Use of Puzzle Media on Dental and Oral Cleanliness in Class V Students

Abstract

Background: Debris is one of the dental and oral hygiene problems that school-aged children often encounter. Children aged 6-14 years are a critical age for dental and oral hygiene problems. The problem of this research is the poor debris index of class V students at SDN Sidoklumpuk Sidoarjo. The aim of this research is to determine the use of puzzle media for dental and oral hygiene in class V students at SDN Sidoklumpuk Sidoarjo. This research method is a Quasy Experiment with a pretest-posttest with control group design, with a sample size of 56 students. Data collection in this study was by observation with pretest and posttest to determine students' oral and dental hygiene. The population in this study were fifth grade students at SDN Sidoklumpuk Sidoarjo. Analysis of research data using the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests. Results There were differences regarding dental and oral hygiene before and after counseling using puzzle media. The conclusion of this research is that there is an increase in dental and oral hygiene before and after counseling using puzzle media.