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PENTINGNYA MEMELIHARA KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT MASYARAKAT DI MASA PANDEMI Irmaleny, Irmaleny
DHARMAKARYA: Jurnal Aplikasi Ipteks untuk Masyarakat Vol 12, No 4 (2023): Desember, 2023
Publisher : Universitas Padjadjaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/dharmakarya.v12i4.32479

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Pokok Permasalahan. Pandemi covid-19 yang mewabah di Indonesia bahkan ke seluruh dunia mengharuskan masyarakat tetap berada di dalam rumah serta membatasi kegiatan keluar rumah yang salah satunya pergi ke dokter gigi. Keterbatasan pelayanan kesehatan gigi yang diberikan di masa pandemi ini menuntut masyarakat agar lebih memperhatikan kesehatan gigi dan mulutnya sehingga dapat mencegah penyakit dan kerusakan gigi lebih lanjut. Tujuan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada masyarakat tentang pentingnya memelihara kesehatan gigi dan mulut di masa pandemi untuk mencegah kunjungan ke dokter gigi yang dapat mengurangi risiko penyebaran covid-19.  Metode. Dilakukan survei kondisi gigi dan pemeliharaan  kesehatan gigi dan mulut secara online terhadap 1.006 responden laki-laki dan perempuan berusia 18-55 tahun yang tersebar di seluruh Indonesia melalui aplikasi google form. Responden diedukasi tentang perawatan gigi berlubang di masa pandemi melalui kegiatan webinar dengan mendatangkan narasumber di bidang Kesehatan gigi. Selain itu, dilakukan talk show tentang perawatan gigi di media Televisi dengan sesi tanya jawab dan konsultasi singkat. Hasil. Berdasarkan pengisian kuisioner, tanyajawab dan konsultasi singkat yang dilakukan, terlihat kurangnya pemahaman pengunaan fluor, waktu dan teknik  menyikat gigi yang baik, dan penanganan yang kurang tepat saat sakit gigi di masa pandemi. Webinar dengan 357 pendaftar yang antusias  telah mendapatkan edukasi kesehatan gigi. Talkshow menjadikan kegiatan edukasi lebih interaktif dan menarik minat masyarakat. Kesimpulan. Edukasi pemeliharaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut perlu diberikan untuk meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat akan pentingnya memelihara kesehatan gigi dan mulut di masa pandemi.
Dental health status assessment of TNI-AL bintara officers using DMFT index and Chief of Naval Staff Regulation: a descriptive study Arifin, Kanisa Mirena; Irmaleny, Irmaleny; Sitam, Suhardjo; Setiawan, Krisnadi
Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry Vol 35, No 3 (2023): November 2023
Publisher : Universitas Padjadjaran

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24198/pjd.vol35no3.49787

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ABSTRACTIntroduction: Military personnel belong to a high-risk group for the development of various pathological conditions in the oral cavity. Based on research, the experience of dental caries in the army population of several other countries was relatively high. The purpose of this study was to describe the assessment of the dental health status of Bintara Officer (the NCO) the Indonesian National Military-Naval Force (TNI-AL) using caries experience index. Methods: The descriptive method was used with primary data collection through the caries experience index (DMF-T) examination and assessment of the dental health status of the TNI-AL. A purposive sampling technique with a total of 40 members with inclusion criteria, ranked Bintara Officer, 10 years of service, male or female, was used. Exclusion criteria were those serving outside the city or abroad and not signing an informed consent form. The data was collected and analyzed descriptively using Microsoft Excel. Results: DMF-T index value was 3.7, included in the Stakes I category, which had a maximum number of DMF of 10 teeth: 25.0% in the very low category, 17.5% in the low category, 27.5% in the moderate category, 17.5% in the high category, and 12.5% in the very high category. The dental health status of the TNI-AL were 95.0% in the Stakes I category, 2.5% in the Stakes II category, 2.5% in the Stakes III category, and there were no subjects in the Stakes IV category. Conclusion: Assessment of the dental health status of bintara officer Indonesian National Military-Naval Force using DMFT index value was in the moderate category, and based on Perkasal the majority was included in the Stakes I category.KEYWORDS : Caries, DMF-T index, dentistry, TNI-AL dental health status