PEMBIASAAN PERSONAL HYGIENE GOSOK GIGI YANG BENAR SEBAGAI UPAYA PERAWATAN GIGI PADA SISWA SEKOLAH DASAR

PERSONAL HYGIENE PRACTICES CORRECT TEETH-BRUSHING AS AN EFFORT OF TREATMENT OF DENTAL IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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ABSTRACT

Brushing your teeth is the easiest way to maintain healthy teeth and mouth, but there are still many people who ignore the importance of brushing their teeth. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), oral hygiene or health is the practice of maintaining oral hygiene and health by brushing and closing teeth to prevent dental problems. The purpose of brushing your teeth is to clean plaque and all food debris attached to the surface of the teeth and massage the gums. Brushing your teeth must be done every day, so that the plaque that forms does not multiply and become thick. Personal hygiene habit of brushing teeth is accustomed from an early age. The purpose of this community service is so that elementary school students in grades 1 and 2 can better understand the meaning, purpose, steps, frequency and habit of brushing their teeth from an early age. The method of carrying out activities is with counseling which is equipped with pretest and prostest as well as with the Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach. Results of activities based on demonstrations carried out by students after students hear and see explanations about brushing their teeth, students are able to brush their teeth properly.

Keywords: personal hygiene, brushing teeth