dental and oral health. The OHIS value can be used as an indicator of dental and oral hygiene. Children with special needs are children who have limitations in one or several abilities. The need for the role of a mother is not a short period so there must be a sense of togetherness in the community to foster togetherness and care for children with special needs, PoskesGi is a forum for Peer Group activities which is a form of community empowerment where the participants are family communities who have children with special needs. The purpose of this study was the influence of the form of peer groups as a means of fostering parental involvement in the maintenance of dental and oral hygiene of children with special needs.The research is descriptive analytic by using a cross sectional study design approach and the sampling technique is the total sampling method. The data analysis method used was statistical calculations using the Wilcoxon test.The results showed that there was a significant difference (p, 0.05) between OHIS before and after the involvement of parents in the Peer Group in the family community of Children with Special Needs. The conclusion is that there is an influence of parental involvement in Peer Group activities for the Children with Special Needs community in changing the OHIS value of children with special needs.Keywords: Community Empowerment, PosKesGi, Peer Group, OHIS for children with special needs

TITLEThe effect of mengkudu squeeze toward growth of Staphylococcus aureusABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium causes of dental and oral diseases, especially periodontal disease. Efforts to prevent one of them with natural ingredients that Noni. Noni (Morinda citrifolia Linn) contains anthraquinone is used as an antibacterial. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of concentration of noni (Morinda citrifolia Linn) on the inhibition of the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.This is  a quasi-experimental study. Research subjects bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The study was conducted using a concentration of 40%, 60% and 80% respectively – each concentration done 3x treatment. The data was analyzed with deskriptif kuantitatif.The results showed a large area of inhibition of the average noni solution with a 40% concentration of 9.34, a 60% concentration of 9.74, and the concentration of 80% by 10.74 mm.  The conclusion of this study is the average total diameter of inhibitation, most notably at a concentration of 80%. Keywords: Noni Juice, Staphylococcus aureus

Health is an important concern among the community, including dental and oral health. Dental caries is a common problem in Indonesia that is often neglected by patients.Education on the importance of dental health through promotional media such as animated video is needed in order tochange community’s behaviour regarding this issue. This study examined the effect of counselling using animated video on elementary school students’ behaviour regarding dental caries issue. This quasi-experimental study employed one group pre-test post-test design, involving 56 students from third, fourth and fifth grades at SDN SrondolWetan 02 Banyumanik, Semarang City as population and samples. Data were analysed using t-test, which results indicated gaps in students’ knowledge, attitudes and actions regarding dental caries before and after counselling using animated video (p value: 0.000). It is concluded that counselling using animated video can improve the behaviour regarding dental caries among students of the third, fourth and fifth grades at SDN Srondol Wetan 02 Banyumanik, Semarang City.Keywords :counselling, animated video, behaviour

Buah belimbing dan nanas merupakan salah satu buah yang memiliki kandungan air dan serat yang banyak. Nanas sumber vitamin C dan mangan, buah ini juga mengandung subtansi yang dapat menjaga kekuatan tulang dan membantu pencernaan. Buah segar mengandung 10% gula, setengahnya adalah sukrosa sisanya glukosa dan fruktosa. Buah nanas yang kaya akan serat dapat dipercaya meningkatkan produksi saliva (air liur), membersihkan gigi dan mulut serta memperkuat gusi. Sedangkan belimbing mengandung senyawa epitekin yang bersifat bakterisid. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektifitas mengkonsumsi buah belimbing dan buah nanas terhadap skor plak. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimen dengan rancangan Pre and Post Test Group Design. Sampel penelitian adalah siswa MI Darut Taqwa Meteseh, Tembang, Semarang sebanyak 60 siswa dibagi 4 kelompok intervensi. Intervensi yang dilakukan adalah mengkonsumsi jus belimbing, jus nanas, mengunyah belimbing dan nanas. Skor plak gigi diukur menggunakan indeks PHP. Analisis data menggunakan uji t-test. Hasil penelitian skor plak minum jus belimbing dan mengunyah belimbing dengan p = 0,001 sehingga ada perbedaan skor plak antara minum jus belimbing dengan mengunyah belimbing. Rerata selisih skor plak kelompok yang minum jus nanas dan mengunyah nanas dengan p = 0,017 sehingga ada perbedaan rerata selisih skor plak antara minum jus nanas dengan mengunyah nanas. Sehingga mengkonsumsi nanas lebih menurunkan skor plak dibandingkan mengkonsumsi belimbing.

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