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Pendidikan Dan Latihan Guru Untuk Meningkatkan Pemeliharaan Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Di SLB YBSM Zahara, Elfi; Andriani; Intan Liana
JEUMPA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol 1 No 1 (2022): EDISI I
Publisher : Poltekkes Kemenkes Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1048.208 KB) | DOI: 10.30867/jeumpa.v1i1.70

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Children need strong and healthy teeth not only to chew food but also to pronounce words. Dental care from an early age is an important step for healthy children's teeth. Children with special needs are children with special characteristics that are different from children in general without always showing mental, emotional, or physical incapacity. SLB YBSM Banda Aceh is a foundation that specifically accommodates people with disabilities. Based on interviews with school principals where the children are deaf, physically disabled, and blind (Tuna Graphite). This community service aims to improve actions on how to brush teeth properly and correctly and reduce dental and oral hygiene status in children. at the SLB YBSM Lamjabat Banda Aceh City. This community service was carried out using a descriptive method, with the target of 30 teachers and students as respondents at the YBSM Special School in Banda Aceh City. The intervention provided was in the form of training and demonstration of how to brush teeth properly and correctly. Keywords: Education and maintenance of dental and oral health
Peran Masyarakat Dalam Bidang Pendidikan Kesehatan Kesehatan Gigi Untuk Mendukung Transformasi Kesehatan Salfiyadi, Teuku; Andriani; Elfi Zahara; Intan Liana
JEUMPA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol 2 No 2 (2023): EDISI II
Publisher : Poltekkes Kemenkes Aceh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30867/jeumpa.v2i2.464

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Health education is important and the first step in increasing knowledge about health. The results of this service had a positive impact on cadres in increasing knowledge of dental health where the respondents' knowledge score before the intervention (pre-test) was in the sufficient category (62%), the largest distribution of respondents' knowledge immediately after the intervention (post test I) was in the good category (84%) and the largest distribution of respondents' knowledge one month after the intervention (post test II) was in the good category (100%). Shows that the largest distribution of respondents' practices before the intervention (pre-test) was in the sufficient category (64%). While the respondents' attitude scores after the intervention (post test I) were in the good category (92%), the largest distribution of respondents' practices one month after the intervention (post test II) was in the good category (96%). The conclusion is that the results of this service have succeeded in increasing cadres' knowledge of the importance of maintaining education from an early age. Apart from that, improving cadres' behavior will also increase the health of their families' teeth. With a regular and effective dental care routine, the risk of caries can be reduced.