ABSTRACT

IRFAN (NIM : 907312910105.0060) “Factors Relating To Dental Caries Occurrence Of

Children In Age 11-12 Years Old At Dental Polyclinic General Hospital Of Wahidin

Sudirohusodo 2011.

The purpose of research for knowing factors relating to occurrence of dental caries of

children in age of 11-12 years at Dental Polyclinic General Of South East Sulawesi Province

2011. Characteristic of research is analytic descriptive by using “Cross Sectional Study”

approach. Research has been performed for one month from may to June 2011. Population of

research are all children 11-12 years old suffered from dental caries at Dental Polyclinic General

Hospital of Wahidin Sudirohusodo 2011 in amount 74 patients from January to February 2011.

Samples of research are 74 patients as respondens taken by using total sampling methods.

Result of research showed that value of chi Square count value of Chi Square X² table (

4,367 > 3,841 ), means there is significant correlation between knowledge and occurrence of

dental caries at General Hospital of south east Sulawesi province 2011. Value of Chi Square

count > value of chi Square X² table ( 4,251 > 3, 841 ), means there is significant correlation

between attitudes and occurrence of dental caries at General Hospital of Wahidin Sudirohusodo

2011. Value of chi Square X² table ( 6,356 > 3,841 ), means Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It

means there is significant correlation between attitudes and occurrence of dental caries at

General Hospital of south eats Sulawesi Province 2011.

Some suggestions for health Staffs of General Hospital Wahidin Sudirohusodo in order to

increase preventive efforts to patient individually or included family about occurrence of dental

caries and will be more better to clean teeth three times a day and avoid to consume food of high

glucose in order avoid from dental caries.

Key words : Knowledge, Attitute, Practice, Dental Caries.