Data issued by Directorate of Maternal Health in 2012 showed that maternal death in Indonesia was caused by several collapses. These factors, among others, bleeding (30.1%), hypertension (26.9%), infection (5.6%), old particular (1.8%), abortion (1.6%) and other causes (34.5%). Based on these data, the old partus is one of the factors that contributes to maternal mortality in Indonesia even though with a fairly small percentage. The purpose of this study is the effectiveness of Birthing Ball administration of labor pain in 1 phase maternity of active phase in the working area of the Talang Jawa inpatient health center in 2021. Quasi Experimental Design, with approach using Pretest-Posttest with Control Group Design. The population in this study were 68 mothers with a sample of 30 divided into two groups, 15 groups of intervention groups and 15 mothers of the control group. Purposive sampling technique. Analysis of univariate and bivariate data using independent T-test test. The results of the study were obtained there was a difference in pain intensity in each treatatment group obtained by the results of the distinct value of P Value <0,000. The average labor pain in the group was given Ball before being given intervention with the mean 57.00 and after being given the intervention of the mean value in measurement of 1 62.67 and measurement of 2 68.93. The average labor pain in the group was not given Birthi

Brushing teeth is a means of maintaining dental and oral hygiene which aims to prevent dental caries. Primary school age is the appropriate time to train and to lay on correct habit and behaviour in brushing teeth. The behaviour and habit of brushing teeth will affect the occurrence of dental plaque accumulation. The accumulation of plaque that attach to the teeth for a long period of time, and is not immediately cleaned, will increase the maturity level of dental plaque, and may potentially grow into dental caries. This study aims to identify the relationship between the behaviour of brushing teeth with the level of dental plaque maturity.An analytical study with cross-sectional design, with the number of samples as many as 83 children and is determined by purposive sampling. Completion of questionnaires to assess knowledge, attitude, action, and habit of teeth brushing and using the Tri Plaque ID Gel to measure the maturity level of dental plaque. Using the Spearmen test acquired p=0,000 (p<0,005) and r=0,632. It shows that there is a relationship between good behaviour in brushing teeth and the decrease on the level of maturity of dental plaque. There is a relationship between the behaviour and habit of brushing teeth with the maturity level of dental plaque. The better the behaviour is and the habit in brushing teeth, the lower level of dental plaque maturity.