HUBUNGAN STATUS DAN KONSUMSI GIZI SEBAGAI CONSUMTIVE BEHAVIOR SOSIAL EKONOMI TERHADAP BESARAN INDEKS DMFT

Background: Based on house hold survei in 2001 it showed that the community behavior in maintaining dental health was still low. The dental condition of the people who complained of having dental problem was very bad, which was shown by the fact that from out of 6-7 teeth which were in bad condition, 4-5 teeth had already been pulled out. Methods: Data were based on the Riskesdas year 2007. The dependent variables were DMFT data in ordinal scales. The independent variables were the nutritional and consumption status, central obese, socioeconomic factors data in nominal scales. Multivariate analysis was done by ordinal regression. Results: Results indicated that the nutritional and consumption status, central obese; socioeconomic faktors: age, sex, household expenditure per capita, Jobs description were significantly associated toDMFT index p = 0.000 (p < 0.05, pada a< 0.05). Recommendation: Socialitation of dental health education was important enhance the awareness brushing teeth correctly and on right times. Socialization of using a pasta maintaining fluoride was for people to all various age group especially for female, because of female was much time for a message dental health education at family especially for a children. Dental health education was important enhance the awareness brushing teeth correctly and on right times for a pregnant women besides a comsumption calsium is enough to construct for bone and teeth was to sustain caries. It was also needed to encourage the important comsumption fruits and vegetable 5 a cup per ones day for a becomes system value of community. Key words: Index DMFT, Nutritional and Consumtive States, Socioeconomic factor