GAMBARAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN ANAK TENTANG KARIES GIGI DI DESA BEBANDEM WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BEBANDEM: DESCRIPTION OF CHILDREN KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF DENTAL CARIES IN PUSKESMAS (HEALTH CENTER) OF BEBANDEM VILLAGE.

Everyone can experience dental caries, generally school-age children throughout the world estimated 90% had experienced caries. Bebandem Health Center, 2018 the incidence of dental caries in elementary school students in Bebandem is quite high, namely 587 students experienced dental caries. The purpose of this study is to know description of children level of knowledge about dental caries. This stuy used 287 respondent. The results of the validity and reliability test are the value of crombach’s alpha > constant value (0,958>0,7) In this research obtained characteristics of children knowledge of dental caries in large part respondents were in female sex as many as 152 children (53.0%) and many men 135 children (47,0%), based on age shows the majority of respondents were at the age of 9 years 80 children (27.9%) and 11 years as many as 80 children (27.9, based on class shows the majority of respondents are in class V as many as 78 children (27.2%), and based on dental caries shows the majority of respondents did not experience caries cavities as many as 183 children (63.8%). The level of children knowledge about caries the teeth of most respondents had a sufficient level of knowledge of 181 children (63.7%). The prevalence of dental caries in children is mostly the type 57 female children (19.9%) experienced dental caries, the highest number who experienced dental caries at the age of 9 as many as 40 children (13.9%). The results of this safekeeping can add insight to children about dental caries and know more about dental caries or cavities.Semua orang dapat mengalami karies gigi, umumnya anak-anak usia sekolah di seluruh dunia diperkirakan 90% pernah mengalami karies. Puskesmas Bebandem, tahun 2018 angka kejadian karies gigi pada siswa Sekolah Dasar di Bebandem cukup tinggi yaitu sebesar 587 siswa mengalami karies gigi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran tingkat pengetahuan anak tentang karies gigi. Penelitian ini menggunakan 287 responden. Hasil uji validitas dan reliabilitas yaitu nilai Crombach’s alpha > nilai konstanta (0.958>0,7). Pada penelitian ini, didapatkan karakteristik tingkat pengetahuan anak tentang karies gigi sebagiam besar responden berada pada jenis kelamin perempuan sebanyak 152 anak (53,0%) dan laki-laki sebanyak 135 anak (47,0%), berdasarkan umur menunjukan mayoritas responden berada pada umur 9 tahun sebanyak 80 anak (27,9%) dan 11 tahun sebanyak 80 anak (27,9%), berdasarkan kelas menunjukan mayoritas responden berada di kelas V sebanyak 78 anak (27,2%), dan berdasarkan karies gigi menunjukan mayoritas responden tidak mengalami karies atau gigi berlubang sebanyak 183 anak (63,8%). Tingkat pengetahuan anak tentang karies gigi sebagian besar responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan cukup yaitu 181 anak (63,1%). Prevalensi karies gigi pada anak sebagian besar responden yang berjenis kelamin perempuan sebanyak 57 anak (19,9%) mengalami karies gigi, angka tertinggi yang mengalami karies gigi yaitu pada umur 9 tahun sebanyak 40 anak (13,9%). Hasil penelitian ini dapat menambah wawasan anak tentang karies gigi dan lebih mengetahui tentang karies gigi atau gigi berlubang