Effectiveness of Counseling With Cartoon Animation Audio Visual Methods In Increasing Tooth Brushing Knowledge Children Ages 10-12 Years

Dental and oral hygiene is a public health problem that requires comprehensive treatment. Through the Counseling program, it is expected to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of maintaining dental and oral health. The objective of this study is to find out the effectiveness of Counseling with cartoon animation audiovisual method in increasing the knowledge of brushing teeth. Research method with pre-experiment research type, one group pre-test post-test design with a cross-sectional approach counseling the level of knowledge of brushing teeth using audio-visual methods with cartoon animation videos. This research was conducted on children aged ten to twelve years at Toddopuli Superior Primary School in Makassar City, Indonesia. The results of this study show the average value of subjects before and after Counseling is in a good category. Counseling is in the category of good and less knowledge. Fifteen or eighteen percent of children are in the category of a sufficient level of knowledge. After Counseling, there are eighty-two or ninety-eight point eight percent of children are in the category of good knowledge level. There is only one or one point two percent of children in the sufficient category, and none in the category lack of knowledge. The conclusion, Counseling with cartoon animation audiovisual method effectively increases the knowledge of brushing teeth of children aged ten to twelve years.