Objective: To verify user satisfaction with oral public health services in different treatment dimensions and relate them to demographic conditions. Material and Methods: This study using pilot pathfinder design, conducted in Bantaeng Regency in January 2018. The sample consisted of 114 participants. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, which have been designed according to this survey which has eighteen questions corresponding to the object, with response patterns: satisfied, more or less and dissatisfied. Questions about satisfaction with services are grouped into five domains-'physical structure', 'relationships and communication', 'information and support', 'health care' and 'service organization'. Satisfaction was analyzed by using Chisquare test. Significance level set at 5%. Results: In dental and oral health centers in Bantaeng District the physical structure dimension showed the highest level of satisfaction, while the dimensions of dental and oral health care showed the lowest satisfaction. Conclusion: Communities in Bantaeng and Pa'jukukang Sub-districts of Bantaeng Regency are mostly satisfied with dental and oral health services based on health service dimensions. On the physical structure dimension shows the highest level of satisfaction, whereas the dimension of dental and oral health care shows the lowest satisfaction.
This study aimed to discribe mother's behavior and motivation in caring of children oral health in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi. Material and Methods: This study aimed to discribe mother's behavior and motivation in caring of children oral health in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi. Results: Mother's behavior show good results 11.11%, fair 55.56%, and poor 33.33%. All mothers have good motivation. There is and poor 33.33%. All mothers have good motivation. There is significant diferences motivation before and after dental health education (p=0.00). Conclusion: Just a little mothers have good behavior. Dental health care for children has not become a major concern for parents. All of mother have good motivation to change their unbeneficial behavior of oral health care for their children after having education.
Suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) is a type of foreign fish (South America) which is prohibited from entering Indonesia because it can endanger ecosystems and the aquatic environment by its invasive nature. The existence of janitor fish threatens the sustainability of the endemic fish of Tempe Lake in Wajo Regency. Until now, there has been no study regarding the quality and food safety for the use of suckermouth catfish in the regency. This study aims to analyzed the heavy metal content of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As) of janitor fish in Wajo Regency. Samples of janitor fish were taken from three districts in Wajo Regency used a purpossive sampling technique. Analysis of Pb, Hg and As metals on meat, scales/skin, and bones/fins of suckermouth catfish, refers to SNI 2354.5: 2011, SNI 2354.6-2016 and SNI 01-4866-1998. The results show that suckermouth catfish from the three districts are not contains Pb but contains Hg and As which do not exceed the requirements for metal contamination content limits based on SNI 2729: 2013 concerning requirements for quality and safety of fresh fish
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