Welcome: Wealth Community Empowerment
Vol. 1 No. 1: Januari 2024

USE OF POCKETBOOKS AS PARENTS' GUIDELINES IN MAINTAINING THE DENTAL AND MOUTH CLEANLINESS OF CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN

Nanda Bupa Pratama (Postgraduate Program Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)
Endah Aryati Eko N (Postgraduate Program Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)
Bedjo Santoso (Postgraduate Program Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Jan 2024

Abstract

Dental and oral health problems are often experienced by children with special needs. Limitations in physical and mental development can affect the process of maintaining dental and oral health. Children with special needs in the disabled group have disorders where their body parts are not perfect because they experience disabilities caused by damage to the bones, muscles, and joints so that they do not function normally. The shortcomings of children with physical impairments require parental assistance in maintaining dental and oral health. Providing counseling and giving pocketbooks to parents is an alternative to strengthening the maintenance of dental and oral health for children with physical impairments. This community service activity was carried out at SLB Jepara on a sample of children with physical impairments. The method used in this activity is the Health system approach, namely: Input – Process – Output. The results of the service carried out showed a decrease in the debris index value in children. The good debris index category after implementation was obtained by all respondents. The dental and oral hygiene pocketbook for parents of physically disabled children is used as a tool to increase parents' knowledge about dental and oral health and hygiene.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

welcomejournal

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Subject

Health Professions Social Sciences

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Jurnal ini akan memfokuskan pada bidang-bidang keilmuan yang relevan dengan kesehatan masyarakat, keperawatan, kebidanan, radiologi, Terapis gigi mulut serta ilmu kesehatan ...