THE INFLUENCE OF COUNSELING DEMONSTRATION METHODS ABOUT TEETH-BRUSHING ON CHANGES IN THE WAY OF BRUSHING TEETH (STUDY ON MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN AT SLB B-C OPTIMAL SURABAYA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Brushing teeth is the process of cleaning the surface of the teeth from soft deposits (debris) left in the mouth, brushing teeth skills can affect the debris index score, the debris index score of children with mental retardation (mild) is poor, because of less brushing teeth skills. One of the efforts to improve the Brushing teeth skills of children with mental retardation is by counseling the demonstration method. To find out the influence of demonstration method counseling on brushing teeth on changes in how to brush teeth of mentally retarded children (mild) SLB B-C Optimal Surabaya. The type of research used is Pre-experimental research with one group pretest-postest design. it was conducted from January to March 2023, With a target of 33 children with mentally retarded (mild) with total sampling techniques and Data collection using an observation sheet to obtain information on a variable. The results of the Wilcoxon Test are p value = 0.00. With the existing requirements p value <0.05. This shows that the demonstration method counseling influences changes in children's  brushing teeth skills. There is an influence of counseling demonstration method of brushing teeth on changes in how to brush teeth of mentally retarded children (mild) SLB B-C Optimal Surabaya.