HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN, TINGKAT SOSIAL EKONOMI DAN TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN ORANGTUA TENTANG PERAWATAN GIGI DENGAN KEJADIAN KARIES GIGI PADA ANAK USIA BALITA DI DESA MANCASAN BAKI SUKOHARJO

Abstract

Background: Dental abnormalities are often found in preschool children is dental
caries (cavities), since in general the state of children's oral hygiene is worse and
more children eating food and drinks that cause caries than adults. The role of
parents is indispensable in maintaining the health of children, especially dental
and oral hygiene for children of preschool age are still dependent on their
parents.
The Purpose : to determine the relationship between the level of education,
socioeconomic level and the level of parental knowledge about dental treatment
with the incidence of dental caries in children under five yearâ€s in the village
Mancasan.
Subjects: The population in this study were all parents in Mancasan village who
have toddlers as many as 50 people.The sample in this study
used a sampling technique total sampling.
Methods: This research is an analytical research design correlation to determine
the relationship between the level of education, socioeconomic level and the level
of parental knowledge about dental care
Results: the results of multivariate statistical test values obtained Nagelkerke R
Square of 47.3%
Conclusion: a variable level of education, socioeconomic level and the level of
knowledge together can influence the incidence of dental caries in children under
five years of 47.3% and the remaining 52.7% influenced by other variables.
Keywords: Education level, social economy, the level of knowledge, Dental
Caries