Abstract
Background: In this COVID-19 pandemic, dental care is one of the affected health treatments due to its high risk of exposure to the virus. This demotivates many parents to participate in regular dental visit, particularly in children with Down Syndrome, due to the high risk of exposure. Therefore, health education is needed for the parents to provide appropriate first aid in the event of dental health emergency in children with down syndrome. Purpose: To increase the knowledge of parents with Down Syndrome children towards Dental Emergency. Methods: This was a semi-research study using descriptive methods and comparison of the pre-test and post-test. This research involved 241 persons. The intervention carried out using modules and emergency dentistry procedures for children with Down Syndrome, packaged in an interactive webinar designed for parents and caregivers. We used paired t-test to determine the significance of the improvement in understanding of the subject matter. Results: There was a significant increase in the understanding of the subject matter from a mean of 5.9 to 9.5 (P <0.05). Conclusion: The program was effective in improving the understanding on the management of dental health emergency in children with down syndrome.
Highlights
In this COVID-19 pandemic, dental care is one of the affected health treatments due to its high risk of exposure to the virus
The program implementation consisted of modules and emergency dentistry procedures for children with Down Syndrome, packaged in an interactive webinar designed for parents and caregivers
We found that 75.9% of respondents who have children with Down Syndrome come from outside of Surabaya. 58.1% of respondents continue to do activities outside the home as usual, even though they feel anxious (52.3%) about the COVID-19 virus
Summary
In this COVID-19 pandemic, dental care is one of the affected health treatments due to its high risk of exposure to the virus. Of the number of patients who come, most of them came because of unbearable pain, broken teeth, and swelling.[4] If patients feel that their teeth are tolerable, they would not to go to the dentist.[5] This demotivates many parents to participate in regular dental visit, in children with Down Syndrome, due to the high risk of exposure. Conclusion: The program was effective in improving the understanding on the management of dental health emergency in children with down syndrome
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