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PENINGKATAN PENGETAHUAN IBU ANAK YANG BERESIKO STUNTING TENTANG KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT DENGAN MEDIA LIEFLET Pinat, Leny Marlina A.; Pay, Mery Novaria; Eki, Yansestina Erlince; Ratu, Antonius Radja; Nubatonis, Mekisedek O.
MAJU : Indonesian Journal of Community Empowerment Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): MAJU : Indonesian Journal of Community Empowerment, Mei 2025
Publisher : Lembaga Pendidikan dan Penelitian Manggala Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62335/maju.v2i3.1190

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Stunting is a condition where a child under 5 months of age or is often considered a toddler and has a shorter height or length than a normal child of the same age. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines stunting as a height that is two standard deviations lower than the child's growth and development target. Stunting toddlers are also commonly referred to as short toddlers, this can be seen by measuring the length or height of the toddler with results below normal. Based on data from the 2021 Indonesian Nutritional Status Study (SSGI), the prevalence rate of stunting in NTT reached 37.8 percent or the highest of all provinces in the country. This percentage is also still below the national stunting rate, which is 24.4 percent. based on prevalence, the five provinces with the highest stunting rates are East Nusa Tenggara at 35.3 percent. Based on data on the distribution of stunting in Kupang City 25.1 percent Kupang Regency at 24.1 percent, still higher than the national figure. Factors that influence stunted growth (stunting) include maternal factors: maternal nutritional status during pregnancy, maternal education level, maternal knowledge level, breastfeeding, other factors (MP-ASI), infection factors, family economic factors and environmental factors. Parents, especially mothers, must have good knowledge and awareness in maintaining children's dental health. Children whose parents have low knowledge about proper oral hygiene are at higher risk of experiencing dental caries than children whose parents have better knowledge. One approach that can be taken to improve maternal knowledge is to provide information that is easy to understand and apply, one of which is through leaflets
EDUKASI KESEHATAN GIGI DAN FISSURE SEALINGSEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN KARIES GIGI PERMANEN PADA ANAK SEKOLAH DASAR Eluama, Merniwati Sherly; Giri, Eli Alexander; Kanaf, Elsaday; Pay, Mery Novaria; Manu, Apri Adiari
MAJU : Indonesian Journal of Community Empowerment Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): MAJU : Indonesian Journal of Community Empowerment, Mei 2025
Publisher : Lembaga Pendidikan dan Penelitian Manggala Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.62335/maju.v2i3.1271

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The most susceptible tooth surface to caries in children is the occlusal surface of the first and second permanent molars. A program that can be carried out effectively to reduce the risk of caries on the pit and fissure tooth surface is through pit and fissure sealant treatment. The method of community service activities is: education about dental health accompanied by a demonstration of how to brush teeth and fissure sealant filling according to the indications for children who are willing to undergo dental treatment. Results: after dental health education was carried out, there was a significant increase in the good knowledge category, which increased to 55.9%. The percentage of respondents with sufficient knowledge decreased to 44.1% and there were no more respondents included in the poor knowledge category (0%). Fissure sealant filling has been successfully carried out with a target of 30 children, where 38 teeth with deep fissures have been treated. Conclusion: dental health education can increase respondent knowledge. Fissure sealing is one form of effective preventive intervention on permanent first molars because they are the earliest teeth to erupt and are most susceptible to caries, so they are the main target in prevention programs. The combination of educational interventions and preventive clinical actions such as fissure sealing has proven effective in promoting and preventing dental and oral health.  
The Effectiveness of Counseling Using Phantom Media and Puzzle Games on the Improve Dental Health Knowledge of Elementary School Children in Kupang City Pay, Mery Novaria; Marlina A.Pinat, Leny; Ngadilah, Christina; O.Nubatonis, Melkisedek
Jurnal Kesehatan Gigi Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): December 2025
Publisher : Jurusan Kesehatan Gigi, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31983/jkg.v12i1.12861

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Health promotion in elementary school age is an ideal time to train motor skills and improve children's cognition. The success of dental health promotion is influenced by the presence of interesting game media used by dental and oral therapists as the main competency in promotive efforts. Health workers are expected to be able to use media appropriately, be able to design and produce game media. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of promotional media by dental and oral therapists in Kupang City in improving elementary school children's knowledge about dental health. The research method used in the study was Quasi Experiment with a two group pre-test and post-test design. Sampling was carried out using multistage cluster random sampling with a sample size of 220 children in 11 elementary schools fostered by UKGS from 11 health centers throughout Kupang City. The sample was divided into 2 groups, namely 110 children who used media provided by dental and oral therapists as the control group and 110 children who used puzzle game media provided by researchers as the treatment group. The knowledge variable was measured using a questionnaire, most of the data were not normally distributed so data analysis was carried out using Mann-Whitney. The results of the analysis of differences using the Mann-Whitney Test at pre-post 2 showed a significant increase in knowledge in both groups. The mean value in the control group was 184.72 lower than the treatment group of 256.28. This study concluded that puzzle game media is more effective in providing dental and oral health education to elementary school children compared to promotional media used by dental and oral therapists.