Development of Demonstration And Video Animation (Davim) in DHE as an Effort to Increase Knowledge of Brushing the Teeth of Mentally Impaired Children at SLB Karya Bhakti Surabaya

Abstract

 One of the efforts that can be done in maintaining dental and oral health is by improving
teeth brushing skills. There are several kinds of efforts to improve brushing skills in
mentally retarded children, namely, occupational therapy, use of video media, total-task
presentation techniques, individual guidance, demonstration methods and picture and
picture methods (Az-Zahrah et al., 2021). Objective: To determine the effectiveness of
counseling using the demonstration and video animation (davim) method in increasing the
knowledge of brushing teeth in mild mentally retarded children. Methods: The type of
research used is Quasi-Experimental Control Group Pre-Test and Post-Test Design. Held
in July 2022 at SLB Karya Bhakti Surabaya. The research subjects were 26 mentally
retarded students who met the inclusion criteria taken by random sampling technique. The
data collection instrument used a questionnaire using the Mc-Nemar test to measure
changes before and after counseling and to analyze the effectiveness of counseling with the
demonstration and animation method (davim) in increasing knowledge of brushing teeth in
mentally retarded children at SLB Karya Bhakti Surabaya in 2022. Results: from p-value,
it can be concluded that the Demonstration and Video Animation (Davim) intervention
proved to be more effective in increasing children's knowledge than the intervention
carried out in the control group. Conclusion: demonstration and video animation (davim)
method is effective in increasing knowledge of brushing teeth in mild mentally retarded
children.