Differences in the effectiveness of media tracks with picture books on the level of knowledge of oral health in children between 4-6 years in kindergarten Bhayangkari 1 Alai city of Padang Indonesia

27^th Global Summit and Expo on Dental Marketing

December 07-08, 2017 | Madrid, Spain

Elshinta Pratiwi

Andalas University, Indonesia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Dent and Oral Res

Abstract :

To improve knowledge about oral health, appropriate media is needed that appeals to children. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in the effectiveness of media tracks with picture books on the level of knowledge of oral health in children between 4-6 years in kindergarten, Bhayangkari 1 Alai city of Padang Indonesia. This study uses a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest control group design. Purposive sampling was done to be divided into two groups; 30 students in the group song and 30 students in the group picture books. Data analysis was done using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney U-Test based on 0.05 as significant. The suggestions from the results of this study are expected to expound oral health education using media songs and media picture books during early childhood.