| dc.description.abstract | Dental caries is the most common dental and oral health problem experienced by school-age
children aged 7-12 years. Dental and oral care behavior is essential in determining individual health
status, especially oral health and the level of dental caries. Since the pandemic, SDN Baletbaru never
provided counseling and assistance in maintaining oral health. However, since the pandemic, there has
never been any assistance regarding dental and oral health maintenance. Based on this, the researchers
wanted to examine the relationship between dental caries and the level of oral hygiene of children aged 7-
12 years at SDN Baletbaru Jember. This descriptive research was carried out on the students of SDN
Baletbaru, Jember Regency, aged 7-12 years. This research was conducted by examining OHI-s, DMF-T,
and def-t. The results showed a relationship between oral hygiene, age, sex, and dental caries (R > 0.5). In
conclusion, there was a relationship between dental caries and the level of oral hygiene of children aged
7-12 years at SDN Baletbaru. Therefore, improving oral hygiene is necessary to promote and prevent
dental caries. In order to make this effort a success, coordination and cooperation from all parties are
needed, namely the students themselves, parents, teachers, and health workers | en_US |
