Edukasi Kesehatan Gigi Dan Mulut Pada Kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat Kelurahan Kalupangloe, Jeneponto

Abstract

One of the oral cavity problems that often occurs in Indonesian society is periodontal disease. Periodontitis is a periodontal tissue disease in the form of chronic inflammation which is generally caused by plaque bacteria. There are at least two ways to treat periodontal disease, namely controlling plaque by brushing your teeth properly and carrying out periodic scaling. Each individual is also expected to be able to maintain oral hygiene independently, therefore the importance of knowledge about maintaining oral health and brushing teeth properly. The aim of this community service is to improve the health of the community's periodontal tissue through scaling and oral health education (DHE). The target of this activity is the community in Kalupangloe District, Jeneponto. The method in this PKM is to provide counseling, demonstrate/practice the correct way to brush teeth, and consult on cases related to dental and oral health experienced by participants. Before counseling, participants were asked to do simple pretest questions and ended with a posttest. The results of the pretest-posttest evaluation show an increase in knowledge based on the increasing number of correct answers. The conclusion that can be drawn from this PKM is that there is an increase in knowledge of dental and oral health, especially periodontal tissue among social service participants, namely the community in Kalupangloe Village, Jeneponto.