PERBEDAAN PREVALENSI KARIES DAN PERILAKU KESEHATAN GIGI PADA MURID SEKOLAH DASAR USIA 9-10 TAHUNYANG MEMILIKI UKGS DENGAN YANG TIDAK MEMILIKI UKGS DI KECAMATAN MEMPAWAH TIMUR

The main problem in a child's oral cavity is dental caries. This tooth and mouth disease occurs in children aged 9-10 years. The School Dental Health Business (UKGS) is one of the efforts that plays a role in efforts to prevent dental and oral diseases. From previous studies in Kolaka, caries prevalence was higher in children without the UKGS program, which was 87.2% compared to children with the UKGS program of 86.9%. This study aims to determine the differences in dental caries prevalence and dental health behavior in elementary school students aged 9-10 years who have UKGS with those who do not have UKGS.This research method uses analytical survey method with a cross sectional study approach. The sample of this study amounted to 86 students. In elementary schools that have UKGS as many as 47 students and elementary schools that do not have UKGS as many as 39 students with 9-10 years old myrrh. The method used is purposive sampling. Data analysis used is Mann-Whithney.The results of this study indicate that there are differences in the prevalence of caries in elementary schools that have a UKGS of 74.5% with 79.5% of elementary schools that are not UKGS. From behavioral results, it shows p value = 0.032 which means that there is a significant difference between the behavior of schools that have UKGS and schools that do not have UKGS. It is recommended for schools to further optimize dental health programs through UKGS.Keywords