1 Master’s Program in Public Health, Postgraduate Program at Halu Oleo Kendari University, Indonesia.
2 Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Public Health Halu Oleo Kendari University, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(01), 1238-1244
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0177
Received on 15 December 2022; revised on 25 January 2023; accepted on 28 January 2023
Indonesia is one of the developing countries that has dental caries problems with a prevalence that tends to be high, namely 88.8%. The incidence of dental caries is influenced by dental and oral health maintenance behavior which includes knowledge, attitudes, and actions.
Research Objectives To determine the effect of knowledge of dental and oral health maintenance on the incidence of dental caries in dental poly patients. The type of research used is an observational survey with a design cross sectional study. Sampling technique is done in a way accidental sampling. The research sample is 100 respondents. Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate. The results showed that there was a significant effect between the variable knowledge of dental and oral health maintenance on the incidence of dental caries in dental poly patients with a value p-value=0.002.
Conclusion; there is a significant effect between the variable knowledge of dental and oral health maintenance on the incidence of dental caries in dental polyclinic patients at the Konawe Selatan District General Hospital in 2022.
Suggestion; The need to increase public knowledge through education, socialization, and guidance to the community on how to maintain dental and oral health by health workers, so as to encourage community motivation and awareness of the importance of maintaining dental and oral health
Knowledge; Dental Caries; Hospital; Indonesia
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Fitria Nur Malita Sari, Sartia Yusran and Suhadi. The influence of knowledge of dental and oral health maintenance on the incidence of dental caries in dental poly patients at Konawe Selatan general hospital, southeast Sulawesi province, Indonesia. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 17(1), 1238-1244. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.17.1.0177