The results of the Riskesdas 2018 state that 93% of children in the age range of 5-6 years get cavities. This can affect the nutritional status of children because cavities make children refuse to eat. The cause of Indonesian child cavities can be triggered by various things related to the dental caries preventive behavior. The purpose of this study is to determine the determinants of dental caries preventive behavior in school-aged children. This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional analytic design to see the influence of the habit of brushing teeth, cariogenic food eating habits, the habit of changing toothbrush regularly, routine dental checkup to dental caries in elementary school students. The results of the bivariate analysis revealed that variable habit of brushing teeth with dental caries had an OR of 1.3, variable of how to brush teeth with dental caries had an OR of 1.5, the variable cariogenic food eating habits with dental caries had an OR of 1.2 and variable of cleanliness teeth and mouth with dental caries has an OR of 1.7. There is no significant relationship between the variables studied with dental caries where the value of p> 0.05. Based on the results of these studies it is recommended that information and education be provided to elementary school students regarding the correct habits and ways of brushing their teeth and the dangers of eating cariogenic foods.

Salah satu upaya untuk mempertahankan gigi adalah dengan memelihara kesehatan gigi, memeriksakan gigi melalui fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan. Tingkat prevalensi karies yang tinggi tidak diimbangi dengan pemanfaatan fasilitas kesehatan gigi yang ada. Rata-rata kunjungan poliklinik gigi perbulan adalah 75 orang, hal ini tergolong rendah kurang dari 4% dari jumlah penduduk di wilayah Puskesmas Karanganyar II yaitu sebesar 146 orang. Tujuan penelitian ini ingin mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi rendahnya pemanfaatan Poliklinik gigi Puskesmas Karanganyar II Kabupaten Demak. Jenis penelitian analitik menggunakan metode cross sectional. Responden adalah pasien yang datang ke Poliklinik gigi Puskesmas Karanganyar II Kabupaten Demak pada tahun 2017 sebesar 96 pasien yang diambil dengan teknik accidental sampling. Alat pengumpul data adalah kuesioner, sedangkan analisa data sendiri dilakukan dengan cara univariat dan bivariat, untuk menjawab hipotesis digunakan uji Chi Square. Ada pengaruh tingkat pengetahuan dengan pemanfaatan poliklinik gigi di Puskesmas Karanganyar II Demak (p value = 0,000). Ada pengaruh sikap responden dengan pemanfaatan poliklinik gigi di Puskesmas Karanganyar II Demak (p value = 0,000). Tidak ada pengaruh sarana prasarana dengan pemanfaatan poliklinik gigi di Puskesmas Karanganyar II Demak (p value = 0,107). Ada pengaruh sikap petugas kesehatan dengan pemanfaatan poliklinik gigi di Puskesmas Karanganyar II Demak (p value = 0,000). Ada pengaruh tingkat pengetahuan, sikap responden, sarana prasarana, dan sikap petugas kesehatan terhadap rendahnya pemanfaatan poliklinik gigi di Puskesmas Karanganyar II Demak.

Abstrak PHBS adalah sebuah rekayasa sosial yang bertujuan menjadikan sebanyak mungkin anggota masyarakat sebagai agen perubahan agar mampu meningkatkan kualitas perilaku sehari-hari dengan tujuan hidup bersih dan sehat. Manfaat PHBS yang paling utama adalah terciptanya masyarakat yang sadar kesehatan dan memiliki bekal pengetahuan dan kesadaran untuk menjalani perilaku hidup yang menjaga kebersihan dan memenuhi standar kesehatan, termasuk diantaranya menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Tujuan penelitian ini Penerapan Pola Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) cara Menjaga Kebersihan Gigi dan Mulut dalam Mencegah Penyebaran Covid-19 di Panti Asuhan Tarbiyatul Hasanah Gedawang, Banyumanik, Kota Semarang Jenis penelitian adalah kuantitatif dengan rancangan penelitian quasi-experimental dengan pendekatan one group pretest posttest design, Subyek penelitian dalam penelitian ini adalah santri di Panti Asuhan Tarbiyatul Hasanah Gedawang, Banyumanik, Kota Semarang sebanyak 30 siswa. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuisioner. Analisis data dengan menghitung distribusi frekuensi dan uji statistik Wilcoxon Test dengan bantuan program SPSSTingkat pengetahuan responden sebelum diberikan pendidikan kesehatan gigi mayoritas berada pada kategori cukup 18 responden (60%), sesudah diberikan pendidikan kesehatan gigi mayoritas berada pada kategori baik 27 responden (90%). Hasil uji statistik menggunakan wilcoxon didapatkan nilai P-value 0,000 yang berarti P0,05 artinya pendidikan kesehatan gigi dengan menggunakan video efektif meningkatkan pengetahuan santri tentang PHBS cara menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut

RISKESDAS data shows that the number of dental health problems is about 55.6% in junior high school students in Bali Province in 2018. The reason is because of low oral health behaviour, therefore dental health counseling is expected to overcome these problems. The aim of this study was to know the differences of behavior after being given oral health counseling to junior high school students.This type of research is quasi experimental with a one-to-one design pre-test and post-test groups. The sample consisted of 60 junior high school students with a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis with Wilcoxon test.The results of statistical tests in the study showed that there were significant differences related to knowledge (p = 0.000) 0.05, attitudes (p = 0.000) 0.05, and actions (p = 0.000) 0.05, after being given counseling with zoom meeting. Most of the students during pretest had moderate knowledge, attitudes, and actions, after being given counseling with a zoom meeting, the posttest scores increased to good.Keyword : Counseling; behaviour; zoom meeting

TITLEInternal and external motivation of denture wearing in elderly community “sehat bugar” of Poltekes SemarangABSTRACTTooth damage like carries, even when the carries is still on process or when it cannot be maintained and should be removed, will cause some health problems if it is ignored. Loosing teeth in long term period will lead to the changes of teeth arrangement so the contact will be imperfect. Other negative impacts that are caused by caries are the decrease of speaking function and aesthetic functions.Although most people loose their teeth, either by dental caries process or by other causes, not all of them immediately applying an artificial teeth or wear dentures. The awareness to make the denture is influenced by factors both internal and external. Internal factors include the self-perception, interests, needs and expectations. External factors consist of the support of family, environment, health care facilities, benefits and rewards received. Motivations is the factor that drives or moves a person to behave and lead towards a specific goal­.This research aims to observe the motivation of denture-using on Poltekkes Semarang’s elders community “Sehat Bugar" Poltekkes. This observation research was conducted in the August until the early of September 2014, whereas the data were processed in September 2014. The sample used in this research is the total samples of 67 subjects in order to get a better representative.The results of the Chi Square correlation analysis shows there is significant relationship between Internal motivation and the use of denture with 0.012 (p 0.05) of sig value and there was no relationship between external motivation and the use of denture with 0.604 (p 0.05) of sig value. Keywords      : Internal motivation,External motivation, denture