<![CDATA[Menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut dapat dilakukan dengan cara menggosok gigi yang baik dan benar. Masalah kesehatan gigi dan mulut paling banyak dialami oleh anak usia 6-12 tahun. Penyebab yang sangat mendasar adalah kurangnya kesadaran diri sendiri dan orang tua dalam membiasakan anak menggosok gigi yang baik dan benar serta tepat waktu. Hal ini dapat mempengaruhi kondisi tubuh ketika kondisi gigi dan mulut tidak bersih. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran kesehatan gigi dan mulut serta perilaku menggosok gigi pada anak usia sekolah. Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian deskriptif. Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dan observasi menggunakan SOP gosok gigi. Jumlah responden sebanyak 119 siswa dengan teknik purposive sampling. Data yang diperoleh kemudian diolah secara statistik. Hasil analisis diperoleh bahwa 119 siswa sebagian besar memiliki karakteristik usia 11 tahun dengan tingkat pendidikan sebagian besar kelas 4. Hasil penelitian diperoleh sebanyak 44,5% memiliki pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut tinggi dan sebanyak 55,5% memiliki pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut rendah. Selain itu, sebanyak 26,9% siswa kelas 4, 5 dan 6 SDN Gebangsari 02 Semarang memiliki perilaku sesuai SOP dalam gosok gigi. Namun, 73,1% diketahui memiliki perilaku tidak sesuai SOP dalam gosok gigi. Terdapat 37 responden (31,1%) memiliki pengetahuan kesehatan gigi dan mulut tinggi namun perilaku menggosok gigi tidak sesuai SOP. Kata kunci: kesehatan gigi dan mulut, anak usia sekolah, perilaku menggosok gigi THE DESCRIBE DENTAL AND ORAL HEALTH TOWARD BRUSHING TEETH PRACTICE AMONG SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ABSTRACT Maintaining healthy teeth and mouth, can be done by brushing teeth properly. The majority dental and oral health problems are experienced by child aged 6-12 years. Those disorders are caused by the lack of self-awareness of the children and their parents in getting children to brush their teeth properly. This can affect the condition of the body when the oral condition is not hygiene. The purpose of this study was to determine the describe dental and oral health toward brushing teeth practice among school age children.This research was quantitative research with a descriptive research design. Data were collected by using questionnaires and observation of brushing teeth practice. The number of respondents were 119 students selected by purposive sampling technique. Furthermore, the data were processed statistically. The results of the analysis showed that of 119 students, mostl of them aged 11 year as many as 44.5% with the level of education of most of them 4th grade accaunted for 34.5%. The results showed that 44.5% (n = 53) had high knowledge about dental and oral health and as many as 55.5% (n = 66) had knowledge of low oral and dental health. In addition, as many as 26.9% (n = 32) 4th, 5th and 6th grade students of Gebangsari 02 Elementary School Semarang had behavior in accordance with the standard practice in brushing their teeth. However, 73.1% (n = 87) were known to have inappropriate standard practice behavior in brushing teeth. There were 37 respondents (31.1%) having high dental and oral health knowledge but brushing behavior was not in accordance with the SOP. Keywords: dental and oral health, school-age children, brushing teeth practice]]>
