The Effect of Dental Board Games Media on Children’s Knowledge and Skills in Teeth Brushing

Authors

  • Listy Tawwabin Putri Pahargyaning Budi Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
  • Wahyu Riyaningrum Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Keywords:

Dental board games media, Knowledge, Skills, Teeth brushing

Abstract

The results from the Indonesian Health Survey in 2023 showed that the prevalence of people experiencing dental health problems is 46.70%, including children’s aged 5-10 years. Increasing knowledge and skills on how to brushing teeth can be done through education using game media. Data on dental problems at Puskesmas Belik states that there are 138 (90%) kids at grade 4 SD & MI children across Desa Badak who require more intensive dental care. This study used a pre-experimental design with pre-test and post-test groups. The pre-test was conducted before the brushing teeth education and the post-test was conducted seven days after the education. The sample in this study was 42 respondents aged 9-11 years at SDN 3 Badak. Data were collected using questionnaires and observation sheets. Children's knowledge increased from an average of 7,90 to 10,00 (p = 0.000), as did skills increased from 7,14 to 17,00 (p = 0.000). There is an influence of dental board games media on children's knowledge and skills in brushing their teeth (p = 0.000). Education about teeth brushing techniques using dental board games media prove that it can increasing knowledge and skills among children’s.

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2025-10-23

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Budi, L. T. P. P., & Riyaningrum, W. (2025). The Effect of Dental Board Games Media on Children’s Knowledge and Skills in Teeth Brushing. Proceedings Series on Health & Medical Sciences, 8, 71–76. Retrieved from https://conferenceproceedings.ump.ac.id/pshms/article/view/1982