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The lack of oral hygiene become a problem for elderly. The main aims of this research is to analyze the related factors due to oral hygiene consists of age, sex, education degree, occupation, marital status, knowledge, motivation, physical dependence, culture, anxiety, economic of family and elderly. The design of this research were descriptive analytic and cross sectional. UPTD Puskesmas I Penebel was the location where this research was conducted. Purposes sampling technique was used with the total samples where 80 respondents. The results showed the significant correlation between oral hygiene and knowledge (p value 0,013, r = 0,277), motivation (p value 0,005, r = 0,311), physical dependence (p value 0,011, r = 0,285), economic of family and elderly (p value 0,0000, r = 0,400), anxiety (p value 0,0185, r = -0,265). There was no correlation between culture and oral hygiene (p value 0,187, r = -0,149). Based on this research, it is recomended that oral hygiene supposed to be clearly informed to elderly by elderly posyandu (integrated treatment) activities, and regularly oral hygiene checkup which is integrated in puskesmas (civic health Centre).    

Patient anxiety during tooth extraction is a common challenge in dental practice that can affect patient experience and outcome of the procedure. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of approaches and strategies to address patient anxiety during tooth extraction procedures. Through counseling designed to improve patient understanding of the causes of anxiety, relaxation skills, and communication with the dentist, this study measured its impact on patient anxiety levels and preparedness. The study involved patients undergoing tooth extraction procedures, where they attended a counseling session that included information on factors that cause anxiety, breathing relaxation techniques, and communication skills. Data were collected before and after the counseling through a survey that assessed patient knowledge, ability to apply relaxation techniques, self-confidence, and anxiety levels. The results showed a significant increase in patient understanding of the causes of anxiety from 50% to 85%, ability to apply relaxation techniques from 30% to 75%, and self-confidence in facing the procedure from 40% to 80%. In addition, the ability to communicate with the dentist increased from 45% to 78%, and anxiety levels decreased from 70% to 40%. These findings confirm that an educational approach is effective in reducing patient anxiety, increasing preparedness, and improving the experience during tooth extraction. This strategy can be implemented widely to improve the quality of care and patient well-being in dental practice.

Periodontal disease is a complication that often occurs in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. This disease can worsen the patient's general health condition. This community service aims to increase awareness and knowledge about periodontal disease in DM patients at the Bara-Barayya Health Center. The methods used include counseling, dental and oral health checks, and distribution of educational leaflets. The results of the activity showed a significant increase in the knowledge and awareness of DM patients regarding the importance of maintaining oral health. It is hoped that this will help in the prevention and management of periodontal disease in DM patients.

Dental and oral hygiene is when there is no dirt and dental caries in the mouth. This is due to the fact that children in schools do not understand the effects of not brushing their teeth which can affect the body's metabolism. Preliminary research at SD Pertiwi showed that some school-age children do not understand the behavior of brushing their teeth. The purpose of this study was to determine how the behavior of brushing teeth at school age at SD Pertiwi. This study was designed to use a quantitative descriptive method. This study involved all students of SD Pertiwi, totaling 89 male and female students, and the sampling technique was random sampling. The research method was a questionnaire, consisting of 18 questions. Univariate analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that school-age children at SD Pertiwi Besar had good behavior when brushing their teeth (92.1%) and bad behavior as much as 7.9%.