THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTHER ROLE OF MEET THE ORAL HYGIENE AND DENTAL CARIES IN PRESCHOOL CHILD IN KINDERGARTEN KUSUM MULIA XVIII SUMBER BENDO PARE KEDIRI
Abstract: The mother's role in
the fulfillment of oral hygiene is very important to reduce the occurrence of
dental caries in preschools children. Preschoolers has low personals hygiene
and still in the developmental process. The aimed of this research is to determine
the context of the mother's role in the fulfillment of oral hygiene with the
incidence of dental caries in preschools children 4 - 6 years old at
kindergarten of Kusuma Mulia XVIII Sumberbendo Pare Kediri. The research
methods using correlational design with a retrospective approach. Sampling
technique is used purposive sampling obtained 26 samples of mothers who
eligible inclusion criteria. Measuring tool used a questionnaire to the
mother's role in the fulfillment of oral hygiene and observation for occurrence
of dental caries in preschool children, then analyzed by spearman rho. The
result of the research verify that (76, 9%) mothers has role in the fulfillment
of oral hygiene is sufficient category. Whereas (80, 8%) the children has
medium category. The results after the calculation using the Spearman rho test
indicate correlation coefisien = -0,515 and p value = 0,007 this means
relations between mother's role in the fulfillment of oral hygiene with the
incidence of dental caries in preschools children. To reduce the incidence of
dental caries is not only depend on the mother's role in the fullfilment of
oral hygiene, but must also care to the other factors such as food,
micro-organisms, bad habits of the children in keeping oral dental hygiene and
mouth, tooth brushing pattern, the shape of the teeth, and history of
children's milk when as a baby which causes the dental caries.
Penulis: Laviana Nita
Ludyanti, Ari Widiyanto
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd170046
