Revitalizing School Dental Health Effort through ?Model 222? as a Strategy to Achieve Caries-Free Indonesia 2030

Abstract

Bedjo Santoso, Edi Susanto, Melyana Nurul Widyawati, Rasipin, Waljuni Astu Rahman, Ismi Rajiani.

The tooth brushing program together is a self-preservation effort for elementary school children. The tooth brushing program that has been implemented in schools has not been able to change the tooth brushing behaviour of elementary school students, indicated by the value of OHI-S = 1.3; DMF-T = 1.09, def-t = 1.78, indicating the condition is below the national target 2010. Improvements in the behavioural aspects need to be done to improve the dental health status of elementary school students. One of the changes in behaviour influenced by information. Information will be stored as much as 20% if delivered through visuals, 50% if delivered through audio-visual media and 70% if implemented in real practice. to generate alternative changes in tooth brushing behaviour through brushing teeth audio-visual model in elementary school students and analyse their effectiveness. Research and Development (R&D) with stages: information gathering, model design, expert validation and revision as well as model testing (using the Quasi-Experimental Control Group Pre-test and Post-test Design method). The model test sample was divided into two, the model 222 (intervention), and brushing teeth 21 days (control) group. The results of expert validity showed that the model 222 was feasible as an effort to form the teeth brushing behaviour of elementary school children (p = 0.020). Model 222 was more effective in increasing teacher knowledge, attitudes and skills than brushing teeth 21 days (control) p = (0,002). The model 222 was more effective in increasing the knowledge, attitudes and skills of dokter kecil (elementary school student child doctor) than brushing teeth 21 days (control) p-value <0.05, while the debris score was no difference between the two groups p-value> 0.05 but the mean value in the intervention group was bigger. The model 222 was more effective in increasing knowledge, attitudes, skills, and reducing debris scores in elementary school students compared to the 21 days program (control) p = 0.000. from the results of the research, it can be concluded that the "model 222” effectively shaped the teeth brushing behaviour of teachers, elementary school student child doctor and the skills of brushing teeth and dental hygiene of students at school.