OVERVIEW OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT MAINTAINING DENTAL HEALTH AND FIXED DENTAL CARIES IN GRADE V STUDENTS AT SDN 10 PEDUNGAN IN 2025

Abstract

Dental and oral health are often underpaid by some people, even though they play an important role as the main route for germs and bacteria to enter. The awareness of children aged 10-12 years on the importance of maintaining dental and oral health is still relatively low. This can be seen from the habits of those who tend to be lazy to brush their teeth and often consume sweet foods every day. The purpose of this study is to find out an overview of knowledge about maintaining dental health and fixed dental caries in grade V students at SDN 10 Pedungan in 2025. This type of research is descriptive using primary data in the form of knowledge test results and direct dental examination results of students as well as secondary data in the form of student attendance. The results of the study on 31 students showed that the level of knowledge with the most criteria was found in the category of sufficient knowledge level, which was 22 students 71,0%. The number of students affected by caries was 11 students (35,5%). The average level of knowledge about maintaining dental health for students is 65 with a good category. The average student fixed dental caries was 0.52. The average fixed dental caries is based on the level of knowledge about maintaining dental and oral health with the good category 0,25, the moderate category 0,36, and the poor category 1,4.