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ABSTRAK Pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai kelainan gusi dan gigi sangat penting sebagai landasan menjaga oral hygiene. Pandemic COVID-19 memiliki pengaruh terhadap kesehatan individu termasuk kesehatan gigi dan gusi. Oral hygiene yang baik selain meningkatkan kesehatan gigi dan mulut juga kesehatan secara umum. Kegiatan ini bertujuan meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai kelainan gusi dan gigi, cara menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut, serta tips aman ke dokter gigi di masa pandemi COVID-19. Pelaksanaan pengabdian kepada masyarakat dilakukan dengan metode ceramah, peragaan, dan pemutaran video. Hasil pelaksanaan kegiatan menunjukan pengetahuan peserta penyuluhan mengalami peningkatan sebesar 32% setelah penyuluhan. Hal ini menunjukan penyuluhan berjalan dengan baik. Terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat setelah menerima penyuluhan materi yang diberikan. Kata kunci: Pengetahuan, Kesehatan Gusi dan Gigi, Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat ABSTRACT Public knowledge about gum and dental health is very important as a basis for maintaining oral hygiene. The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on individual health, including the health of gums and teeth. Good oral hygiene improves dental and oral health also general health. The aims were to increase knowledge about dental and gum disorders, how to maintain dental and oral health, as well as safety tips for going to the dentist during the COVID-19 pandemic. The community service is carried out through lectures, demonstrations, and video screenings. The results of the activity showed that the knowledge of the participants had an increase in value by 32% after the material was provided. This shows that the community service is going well. There is an increase in public knowledge after receiving the materials. Keywords: Knowledge, Gum and Dental Health, Community Service

Pandemi Covid-19 yang telah berjalan selama setahun, sangat mengganggu disegala bidang tanpa kecuali dibidang pendidikan. Penutupan sekolah SMPN 1 Dramaga, satu langkah yang dilakukan pemerintah guna menurunkan rantai penularan dengan melakukan aktivitas sekolah di rumah, dengan mengubah sistem pembelajaran dari pembelajaran tatap muka (PTM) menjadi pembelajaran jarak jauh (PJJ). Keterbatasan pengetahuan siswa mengenai Covid-19, protokol kesehatan, serta kesehatan gigi dan mulut menjadi kendala pada masa pandemi pada kesehatan siswa. Penyuluhan dilakukan untuk mengetahui kendala yang dihadapi siswa SMPN 1 Dramaga selama masa PJJ, pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut, serta Prokes selama pandemi Covid-19. Hasil dari kuesioner yang diberikan memperlihatkan pada semua point kuesioner terjadi peningkatan baik pada pengetahuan protokol kesehatan maupun pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut.

Until now, there is still no specific treatment that has proven effective for COVID-19, so prevention of the disease is the best way to break the chain of its transmission. This prevention effort requires participation from the entire community. However, it is not easy for people to participate due to a lack of understanding about the disease and awareness of clean-living behavior to prevent infection. Yayasan Rumah Ibu Indonesia (Rumaisa) is a foundation that focuses on increasing family resilience. One of the targets for clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) is household/family; therefore, PHBS education and training in homes during the pandemic, especially for mothers, is a strategic way to mobilize and empower family members to practice clean and healthy behavior. This study aims to determine the effect of education and training of PHBS within families during the pandemic on mothers’’ knowledge in Yayasan Rumaisa. Participants’ level of knowledge is measured using a questionnaire given before and after the education and training, in the form of pre-test and post-test. From the results, it can be seen that the post-test scores were increased compared to the pre-test scores. An increase in participants’ knowledge of PHBS within families during the pandemic is expected to increase community participation in preventing disease transmission, especially COVID-19.