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PARENTS KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TO ORAL HYGIENE OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN Dhiya Nabila; Renie Kumala Dewi; Galuh Dwinta Sari
Dentin Vol 7, No 1 (2023)
Publisher : Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20527/dentin.v7i1.8338

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ABSTRACTBackground: Knowledge and attitudes of parents are important in underlying the formation of children's dental and oral hygiene behavior because parents are the foundation for children's behavior and also influence children's development and independence.  The role and practice of parents can affect the dental and oral problems of special needs children which will increase when they are older. Purpose: Analyzing the relationship between parents’ knowledge and attitude toward oral hygiene of special needs children.  Material And Methods: This study uses correlational analysis with a cross-sectional approach, the sampling technique is a simple random sampling technique. The study was held at SLB Negeri Samarinda with a total sample of 52 respondents using questionnaires to parents and examine children’s oral hygiene then the data were analyzed using the Spearman rank test. Results: Parent’s knowledge of (40,4%) in the moderate level, parent’s attitudes of (75%) in the positive category, and special need children’s oral hygiene of (55,8%) in the moderate category.  The Spearman Rank test on parents’ knowledge obtained a significance of 0.000 (p<0,05) which means there is a relationship between parent knowledge toward oral hygiene of special needs children and the measurement of parent attitudes obtained a significance of 0.000 (p<0,05) which means there is a relationship between parent attitudes toward oral hygiene of special needs children Conclusion: The higher of knowledge and attitudes of parents toward oral hygiene, the better oral hygiene of special need children will.Keywords: Oral hygiene of special needs children, parent attitude, parent knowledge
Parent Education Program about Dental Health Education for Intellectual Disability Children in Wetland Renie Kumala Dewi; Beta Widya Oktiani; Anugrah Qatrunnada Hakim; Ika Kusuma Wardani
Jurnal sosial dan sains Vol. 3 No. 10 (2023): Jurnal Sosial dan Sains
Publisher : Green Publisher Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.59188/jurnalsosains.v3i10.1032

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Background: Wetlands are swamps with a water pH of 3.5-4.5. There are also cariogenic bacteria, including Streptococcus sp. Parents living in wetlands have a habit of using wetland water for their daily routine, such as for gargling after toothbrushing. Oral health problems in intellectual disabilities children include gingivitis, periodontitis, and rapid dental caries. Dental Health Education can increase the awareness of people in wetlands. Purpose: to analyse the effectivity of parent education program about dental health education for intellectual disability children in Wetland Methods: A quasi-experiment study with pretest and posttest without control design that used a simple random sampling technique. Results: Thirty-eight parents of intellectual disabilities children filled questionnaires for pretest, then asked to watch an animated video of Dental Health Education for moderate intellectual disabilities children living in wetlands concerning dental caries prevention. As for the posttest, the samples were asked to fill the same questionnaire after 20 days. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon statistical test. The results of the Wilcoxon test prove value = 0.000 (p < 0.05). Conclusion: There is an effect of the parent education program through Dental Health Education video for intellectual disabilities children in wetlands on dental caries prevention. This video can be applied to parents of children with intellectual disabilities as promotive action for dental health education.