ORAL HEALTH STATUS IMPROVEMENT OF MEKARJAYA AND CIKAWARI STATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MEKAR MANIK VILLAGE, CIMENYAN DISTRICT, BANDUNG REGENCY

Abstract

Introduction: The current paradigm in dentistryis not emphasising on curative treatment, but more on the health promotion and preventive care. However, dental health program in schools has not been maximaly  implemented now a days. Thus the oral health status and hygiene are still far from the minimum ideal indicators set by the government. The aim of the community service for oral health status improvement of Mekarjaya And Cikawari State Elementry School, Mekarmanik Village, Cimenyan District, Bandung Regency.

 Methode:   the methodeis description withsurvey technique.

 Results:    based on the data obtained from the survey results in the form of oral examinations, the DMF/def value of MekarJaya State Elementary School students was 9.9, which means that each student has 9-10 cavities generally; while the DMF/def value of Cikawari State Elementary School students was 7.6, which means that each student has 7-8 cavities generally. Therefore, a community service program isneeded in these schools which were located in MekarManik Village, Cimenyan District, Bandung Regency.      To increase the knowledge regarding oral health in the elementary school students, we conducted a counselling on the oral health and the oral health maintenance along the first to sixth-grade periods — the training of the teacher as cadres were given twice with oral health education and oral health maintenance as the theme, by applying the toothbrush program for 21 days without interruption. Little dentist training was conducted by trained as much as 20 students from selected from these two state elementary schools.

Decayed teeth were filled with the ART technique using a glass ionomer material containing fluorine. The fillings only performed towards approximately 20% of decayed teeth, because we were prioritising on the permanent teeth filling on particular classes selected (first, third, and fifth grade).

Conclussion: based on the data obtained from the survey results in the form of oral examinations, the DMF/def value of Mekar Jaya State Elementary School students was 9.9 categorized as high risk caries.Lack of knowledge about dental and oral health causes high caries levels. In adequate infrastructure facilities. The involvement of stakeholders in the dental and oral health program is very lacking.