Knowledge of Parents of Grade 4 Students and All Teachers about Caries at SDN Banyu 2 Urip Surabaya

Abstract

Dental caries is a characteristic of dental tissue disease characterized by damage to the tooth surface that spreads towards the pulp. School children who have dental caries will experience decreased chewing ability and digestive disorders so that their growth is not optimal. This condition will certainly cause children to skip school more often and interfere with their ability to focus on learning. The problem in this study is the high prevalence of dental caries in grade 4 students of SDN Banyu Urip 2, Sawahan District, Surabaya City. So the purpose of this study is to determine the knowledge of parents of grade 4 students and all teachers about caries at SDN Banyu Urip 2 Surabaya. Descriptive research targeting parents of grade 4 students and all teachers of SDN Banyu Urip 2 Surabaya, the study was conducted from August 2023 to April 2024, the method of data collection by filling out a questionnaire using an instrument in the form of a questionnaire sheet. The data collection procedure was by visiting and asking permission from the principal of SDN Banyu Urip 2, giving questionnaires to parents and teachers, conveying the purpose of giving the questionnaires, providing instructions for filling in and accompanying the process of filling in the questionnaires, and respondents collecting the completed questionnaires. Data analysis using the average knowledge results presented in the form of percentages and tables. This study shows that the knowledge of parents of grade 4 students is in the sufficient category, while the knowledge of all teachers at SDN Banyu Urip 2 Surabaya is classified as good.