KNOWLEDGE OF DENTAL AND ORAL HYGIENE USING FLASHCARD MEDIA IN CLASS IV ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN (STUDY AT SDN JAJAR TUNGGAL III)

Abstract

Background: The behavior of Indonesian children in maintaining dental and oral health is still low. The factors that cause poor dental and oral hygiene in elementary school students are the environment, the influence of the school environment also plays a very important role in the development of knowledge in students. Object: The problem of this study is the high OHI-S in grade IV students of SDN Jajar Tunggal III Surabaya. The purpose of this study is to find out the knowledge of dental and oral hygiene with the use of flash card media in grade IV students at SDN Jajar Tunggal III Surabaya. Methode: This research method is descriptive research. The target in this study was grade IV students of SDN Jajar Tunggal III Surabaya with 40 respondents. The method of data collection was using a questionnaire sheet. The data analysis technique in this study after filling out the questionnaire, the data collected from the questionnaire was processed scoring. Each answer will be categorized and calculated for data analysis. The total number of respondents' answers that have been calculated as a percentage will be presented in the form of a table. Results: The results of this study show that the knowledge of dental and oral hygiene with the use of flash card media in grade IV students at SDN Jajar Tunggal III Surabaya is included in the good category