PENINGKATAN KETERAMPILAN MENYIKAT GIGI PADA ANAK TUNANETRA DI SEKOLAH LUAR BIASA KOTA JAMBI DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE MULTISENSORY DENTAL EDUCATION

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31764/jpmb.v6i3.10618

Keywords:

children with visual impairment, multisensory dental education, oral health promotion.

Abstract

ABSTRAK

Anak penyandang tunanetra merupakan kelompok rentan dalam kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Rendahnya edukasi kesehatan gigi dan mulut merupakan kendala bagi anak tunanetra untuk mencegah karies, kalkulus, dan maloklusi. Upaya promosi kesehatan anak tunanetra harus menekankan penyampaian informasi melalui suara, kata-kata dan sentuhan. Penyampaian informasi tersebut dapat menggunakan metode multisensory dental education. SurveiSurvei awal menunjukan kondisi siswa tunanetra dan guru sangat memerlukan pelayanan kesehatan berupa promosi kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang dilaksanakan melalui pengabdian masyarakat. Tujuan kegiatan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan edukasi kesehatan gigi dan mulut pada siswa tunanetra di SLB yang ada di Kota Jambi dengan melibatkan siswa dan guru untuk keberlangsungan upaya promosi kesehatan. Kegiatan dilaksanakan pada Bulan April sampai Mei 2022 yang meliputi surveisurvei awal, koordinasi, persiapan, pelaksanaan kegiatan dan evaluasi. Mitra dalam pelaksanaan kegiatan ini adalah SLBN Sri Soedewi dan SLBN 1 KOTA Jambi. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat berupaya upaya promosi kesehatan melalui penyuluhan kesehatan gigi dan mulut kepada siswa penyandang tunanetra dan guru. Penyuluhan dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode multisensory dental education. Sebanyak 100% sasaran mengalami peningkatan keterampilan menyikat gigi, sehingga angka ini lebih dari target yang ditetapkan yaitu sebesar 90%. Hasil evaluasi menunjukan keberhasilan kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat terhadap peningkatan keterampilan menyikat gigi pada sasaran.

 

Kata kunci:      multisensory dental education; promosi kesehatan gigi dan mulut; siswa penyandang tunanetra.

 

ABSTRACT

Children with visual impairment are vulnerable group in dental and oral health. Low knowledge of oral health is an obstacle for blind children to prevent caries, calculus, and malocclusion. Health promotion in visual impairment children should emphasize the information through sound, words and touch that can be use the multisensory dental education method. The initial survei showed that the visual impairment students and teachers was needed a dental health promotion. The purpose of this activity  is to improve oral health care for visual impairment students in SLB in Jambi City by involving students and teachers for continuing health promotion at school. This activity start form April to May 2022 which include initial survei, coordination, preparation, implementation and evaluation. The partners are SLBN Sri Soedewi and SLBN 1 Kota Jambi. This community service performing oral health promotion through dental and oral health education. Transfering education was using multisensory dental education method. All of targets experienced an increase in tooth brushing skills, that is more than the target that setting at 90%. The results of the evaluation show the success of this activity in improving teeth brushing skills on the target.

 

Keywords: children with visual impairment; multisensory dental education; oral health promotion.

References

Elsman, E. B. M., Al Baaj, M., van Rens, G. H. M. B., Sijbrandi, W., van den Broek, E. G. C., van der Aa, H. P. A., Schakel, W., Heymans, M. W., de Vries, R., Vervloed, M. P. J., Steenbergen, B., & van Nispen, R. M. A. (2019). Interventions to improve functioning, participation, and quality of life in children with visual impairment: a systematic review. Survei of Ophthalmology, 64(4), 512–557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.survophthal.2019.01.010

Ganapathi, A. K., Namineni, S., Vaakavaaka, P. H., Vavamsilatha, K., Das, R., Devi, M., Akkaloori, A., & Kumbakonam, A. (2015). Effectiveness of various sensory input methods in dental health education among blind children- a comparative study. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 9(10), ZC75–ZC78. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/15499.6686

Hosni, I. (2015). TUNANETRA DAN KEBUTUHAN DASARNYA. PLB FIP.

Javer, D. R. (2017). Perbedaan Efektivitas Penyuluhan Kesehatan Gigi dan Mulut Menggunakan Metode Braille Dibandingkan Audio Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan dan OHI-S pada Anak Tunanetra (Buta Total) di Yayasan Karya Murni dan Yapentra. Repository Institusi Universitas Sumatera Utara.

Kementerian Kesehatan. (2014). Buletin Situasi Penyandang Disabilitas. Pusat Data dan Informasi Kementerian Kesehatan.

Khurana, C., Tandon, S., Chand, S., & Chinmaya, B. R. (2019). Effectiveness of oral health education program using braille text in a group of visually impaired children‑before and after comparison trial. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, January, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4103/jehp.jehp

Liu, L., Zhang, Y., Wu, W., He, M., Lu, Z., Zhang, K., Li, J., Lei, S., Guo, S., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Oral health status among visually impaired schoolchildren in Northeast China. BMC Oral Health, 19(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-019-0752-2

Rusmiati, Riyadi, S., & Gumilar, M. S. (2020). Pengaruh Metode Multisensory Dental Education dalam Meningkatkan Keterampilan Menyikat Gigi pada Anak Penyandang Tunanetra di Kota Jambi. Jurnal Bahana Kesehatan Masyarakat, 4(2). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s40496-015-0047-x

Sharififard, N., Sargeran, K., Gholami, M., & Zayeri, F. (2020). A music- And game-based oral health education for visually impaired school children; Multilevel analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health, 20(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-020-01131-5

Ulfah, S. F., Prasetyowati, S., & Isnanto. (2020). PEMBERDAYAAN GURU DALAM RANGKA MENINGKATKAN SLB BC OPTIMAL DAN SLB BC KARYA BHAKTI SURABAYA. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Kesehatan Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan SurabayaSurabaya, 28 Nopember 2020, 2, 1–4.

Downloads

Published

2022-09-15

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2022): September

Section

Articles

License

The copyright of the received article shall be assigned to the journal as the publisher of the journal. The intended copyright includes the right to publish the article in various forms (including reprints). The journal maintains the publishing rights to the published articles.


Creative Commons License
Selaparang : Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Berkemajuan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.