Gambaran status kebersihan gigi dan mulut di Panti Asuhan Nazaret Tomohon
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Abstract: Dental and oral health is important for every individual. It plays an important role in the prevention of caries. During growth and development periods, adolescents often have health problems; one of them is oral and dental hygiene. This study was aimed to obtain the profile of oral and dental hygiene status among adolescents at Panti Asuhan Nazaret (an orphanage) Tomohon. This was a descriptive study with a cross sectional design using total sampling method. There were 37 adolescents as respondents. The results showed that 59.5% of them belonged to good category, 32.4% to moderate category, and 8.1% to poor category. Conclusion: The oral and dental hygiene status of most adolescents at Panti Asuhan Nazaret Tomohon was in good category. However, education and counseling about the importance of oral and dental hygiene are still needed.
Keywords: dental and mouth hygiene, adolescents
Abstrak: Kesehatan gigi dan mulut penting diketahui tiap individu. Hal tersebut sangat berperan dalam upaya pencegahan terjadinya karies. Dalam pertumbuhan dan perkembangan, remaja sering mengalami masalah kesehatan, salah satunya masalah kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran status kebersihan gigi dan mulut pada anak remaja di Panti Asuhan Nazaret Tomohon. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif dengan desain potong lintang. Metode pengambilan sampel ialah total sampling. Jumlah responden dalam penelitian ini ialah 37 anak remaja. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa status kebersihan gigi dan mulut dari 59,5% responden termasuk kategori baik, 32,4% kategori sedang, dan 8,1% kategori buruk. Simpulan: Gambaran status kebersihan gigi dan mulut sebagian besar anak remaja di Panti Asuhan Nazaret Tomohon termasuk dalam kategori baik. Disarankan untuk diberikan pendidikan dan penyuluhan tentang pentingnya menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut.
Kata kunci: kebersihan gigi dan mulut, remaja
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PDFDOI: https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.5.2.2017.17021
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