Open AccessDental and Oral Health Empowerment Program for Elderly using BULAN KESGILUT Book
Author(s) -
Alvita Wibowo,
Rima Arsyilviasari,
Tiara Meilena,
Ayu Setyowati,
Retta Gabriella,
Nur Latifah,
R. Darmawan Setijanto
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indonesian journal of dental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2722-1253
DOI - 10.20473/ijdm.v3i1.2020.1-3
Subject(s) - medicine , oral health , dental health , family medicine , public health , dentistry , health promotion , nursing
Background: Dental and oral health problems occur in all age groups, including the elderly. Dental caries is one of thedental and oral health problems. An epidemiological study reported that 83.5% out of 91 elderly respondents did nothave a routine dental check-up. The data concluded that those who routinely have dental check-up had a lower cariesrisk than the others. The public health centre did not have data about the total of elderly visitors in the dental poly unit.The BULAN KESGILUT book aimed to help to monitor dental and oral health status in the elderly. Purpose: To helpthe dental poly and elderly visitors to have medical records related to dental and oral health using BULAN KESGILUTbook. Methods: The program adopted an indirect health education method involving cadres and dentists from the publichealth centre. The counselling was done by group. The lecture consisted of dental and oral health material printed inthe BULAN KESGILUT book. We have then informed the dentists on how to record the dental and oral health statusin the BULAN KESGILUT book and educate the cadres on how to read those records. Results: The mean of cadres’understanding of BULAN KESGILUT book was 97.92%, and the mean of cadres’ information dissemination relatedto BULAN KESGILUT book was 55.81%. Conclusion: The program results showed that BULAN KESGILUT was aneffective media in monitoring dental and oral health status in the elderly. However, a continuous promotion by the cadresand the public health center is necessary