Developing and Testing PREDHIS (Pregnant Dental Health Information System): A Self-Detection Tool for Oral Disease Risk Factors in Pregnant Women

Abstract

During pregnancy, gum sensitivity and the possibility of gum bleeding increases. Thedental and oral examination program during pregnancy can be carried out in conjunction with thepregnancy check-up program schedule and suggests the use of the Pregnant Women's Healthy Dental Card (KASIH) for dental and oral disease risk assessment since early pregnancy which is then referred to the Dental Clinic. However, the implementation has not been maximized due to the lack of cooperation of the party in charge of health services, as well as the insignificant number of visits of pregnant women referred to the dental clinic from the MCH clinic due to the mother's perception of the need for a healthy oral cavity. This study aims to produce a detection tool application that is feasible according to experts and acceptable to pregnant women as a tool that is able to detect risk factors for oral and dental disease in pregnant women independently. This study was Research and Development with a sample of 15 pregnant women as a test sample for acceptance of the development model. the result is PREDHIS as self-detection tool which android- based mobile apps, said to be very feasible according to the assessment of information technology experts, dental health experts and maternal and child health experts, and has a good level of user acceptance in providing usefulness and convenience based on the assessment of pregnant women. Hence, this study shown that a system can be built, namely the PREDHIS which is able to detect risk factors for oral and dental disease in pregnant women independently which is feasible and acceptable according to needs assessment.