Gambaran perilaku orang tua dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak usia 6-12 tahun selama masa pandemi Covid-19 : kajian pada SD Islam Al-Amanah Kabupaten Bandung
L atar belakang: Penyakit gigi dan mulut dapat menimbulkan beban kesehatan dan mempengaruhi seseorang sepanjang hidupnya. Pandemi COVID-19 memaksa masyarakat untuk berdiam diri di rumah. Hal tersebut dapat menyebabkan peru-bahan perilaku dalam merawat gigi seperti kebiasaan menyikat gigi dan pemerik-saan rutin ke dokter gigi. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran perilaku orang tua dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak usia 6-12 tahun di SD Islam Al-Amanah Kabupaten Bandung selama masa pandemi COVID-19. Metode: Penelitian ini berupa observasional deskriptif dengan jenis data kuantitatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional atau potong silang. Sebanyak 106 responden orang tua siswa/i di SD Islam Al-Amanah Kabupaten Bandung diuji dengan alat ukur kuesioner dalam bentuk google form. Analisis menggunakan analisis univariat dengan SPSS. Hasil: Penelitian ini disajikan dalam tiga kategori domain perilaku, yaitu penge-tahuan, sikap dan tindakan. Berdasarkan hasil perhitungan data, domain penge-tahuan terdapat 95 responden termasuk kategori baik atau 89.62%, 11 responden kategori cukup baik atau 10.38%. Sedangkan pada domain sikap, terdapat 26 re-sponden termasuk kategori baik atau 24.53%, 79 responden termasuk kategori cukup atau 74.53% dan 1 responden termasuk kategori kurang baik atau 0.94%. Pada domain tindakan, terdapat 82 responden termasuk kategori baik atau 77.36%, 23 responden termasuk kategori cukup atau 21.70% dan 1 responden termasuk kategori kurang baik atau 0.94%. Kesimpulan: Gambaran perilaku orang tua dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak usia 6-12 tahun selama masa pandemi COVID-19 di SD Islam Al-Amanah Kabupaten Bandung sebagi-an besar memiliki kategori baik.
B ackground: Dental and oral disease could cause health-burdening issues affect-ing a person his entire life. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing people to stay at home while at the same time resulting in a decrease in care of teeth, such as the lowering habit of brushing teeth twice a day, and doing routine checks every 6 months to the dentist. Objective: To describe the behavior of parents in maintain-ing dental and oral health of children aged 6-12 years at Al-Amanah Islamic Ele-mentary School, Bandung Regency during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Descriptive observational research with quantitative data types. This research was conducted using a cross-sectional approach. A total of 106 respondents of parents at Al-Amanah Islamic Elementary School in Bandung Regency were tested using a questionnaire-based measuring instrument in the form of a google form. The analysis was conducted using univariate analysis with SPSS. Results: The re-search results are categorized into three behavioral aspects, namely knowledge, attitude and action. Based on the results of data calculations, in the aspect of knowledge, there are 95 respondents in the good category or 89.62%, and 11 re-spondents in the sufficient category or 10.38%. Meanwhile, in the attitude aspect, there are 26 respondents in the good category or 24.53%, 79 respondents in the sufficient category or 74.53%, and 1 respondent in the poor category or 0.94%. In the action aspect, there are 82 respondents in the good category or 77.36%, 23 respondents in the sufficient category or 21.70%, and 1 respondent in the poor category or 0.94%. Conclusion: Overview of parental behavior in maintaining dental and oral health of children aged 6-12 years during the COVID-19 pandem-ic at Al-Amanah Islamic Elementary School, Bandung Regency, mostly has a good category.