Hubungan Perilaku Orang Tua Dalam Pemberian Susu Formula Dengan Botol (dot) Terhadap Kejadian Karies Gigi Pada Anak Usia Prasekolah Di Posyandu Balita Desa Sumerta Kelod Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas I Denpasar Timur Anak Agung Rani Arsanti Program Studi Sarjana Keperawatan Institut Teknologi Dan Kesehatan Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRAK Latar Belakang. Masalah kesehatan gigi yang paling rentan terjadi pada anak yaitu karies gigi. Beberapa orang tua memberikan susu formula dengan menambahkan gula dan memberikannya pada saat anak akan tidur hingga tertidur. Sisa susu formula tersebut akan mengendap pada gigi dan menimbulkan plak gigi. Hal tersebut yang dapat menyebabkan karies gigi. Metode. Sampel pada penelitian ini diambil dengan teknik consecutive sampling dengan jumlah sampel 78 responden. Alat pengumpulan data berupa kuesioner dan lembar observasi. Kuesioner dibuat oleh peneliti dan semua responden pada penelitian ini menjawab kuesioner. Lembar observasi diisi oleh peneliti. Hasil. Hasil pada penelitian ini dari 78 responden, 37,2% bekerja sebagai ibu rumah tangga, 47,4% berusia 30 – 39 years old (dengan rentang 20 tahun keatas), perilaku orang tua dalam kategori cukup sebanyak 48,7% responden, karies gigi pada anak usia prasekolah dalam kategori tinggi sebanyak 47,4%, responden dan plak gigi pada anak sebanyak 57,7%. Hasil uji analisis Spearman’s Rho menunjukkan hasil korelasi 0,605 (p = 0,000) yang berarti terdapat hubungan antara perilaku orang tua dengan kejadian karies gigi. Semakin rendah perilaku orang tua maka semakin tinggi kejadian karies gigi pada anak. Kesimpulan. Diharapkan petugas kesehatan dapat memberikan informasi menegenai cara menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Kata kunci : Perilaku orang tua, Anak usia prasekolah, Karies gigi, Susu formula

Correlation Parental Behaviour in Formula Feeding With Bottle Towards Dental Caries Among Preschool Children in Infant Integrated Health Services Sumerta Kelod, Public Health Centre I, East Denpasar Anak Agung Rani Arsanti Bachelor of Nursing Program Institute of Technology and Health Bali Email : [email protected] ABSTRACT Background. Dental caries is one of the susceptible problem among preschool children. Some parents feed formula and add sugar, they gave the formula while the children lay down even until they fall asleep, these caused dental plaque. Plaque on the teeth that will trigger the appereance of dental caries. Aim. The aimed of this study was to analyze the relationship between parental behaviour in formula feeding with bottle towards dental caries among preschool children in Infant Integrated Health Services Sumerta Kelod, Public Health Centre I, East Denpasar. Method. Correlative analytic design was used in this study with cross sectional approach. Respondents were 78 parents and their preschool children selected using consecutive sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a self-developed questionnaire and observation form. The respondent answered by their self-completed questionnaire and all respondents completed questionnaire. The observation by researcher. Result. The result showed that among 78 respondents, 37,2% were housewife, 47,4% were 30 – 39 years old (ranged from above 20 years old), 48,7 % of parents are in moderate categorical, 47,4 % of preschool children had dental caries and 57,7% of preschool children had dental plaque. There is a correlation between parental behaviour and dental caries with p value < 0,05 (P=0,000) and correlation 0,605. Decrease in parental behaviour, increase dental caries in preschool children. Conclusion. It is expected that health practitioners provide further information about dental care maintain both of parents and their children. Keywords: Parental Behaviour, Preschool Children, Dental Caries, Formula