The role of peer counselors is being strengthened in order to help the student community prevent dental and oral diseases. Peer counselor training is conducted by involving students who are active in student activities through the online small group discussion method. The goal is to increase prospective peer counselors' knowledge and understanding of oral hygiene and caries health in order to raise public awareness about the prevention of dental and oral diseases. With high participation and support from participants, this activity encourages participants to share their knowledge and play an active role in increasing knowledge and understanding of oral hygiene and caries health. As a result, it has the potential to raise public awareness about the importance of preventing dental and oral diseases, particularly among students during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Latar belakang: Penyebab permasalahan tingginya kejadian karies (penyakit gigi dan mulut) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pegandan yaitu kurangnya edukasi dan kesadaran diri pada anak-anak usia sekolah dasar terkait kesehatan gigi serta kurangnya perilaku dalam menjaga kebersihan gigi & mulut. Tujuan: Melakukan penyuluhan dan pelatihan dokter kecil sebagai kader kesehatan gigi dan mulut siswa-siswi sekolah dasar di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Pegandan Kota Semarang. Metode: Metode edukasi yang digunakan dalam pengabdian masyarakat ini meliputi penyuluhan secara interaktif, pemberian materi video kesehatan gigi, pemberian buku saku kesehatan gigi dan diskusi. Hasil: Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat kaderisasi dokter gigi kecil diikuti oleh 20 peserta kader. Seluruh kader bisa mempraktekan penyuluhan kesehatn gigi dengan baik. Kesimpulan: Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat kaderisasi dokter gigi kecil sangat bermanfaat bagi siswa-siswi sekolah dasar serta bisa meningkatkan derajat Kesehatan gigi secara mandiri. Kata kunci: dokter kecil, kesehatan gigi mulut, penyuluhan, puskesmas pegandan ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Background: The cause of the problem of the high incidence of caries (dental and oral disease) in the work area of the Pegandan Health Center is the lack of education and self-awareness in elementary school-age children related to dental health and lack of behavior in maintaining dental & oral hygiene. Objective: To conduct counseling and training small doctors as dental and oral health cadres of elementary school students in the Pegandan Puskesmas Working Area, Semarang City. Method: The educational methods used in this community service include interactive counseling, providing dental health video materials, and giving dental health pocketbooks and discussions. Result: Community service activities for the cadreization of small dentists were attended by 20 cadre participants. All cadres can practice dental health counseling well. Conclusion: Community service activities for the regeneration of small dentists benefit elementary school students and can improve dental health independently.
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