’’QUALITY SELF CARE AND HOME CARE’’ SOLUSI KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT ANAK TUNANETRA DI SDLB A-YKAB SURAKARTA

Agnintia, Dian ( Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Rachmawati, Fauziah ( Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Arsita, Riezky ( Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)
Berti, Pamela Lolita ( Program Studi Kedokteran Gigi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta)

Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa - Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
PKM-M 2013

Levels of health and poor oral hygiene is a problem that often occurs to blind children. Lack of knowledge and awareness of blind children and the parent’s role in maintaining oral health is one of the reasons. Quality self care and home care with dental care approach applicable to blind children to change their behavior in maintaining oral health. Measurement of the success rate of this program is to compare the results of the examination OHI-S (Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified) beginning, follow-up, and ending. There is a higher improvement of students with OHIS in good categories 13% at the beginning examination, 50% at follow-up examination, and 75% at the end of the examination.