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Education and Knowledge Level Analysis of the Teachers Regarding Dental Education Program in Primary Schools


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1 Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
2 Graduate Student of Dental Health Science, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
     

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Introduction: The highest caries prevalence occurs in the age group 10-14 which is the age of school children. Increased teacher knowledge about dental and oral health will determine students in behaving to maintain oral health. Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of education towards the level of knowledge of dental and oral health and School’s Dental Education Program for kindergarten and elementary school teachers. Method: This was an observational descriptive study with cross sectional approach. The population of this study were kindergarten and elementary school teachers in Public Health Center working area in Surabaya with a total sample size of 76 respondents. Results: Chi-Square analysis of education level did not correlate with the level of dental and oral health knowledge and School’s Dental Education Program (ρ = 0.951 and ρ = 0.098). Conclusion: There was no relationship between the level of education on the level of knowledge of dental and oral health and School’s Dental Education Programfor kindergarten and elementary school teachers.

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Dental Education, Education Status, Knowledge, Oral Health.
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Authors

Taufan Bramantoro
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Titiek Berniyanti
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Retno Palupi
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Ninuk Hariyani
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Fatan Fakihardi
Graduate Student of Dental Health Science, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Aulia Ramadhani
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia
Sarah Fitria Romadhoni
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia

Abstract


Introduction: The highest caries prevalence occurs in the age group 10-14 which is the age of school children. Increased teacher knowledge about dental and oral health will determine students in behaving to maintain oral health. Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of education towards the level of knowledge of dental and oral health and School’s Dental Education Program for kindergarten and elementary school teachers. Method: This was an observational descriptive study with cross sectional approach. The population of this study were kindergarten and elementary school teachers in Public Health Center working area in Surabaya with a total sample size of 76 respondents. Results: Chi-Square analysis of education level did not correlate with the level of dental and oral health knowledge and School’s Dental Education Program (ρ = 0.951 and ρ = 0.098). Conclusion: There was no relationship between the level of education on the level of knowledge of dental and oral health and School’s Dental Education Programfor kindergarten and elementary school teachers.

Keywords


Dental Education, Education Status, Knowledge, Oral Health.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v11%2Fi1%2F2020%2Fijphrd%2F194072