Perilaku Pemeliharaan Kesehatan Gigi Mulut Siswa SD Dengan dan Tanpa Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS)

Authors

  • Ayumi Y. Gerung Universitas Sam Ratulangi
  • Vonny N. S. Wowor Universitas Sam Ratulangi
  • Christy N. Mintjelungan Universitas Sam Ratulangi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.9.2.2021.32958

Abstract

Abstract: Behavior is the second major factor that affects the health status of an individual or society. Good behavior in maintaining oral hygiene will have a positive impact on the status of children’s oral health. One of the efforts to reduce the number of caries is through the Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS) program. This study was aimed to obtain the oral health care behavior of elementary school students with UKGS and without UKGS. This was a literature review study. There were four relevant literatures with related topics obtained from different databases, as follows: Google Scholar, PubMed, and Garba Rujukan Digital. The results showed that the UKGS program was effective in increasing the status of students’ oral health. Besides education about oral health at schools, parents and the media played some important roles in providing information of oral care. In conclusion, oral health care behavior of elementary school students with and without UKGS were in good category as long as teachers, parents, and internet media as well as print media were involved.

Keywords: behavior; oral health; Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS)

  

Abstrak: Perilaku merupakan faktor kedua terbesar yang berpengaruh terhadap status kese-hatan individu atau masyarakat. Perilaku yang baik dalam pemeliharaan kebersihan mulut akan berdampak positif pada derajat kesehatan gigi mulut anak. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk menurunkan angka karies yaitu melalui program Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui perilaku pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi mulut siswa SD dengan UKGS dan tanpa UKGS. Jenis penelitian ialah literature review. Terdapat empat pustaka yang relevan dengan topik terkait. Pustaka dalam penelitian didapat dari database Google Scholar, PubMed, dan Garba Rujukan Digital. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan program UKGS efektif dalam meningkatkan derajat kesehatan gigi mulut siswa. Pendidikan tentang kesehatan gigi mulut tidak hanya berasal dari sekolah, tetapi orang tua dan media berperan penting dalam memberikan informasi tentang pemeliharaan gigi mulut. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah perilaku pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi mulut siswa SD dengan UKGS dan tanpa UKGS keduanya dalam kategori baik sepanjang adanya keterlibatan guru, orang tua, dan media internet maupun cetak.

Kata kunci: perilaku; kesehatan gigi mulut; Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS)

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2021-05-02

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Gerung, A. Y., Wowor, V. N. S., & Mintjelungan, C. N. (2021). Perilaku Pemeliharaan Kesehatan Gigi Mulut Siswa SD Dengan dan Tanpa Usaha Kesehatan Gigi Sekolah (UKGS). E-GiGi, 9(2), 124–128. https://doi.org/10.35790/eg.9.2.2021.32958

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021): e-GiGi

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