ABSTRAK Masalah kesehatan gigi yang sering terjadi pada anak usia sekolah yaitu karies. Kurangnya pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan gigi menyebabkan tingginya angka karies pada anak. Anak pada usia sekolah cenderung akan mencontoh perilaku gurunya, sehingga guru dapat berperan dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan kesehatan gigi pada anak usia sekolah. Pada masa pandemi ini, terdapat keterbatasan dalam memberikan edukasi secara langsung di lingkungan sekolah. Tujuan kegiatan ini yaitu dengan pemberian edukasi kepada guru mengenai kesehatan gigi, sehingga dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan para guru dan diharapkan para guru dapat menjadi penggerak dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan gigi pada anak usia sekolah. Metode penyuluhan dilakukan dengan pemberian materi dalam bentuk presentasi power point secara daring melalui aplikasi zoom dan penggunaan alat peraga kesehatan gigi. Hasil penyuluhan menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan gigi. Setelah dilakukan penyuluhan dengan metode ini, dapat disimpulkan bahwa alat peraga dianggap efektif dalam membantu keberhasilan pendidikan kesehatan gigi serta meningkatkan pemahaman dan antusias para guru TK. Kata kunci: kesehatan gigi, alat peraga, guru TK, karies gigi ABSTRACT A dental health problem that often occurs in school-age children is caries. Lack of knowledge about dental health causes high caries rates in children. Children at school age tend to imitate the behavior of their teachers so that teachers play a role in increasing knowledge of dental health in school-age children. During this pandemic, there are limitations to providing education directly in the school environment. The aim of this activity is to provide education to teachers about dental health. So that it can increase the knowledge of teachers and it is hoped that teachers can be a pioneer in increasing knowledge about dental health in school-age children. The method was carried out by providing material in the form of an online powerpoint presentation through zoom application and the use of dental health teaching aids. The result of this activity showed an increase in knowledge about dental health. After conducting counseling, it can be concluded that the use of teaching aids is effective in contributing to the success of dental health education and increasing the understanding and enthusiasm of kindergarten teachers. Keywords : dental health, teaching aids, kindergarten teachers, dental caries
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