Korelasi peran modelling orang tua pada saat pelaksanaan perawatan kesehatan gigi dengan dental fear anak

Abstract

Introduction: Dental fear is the fear of dental treatment which is extremely visible in pre-school age children. Modeling method can be used to manage dental fear in children. The objective of this study is to know the correlation between parent’s modeling role in dental treatment and children’s dental fear age three to six at the Oral and Dental Specialty Hospital in 2018. Methods: The research type is an analytic correlative. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. Data were collected using parent’s modeling method role questionnaire and the Indonesian version of CFSS-DS from 20 mothers of children age three to six which are patients at RSKGM’s pediatric clinic and had been brought in to the practice room while their mother received dental treatment.The results are analyzed using Spearman Coefficient of Rank Correlation. Results: The results indicate that 95% mothers showed positive behavior and 5% mother showed negative behavior, there are 40% children with low level of dental fear, 40% with moderate level of dental fear, and 20% with high level of dental fear. The analysis results for error degree = 0,05 are rs -0,46, t-hitung -2,19, p-value 0,020930553, and significant with correlation between two variables is 21,05%. Conclusion: The conclusion of this research is there is a correlation between parent’s modeling method role and children’s dental fear, which is, the more positive behavior is shown by mothers during dental treatment, the less dental fear children age three to six perceived.