<![CDATA[Abstrak: Anak usia pra sekolah merupakan golongan rawan terjadi permasalahan kesehatan gigi dan mulut khususnya karies gigi. Anak pada usia tersebut sangat gemar mengkonsumsi makanan yang mengandung gula tanpa diimbangi dengan perawatan kesehatan gigi. Kebiasaan menanamkan peduli kesehatan gigi dan mulut perlu diajarkan sejak dini. Oleh karena itu, anak perlu diberi bekal pengetahuan tentang gosok gigi yang baik dan benar. Tujuan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini adalah meningkatkan pengetahuan dan keterampilan anak pra sekolah tentang cara menggosok gigi yang baik dan benar. Peserta kegiatan terdiri dari anak pra sekolah dari PAUD Unggulan Ar Risalah Lubuklinggau berjumlah 35 anak. Tahapan pelaksanaan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah persiapan dengan melakukan studi pendahuluan ke PAUD, pelaksanaan penyuluhan yaitu edukasi kesehatan dengan media phantom gigi dan video animasi gosok gigi dilanjutkan dengan praktik gosok gigi yang benar didampingi oleh tim pengabdi dan mahasiswa. Hasil evaluasi terlihat ada peningkatan pemahaman anak tentang gigi sehat, manfaat gosok gigi, dan waktu gosok gigi, serta peningkatan ketrampilan anak praktik gosok gigi yang baik dan benar. Optimalisasi gerakan gosok gigi ini hendaknya dilakukan secara kontinyu di sekolah dan dilanjutkan di rumah dengan dukungan dari orang tua.Abstract: Pre-school age children are a group that is prone to dental and oral health problems, especially dental caries. Children at that age are very fond of consuming foods that contain sugar without being balanced with dental health care. The habit of instilling dental and oral health care needs to be taught from an early age. Therefore, children need to be equipped with knowledge about brushing their teeth properly and correctly. The purpose of this community service activity is to increase the knowledge and skills of pre-school children about how to brush their teeth properly and correctly. Participants in the activity consisted of 35 children from pre-school early childhood Ar Risalah Lubuklinggau. The stages of implementing this community service activity are preparation by conducting a preliminary study to PAUD, implementation of counseling, namely health education with dental phantom media and animated teeth brushing videos followed by correct tooth brushing practices accompanied by a team of service and students. The results of the evaluation showed that there was an increase in children's understanding of healthy teeth, the benefits of brushing their teeth, and when to brush their teeth, as well as increasing children's skills in good and correct brushing practices. Optimization of this tooth brushing movement should be carried out continuously at school and continued at home with the support of parents.]]>
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