https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/ijphcm/issue/feed 2022-08-05T11:15:48+08:00 Oksfriani Jufri Sumampouw oksfriani.sumampouw@unsrat.ac.id Open Journal Systems <p><span><strong>Indonesian Journal of Public and Community Medicine (IJPHCM)</strong> publised by Postgraduate Program Master of Public Health Sam Ratulangi University</span><span>. <strong>IJPHCM</strong> publishes the article based on research or equivalent to research results in public health or other disciplines related to public health that has not been loaded/published by other media. The journal contains articles about environmental health, occupational health and safety, epidemiology, biostatistics, health policy and administration, public health nutrition, health promotion, reproductive health, maternal and child health, community medicine, health economic, hospital administration and other related articles in public health. The journal can be used by health practitioners, health caregivers, teachers, medical students, and people who are interested in public health issues. The journal was first published in April 2020 and subsequently published forth a year, in January, April, July and Oktober. <strong>IJPHCM</strong> has been </span><span>indexied by Google Scholar</span><span>. </span></p><p><a href="https://scholar.google.co.id/citations?hl=id&amp;user=tPYsL6UAAAAJ" target="_blank"><span><img src="/public/site/images/oksfrianisumampouw/Google_Scholar.png" alt="" /></span></a></p> https://ejournal.unsrat.ac.id/v3/index.php/ijphcm/article/view/42516 2022-08-05T11:15:48+08:00 Jeanne D'arc Zafera Adam syaneadam67@gmail.com Jeineke Ellen Ratuela jeinekeellenratuela@gmail.com

<p><strong><em>Background</em></strong><em>:</em><em> Elementary school students were the one of the population at risk of having health problems, especially dental health. Based on the 2018 Basic Health Research data, the prevalence of dental caries in elementary school students reached 92.6%. One of the determinants of dental and oral health is students' knowledge about dental and oral hygiene. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of students' knowledge about dental and oral hygiene. <strong>Methods</strong>: This research is a descriptive research. This research was conducted in the city of Tomohon in February-March 2022. This study used 70 respondents. The research variable is knowledge. The research instrument is a questionnaire. The data obtained were analyzed univariately</em><em>.</em><strong><em> Results</em></strong><em>: The results of this study showed that the majority of respondents are female. In addition, it was found that most of the respondents were aged 10-11 years. The results of the measurement of knowledge obtained that the dominant level of knowledge is in the moderate category.</em><em> </em><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><em>: It can be concluded</em><em> that the knowledge of elementary school students about dental and oral hygiene is mostly in the moderate category. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to make efforts to supervise both parents and teachers so that students can practice the knowledge they have so that they can put it into practice</em><em>.</em></p>

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