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May 2, 2026Padjadjaran Journal of Dental Researchers and StudentsOpen Access

Correlation between dental and oral health knowledge and dental caries status through the HI BOGI application in elementary school children aged 11–12 years: Study cross-sectional

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RFRina Putri Noer Fadilah

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Cross-sectional study analyzes dental knowledge impact on caries status in elementary school children, indicating no correlation.

Key Points

  • To analyze the correlation between dental and oral health knowledge and caries status in children aged 11-12 years in Cimahi City.
  • Cross-sectional design involving 300 public elementary school children from 9 schools using cluster random sampling.
  • Data collected through the HI BOGI application and Google Form questionnaire.
  • Analyzed data using the Spearman correlation test.
  • Children's knowledge average score was 13.55 ± 1.90, indicating high knowledge level.
  • Average DMF-T index for dental caries status was low at 2.53 ± 1.80.
  • Spearman correlation test showed r = -0.60 with p = 0.302, indicating no significant correlation between knowledge and caries status.

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Rina Putri Noer Fadilah (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f593f271405d493affec4ehttps://doi.org/10.24198/pjdrs.v10i1.65214
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