GAMBARAN PERILAKU PERSONAL HYGIENE GIGI DAN MULUT PADA SISWA SD KELAS 1 DI SDN 154 CITEPUS

Abstract

The results of the 2018 RISKESDAS stated that 57.6% of Indonesians have dental and mouth problems, the number of children reaches 93% and the age group 5-9 years or school-age children 54%. Poor personal hygiene behavior of teeth and mouth results in increased problems with teeth and mouth. This study aims to determine the description of personal hygiene behavior of teeth and mouth in elementary school students grade 1 at elementary school 154 Citepus. The design of this study is descriptive. The sampling technique is simple random sampling with a sample of 119 children. The instrument used was the observation sheet of brushing steps that had been tested for validity to dental health experts. The results of this study showed 38.7% of children were not good in personal hygiene teeth and mouth, of which 65% boys. The conclusion of this study is that almost half of respondents have poor behavior in performing oral and dental personal hygiene, more than half of elementary school age respondents were not good in dental and oral hygiene, male sex. The researcher recommends the location of the study to provide a sink in the school area as a means of maintaining personal hygiene of teeth and mouth or for other actions such as hand washing and socializing the importance of personal hygiene of teeth and mouth.

Keywords: Personal Hygiene, Teeth, Mouth, Teeth Brushing, children