Effectiveness of Training on the Improvement of Knowledge and Dental Health Care Ability

GEJIR, iI NYOMAN (2019) Effectiveness of Training on the Improvement of Knowledge and Dental Health Care Ability. pp. 10084-10092.

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Polytechnic of Health Ministry, Denpasar, Indonesia ABSTRACT: Brushing ability can be increased trough training using appropriate media and methods. The method of this study was action research. It took place in SDN 2 RijasaTegalLinggahPenebelTabanan, in August until September 2015. The population was 40 students. The data was collected using questionnaire, brushing ability observation, OHI-S index and analysed using Paired Sample T-test. The result shows the average of knowledge before the training was 4.30, after 11 days is 5.02, and after 21 days is 8.62. Those who brush teeth properly is increased from 0% to 17.50% after 11 days, 85% after 21 days. The dental hygiene before training was intermediate, while afterwards is good. Paired Sample test value is Sig = 0.002, shows mean difference on knowledge level, ability before and after the training. As the conclusion, the socialization and training using audio-visual media and edutainment is effective on the knowledge and ability improvement. KEY WORDS: Audio-Visual, Dental Health, Edutainment, Improvement, OHI-S, Training.

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