<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Permasalahan kesehatan gigi dan mulut (kesgilut) di Indonesia yang masih cukup tinggi, memerlukan penanganan serius tidak hanya pemerintah dan institusi terkait, namun juga memerlukan pemberdayaan masyarakat. Kader kesehatan merupakan salah satu bentuk pemberdayaan masyarakat dalam bidang kesehatan khususnya kesgilut untuk mendukung pelaksanaan pembangunan kesehatan. Kader memiliki peran penting dalam penyelenggaraan kesgilut sebagai pemberi informasi dan juga sebagai penggerak masyarakat Pengabdian kepada masyarakat (PKM) yang dilakukan bertujuan untuk mengevaluasi tingkat pengetahuan kesgilut para kader kesehatan di Puskesmas Ikur Koto Kota Padang. Metode dalam pengabdian ini berupa penyuluhan, demo/praktek menyikat gigi yang baik dan benar, focus group discussion (FGD) dan sharing kasus. Kader yang hadir sejumlah 25 orang dengan tingkat pendidikan dan pekerjaan yang bervariasi. Sebelum penyuluhan, para kader diminta mengerjakan soal pre-test dan diakhiri dengan post-test. Hasil PKM menunjukkan pengetahuan kesgilut pada kader kesehatan di Puskesmas Ikur Koto Kota Padang, meningkat dari jawaban benar sebesar 62.4% menjadi 82.67%. Kesimpulan dalam PKM ini terdapat peningkatan pengetahuan kesgilut pada kader kesehatan di Puskesmas Ikur Koto Kota Padang setelah diberi penyuluhan. Kata Kunci: Kader Kesehatan, Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut, Pemberdayaan Masyarakat ABSTRACT Oral and dental health problems in Indonesia are still quite high, it requires serious handling not only by the government and related institutions but also require community empowerment. Community health worker (as we called it “kader”) is a form of community empowerment in the health sector, especially in oral and dental health to support the implementation of health development. The role of community health workers is to provide oral and dental health services, it is very important because they are not only as a provider of information in the community but also as community mobilizers. The community services carried out aim to evaluate the level of oral and dental health knowledge of community health workers of public health at the Ikur Koto Public Health Center, Padang City. The method used in this dental and oral health education is by providing counseling, demonstrations or tooth brushing practices, group discussion forums, and sharing about dental and oral health cases. The number of community health worker who attended are 25 peoples with varying levels of education and occupation. Prior to counseling, the community health worker of public health were asked to do a pretest and post-test. Results: Oral and dental health knowledge among community health workers of public health at the Ikur Koto Public Health Center, Padang City, increased from 62.4% to 82.67% with correct answers. Conclusion: There is an increase in oral and dental health knowledge among community health workers (kader) at Ikur Koto Public Health Center in Padang City after being given counseling. Keywords: Community Health Worker, Oral and Dental Health, Community Empowerment]]>
