DEVELOVMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY OF MOBILE APPLICATION “YUMMY” IN PRESCHOOL ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Abstract

The prevalence of caries in primary teeth in Indonesia in the 3-4 year age group was 81.5% with an average deft of 6.2 and experienced an increase in prevalence in the 5 year age group, namely 92.6% with an average deft of 8.1, which means only 7.4% of early childhood free from caries. Kindergarten-aged children generally do not know and have not been able to maintain the health of their oral cavity, so parents are responsible for educating them properly. This study aims to produce dental and oral health educational media using the Android-based "Yummy" application and analyze the feasibility level of the application. Methode of research is Research and Development (R&D) using the ADDIE model. The ADDIE model consists of five stages, 1)Analysis; 2)Design; 3)Development; 4)Implementation and 5)Evaluation. The research instrument is questionnaire, which was used to obtain data on the feasibility of the Android-based "Yummy" application. The questionnaire was filled in by material experts, information technology experts, media experts and application users. Data analysis used descriptive analysis. The results of expert validation obtained an average score of 83.28, which is a very feasible category with a p-value of 0.021. Most of the respondents' test results rated it as very feasible, namely as much as 73.68%. The conclusion of this study is that the Android-based "Yummy" application is relevant and very appropriate as an educational medium in an effort to increase parental knowledge in maintaining the oral health of pre-school children.