The role of parenting on the risk of early childhood caries through Dentch's ECC application : Peran pola asuh orang tua terhadap risiko kejadian early childhood caries melalui aplikasi ECC Dentch

Puteri, Riyanti Mufida Aliya
Khalida, Hanim
Surya, Leny Sang

MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 14 No. 2 (2025): Volume 14 Issue 2 August 2025

One form of caries that often occurs in children under 6 years of age is early childhood caries (ECC). Parenting plays an im-portant role in preventing caries in children through the provision of good dental care. This study examines whether paren-ting plays a role in the risk of ECC using the Dentch ECC application which has an assessment accuracy of 95.5%, with a p-value of 1.000 (p>0.05). This research method was conducted quantitatively with a cross-sectional design, involving 45 child-ren aged 4-5 years at TK Kartika 1-55 Padang City. The results showed that the most common parenting pattern was demo-cratic, as many as 35 people. It was concluded that parenting does not play a significant role in the risk of ECC.