INCREASING THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DENTAL AND ORAL HYGIENE IN PRESCHOOLERS AFTER COUNSELING BY USINGDENTAL BUSY BOOK MEDIA

Abstract

Abstract. Busy book is a new form of media that is creative and innovative in developing children's
abilities. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of children's knowledge about dental
and oral hygiene after counseling with busy book media in preschool children at TK Wirya Kumara
Batubulan in 2023. This type of research is descriptive research with the number of respondents as
many as 34 preschool children, this research was conducted in April. The types of data used in this
study are primary data and secondary data. The data collection method is through pre-test and post-
test questionnaires which are then analyzed using univariate analysis. The results showed that the
percentage of children's knowledge level about dental and oral hygiene before counseling was the
highest percentage with sufficient criteria totaling 45% and increased to very good criteria totaling
100% after counseling. The average level of knowledge before counseling was 59.79 with insufficient
criteria increased to 91.91 with very good criteria after counseling. The average level of knowledge in
girls was greater than boys both before and after counseling. The conclusion of this study is that
counseling using busy book media is can increasing knowledge about oral hygiene.
Keywords: Knowledge, Counseling, Busy Book, Preschool