Open AccessDental care necessity at productive age in Cilayung Village, Jatinangor Districts, Sumedang Regency
Author(s) -
Granidya Rosa Atlantika,
Anne Agustina Suwargiani,
Sri Susilawati
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
padjajaran journal of dentistry/padjadjaran journal of dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2549-6212
pISSN - 1979-0201
DOI - 10.24198/pjd.vol28no3.13607
Subject(s) - cluster sampling , dental care , medicine , oral health , dental health , dentistry , cluster (spacecraft) , family medicine , environmental health , population , computer science , programming language
Dental care necessity is a set of dental and oral care must obtained by someone in a certain period in order to achieve good dental health status in accordance to dentist assessment. Productive age according to WHO is group of 35-44 years old as standard age to see adult oral health condition. The purpose of this research was to get data of dental care necessity at productive age in Cilayung Village. Methods: The research method is descriptive with cluster sampling technique. Samples of 80 respondents of productive age group were obtained by using pathfinder surveys technique. Dental care necessity assessment was assessed by using WHO oral health surveys basic methods and the oral condition of respondents was examined by using mouth glass. Results: The results of the study indicated that the most needed dental care was caries prevention, with as much as 80 people (100%) and the need for one surface treatment with as much as 75 people (93.75%). Conclusion: The priority of dental care needs in Cilayung Village were the prevention of caries and the surface one.