INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN HEALTH SCIENCE VOLUME 1 TAHUN 2023. ISSN 3032-4408 (Onlin. https://ejournal. poltekkes-denpasar. id/index. php/icmahs Increased Knowledge About Dental Caries in Visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal After Counseling Using Leaflet Media I Gst Ayu Setyaning Cahyani1. Ida Ayu Dhyana Agustina Ananda1. Sagung Agung Putri Dwiastuti1*. I A Dewi Kumala Ratih1 1Dental Health Department of Denpasar Ministry of Health Polytechnic *Corresponding author: sagunggungputri@yahoo. Article history Posted : Reviewed : Received : 2023-11-01 2023-10-28 2023-10-18 ABSTRACT Background: Dental caries is still a problem in Indonesia, one of the causes is behavior, behavior can be changed by increasing knowledge and knowledge is usually improved by promotion. In conducting promotions, media is needed, one of the health promotion media is leaflets, leaflets in the form of leaflets containing information, promotions, can be carried, and contain correspondent numbers. The purpose of this study was to determine the increase in knowledge of dental caries before and after counseling using leaflet media at visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal Badung Regency in 2023. Methods: This type is descriptive research. The number of respondents was 67 visitors, the research was conducted in April. Data collection methods are through questionnaires . re-tes. ost-tes. which are then analyzed univariate. Results: The results showed that the level of knowledge of most before counseling with failed categories as much as . 87%). But after being given counseling it increased, namely all with very good categories as many as 67 people . %). The average knowledge of dental clinic visitors about dental caries before counseling was 53. 58 including the category of less and after counseling was 93. 88 including the category of very good, the increase in the average knowledge of dental clinic visitors before and after counseling increased by 40. The conclusion from the results obtained can be drawn that counseling using leaflets is effective for increasing dental caries knowledge in dental clinic visitors. Keywords: Knowledge. Dental Caries. Counseling. Leaflet. Health Center I Gst Ayu Setyaning Cahyani, et all : Increased Knowledge About Dental Caries in Visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal After Counseling Using Leaflet Media INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN HEALTH SCIENCE VOLUME 1 TAHUN 2023. ISSN 3032-4408 (Onlin. https://ejournal. poltekkes-denpasar. id/index. php/icmahs INTRODUCTION Teeth and mouth are one part of the body that must receive special attention because these parts can affect a person's health Dental health is an integral part of public health, so it is necessary to improve the ability in accordance with the development of health in general (Sariningsih, 2. One of the causes of oral health problems in the community is behavioral factors or attitudes that ignore dental and oral hygiene (Taringan, 2. Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018 the prevalence of dental caries in children was 60-90%. while the prevalence of dental caries according to Riskesdas in 2018 was This shows that parents' awareness of oral health is still lacking (WHO, 2018. (Al-Qahtani et , 2. Based on Riskesdas data in 2018, on average, 45. 3% of Indonesians experience oral health problems in the form of broken teeth, cavities, and pain. A significant increase in oral problems occurred in children aged 5-9 years (Riskesdas, 2018. The data also showed that in Bali, 06% experienced broken teeth, cavities, and In children aged 5-9 years in Bali, 51. 7% had broken teeth, cavities, and pain. In general, children are too lazy to brush their teeth, therefore children still need people to brush their teeth. Brushing teeth is one of the commonly known ways for people to maintain oral hygiene (Riskesdas, 2018. Leaflet is a promotional tool printed on art paper or art carton paper that has two or more folds. The appearance of the leaflet is attractive with illustrations and the language used is short, simple, and easy to understand (Roza, 2. , (Barik et al. , 2. RESULTS Health promotion with lectures accompanied by leaflet media is considered more effective in increasing knowledge than just Leaflet media is considered effective because the lecture method in delivering detailed messages is easily forgotten after a while, with the presence of visual aids, namely leaflet media, knowledge to the brain is the eye . %-87%), with leaflet media as a visual aid, the absorption of information will be better (Jauharie, 2. (Putri et al. , 2. (Manullang & Rosalina, 2. Based on the experience of researchers during fieldwork practice at Puskesmas I Abiansemal, counseling on dental health by lecturing to puskesmas visitors who are waiting for the queue is less effective, so that activities that make researchers want to know the increase in knowledge of people visiting the puskesmas regarding the prevention of dental caries using leaflet media. METHODS The purpose of this study was to determine the increase in knowledge about dental caries after counseling using leaflet media at visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal Badung Regency in 2023. This study is a descriptive study with a survey design. Respondents taken in this study were 67 dental clinic visitors. The type of data collected in this study is primary data, namely the results of answering questions about dental caries before and after using a questionnaire question sheet and secondary data, namely the list of names of visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal. The data collection method is through questionnaires . re-tes. ost-tes. I Gst Ayu Setyaning Cahyani, et all : Increased Knowledge About Dental Caries in Visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal After Counseling Using Leaflet Media INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN HEALTH SCIENCE VOLUME 1 TAHUN 2023. ISSN 3032-4408 (Onlin. https://ejournal. poltekkes-denpasar. id/index. php/icmahs Based on the results of research on dental clinic visitors totaling 67 people at Puskesmas I Abiansemal in 2023, several characteristics of the research subjects can be presented as below Table 1 Frequency Distribution of Respondent Characteristics by Gender and Age Group Gender Frequency Persentage (%) Female 73,13 Male 26,87 Table 1. Shows that the number of respondents with the most gender is female as many as 49 people . 13%) and the most age group is age . as many as 25 people . 31%) and the least age group is age . as many as 6 people . 95%). Table 2 Level of Knowledge About Dental Caries Before and After Counseling Using Leaflet Media After Counseling Before Counseling Criteria Visitor Visitor Very good 1,49 Good 19,40 Fair 52,24 Poor Failed 26,87 Total Table 2. Shows that there is an increase in knowledge in visitors before counseling most with sufficient criteria 35 . 24%), after counseling all visitors become very good criteria 67 . %). I Gst Ayu Setyaning Cahyani, et all : Increased Knowledge About Dental Caries in Visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal After Counseling Using Leaflet Media INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN HEALTH SCIENCE VOLUME 1 TAHUN 2023. ISSN 3032-4408 (Onlin. https://ejournal. poltekkes-denpasar. id/index. php/icmahs Table 3 Frequency Distribution of Average Level of Knowledge about Dental Caries Before and After Counseling Using Leaflet Media Number Student Knowledge Score Average Knowledge Criteria Counseling Before 53,58 Less After Counseling 93,88 Very Good Table 3. Shows that the average level of knowledge of dental clinic visitors of Puskesmas Abiansemal I increased before counseling, namely 53. 58 with poor criteria, while after counseling it was 88 with very good criteria. DISCUSSION time of counseling using leaflet media. This The results of the study describe the result may be due to the lack of knowledge of level of knowledge about dental caries before visitors and the lack of maximum information and after counseling using leaflet media at obtained by visitors in the form of counseling or visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal Badung electronic media or reading articles about dental Regency in 2023 as many as 67 people with 49 caries on the internet. According to Syah . , women . 13%) and 18 men . 87%) and most it states that a person's knowledge is influenced of them were adults (Sugiyono, 2. by internal factors which include attitude. The level of knowledge of dental caries interest, talent, and motivation. According to in dental clinic visitors after counseling using Notoatmodjo . , it is stated that knowledge leaflet media at Puskesmas I Abiansemal in 2023 is influenced by information, if you often get shows that all respondents have very good information about a lesson, it will increase your knowledge and insight, while someone who does knowledge of dental clinic visitors after not often receive information will not increase counseling using leaflet media was 93. 88 with knowledge and insight. The theory conveyed by very good criteria. This has increased by 40. 3 this Azwar is likely due to the interest of respondents at the achievement of information, media is needed . %). The . I Gst Ayu Setyaning Cahyani, et all : Increased Knowledge About Dental Caries in Visitors to Puskesmas I Abiansemal After Counseling Using Leaflet Media INTERNASIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES IN HEALTH SCIENCE VOLUME 1 TAHUN 2023. ISSN 3032-4408 (Onlin. https://ejournal. poltekkes-denpasar. id/index. php/icmahs that is able to generate public opinions so that it clinic visitors about dental caries before will affect a person's attitude If the more five counseling was 53. 58 including the category of senses used in receiving information, the clearer less and after counseling was 93. 88 including the and more knowledge is obtained which will category of very good, the average increase in affect a person's attitude. knowledge of dental clinic visitors before and Prevention of caries and periodontal after counseling increased by 40. disease is very important both individually and in Conflict of Interest the community (Jepsen et al. , 2017. Ermawati et This research is very simple, further , 2. (Antonio et al. , 2. ) (Al-Qahtani et research can be , 2. promotional media. The results of this study are in line with developed using other Acknowledgment the research of Wulandari, et al . entitled Thank you to drg Sagung Agung Putri the effect of health education with leaflet media Dwiastuti. Kes who helped a lot so that this to increase knowledge and behavior in an effort manuscript was compiled. to implement health protocols in traders at car Bibliography