Efektivitas Flip Chart dan Media Audiovisual terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan Siswa SD Negeri Katangka Tentang Karies Gigi

Dental caries is a pathological process in the form of a process  of damage  that is limited  to the hard tissue of the teeth that starts from the enamel  and continues to the dentine. Primary children are the group most vulnerable to dental caries. One way to change behavior is to intervene in the way of providing information to improve the knowledge of elementary school  students.  Giving  information  to students  will  be  more  effective  and  optimal  when  using media or tools. Flipcharts  and audiovisual  media. Purpose: the purpose of this study is to know the comparison  of the effectiveness  of flipcharts and audiovisual media to increase the knowledge of students in the field of dental caries. methods: this research method is a quasi experiment with a non-equivalent control group design with previous and subsequent testing. Conclusion: the results of this study indicate that the provision of information on dental  caries using flip chart media p = 0, .001 (p <0.005) and audiovisual media p = 0.004 (p <0.005). The results of the statistical test averaged the difference in the information  on dental caries using  the  flipchart   15.25  media  while  using  audiovisual media that was 17.75