Parent’s Knowledge Of Children With Special Needs And Social Support Towards Willing To Do Dental Care (Study at Special School B-C Optimal in 2022)

Abstract

Background: Children with special needs have a very high risk of dental and oral hygiene
problems because they have limitations in themselves. Parents as educators must have
knowledge especially about dental and oral health, so that parents are able to provide
information to children about the importance of maintaining dental and oral hygiene. So
that it can make individuals feel able to face obstacles or difficulties in carrying out
something.
Objective: To determine the effect of parental knowledge of children with special needs
about dental health and social support on the willingness to take care of their children's
teeth
Method: The type of research used in this study is an analytical survey by using a cross
sectional approach. The target in this study were 70 people who were taken using a simple
random technique. The instrument for collecting data on parental knowledge and social
support used a questionnaire and to measure the willingness of parents to use a question
sheet. To determine the effect of parental knowledge of children with special needs about
dental health and social support on the willingness to take care of their children's teeth
using logistic regression test with a significance value (α) = 0.05.
Result: the knowledge of parents who are not willing to do the most treatment on the
criteria is lacking while social support on the good criteria is willing to take care of their
children's teeth. The results of statistical tests are known to have an influence between the
knowledge of parents of children with special needs and social support on the willingness
to do dental treatment (p <0.05)
Conclusion: there is an influence between the knowledge of parents of children with
special needs and social support on the willingness to do dental treatment.