PARENTS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH WITH DEF-T INDEX OF BANYU URIP SURABAYA KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS

Abstract

ABSTRACT. Dental caries is a prevalent condition that impacts a significant number of children. In
Indonesia, the prevalence of dental caries among children aged 5–6 years is reported to be 88.8%.
The average def-t value, which represents the number of decayed, missing, or filled teeth, is 8.1.
This suggests that, on average, each kid in this age group has nine teeth affected by caries. The issue
addressed in this research pertains to the relatively low proportion of students who are free from
dental caries at Banyu Urip Surabaya Kindergarten. To investigate the correlation between parents
knowledge about oral health and def-t index of kindergarten students at Banyu Urip Surabaya. This
research employs an analytic research design utilizing a cross-sectional approach methodology. The
research's population consisted of parents of kindergarten students at Banyu Urip Surabaya, with a
research sample size of 54 parents. The sampling technique employed in this research was simple
random sampling. The instruments utilized for data collection consisted of questionnaire sheets and
dental examination sheets. The statistical test employed in this research was the Spearman rank
correlation analysis technique. This research suggests the level of parents knowledge is found to be
lower, while the def-t index of students is found to be moderate, as indicated by the sig. (2-tailed)
value of 0,038 < α 0,05. These results suggest a significant correlation between parents knowledge
of oral health with def-t index of kindergarten students at Banyu Urip Surabaya.
Keywords: Knowledge, parents, kindergarten students, dental caries, def-t index