Abstract
Previous studies have shown the association between level of education and oral health status. A cross-
sectional study was performed to evaluate the relationship between educational level and DMF-T score on
20-45 yr old mothers in District of Medan Tuntungan. Randomized samples of 150 respondents selected
were classified according to the educational level, high (HE), middle (ME) and low (LE). DMF-T score
was measured using DMF-T index of WHO. A one way ANOVA was performed on decayed, missing and
filled tooth to evaluate the relation between DMF and educational level. All statistical procedures were
performed in the SPSS (ver 10.0) statistical packages. It was found that DMF-T score was statistically
higher in LE groups (p<0,001). It means that DMF-T score was higher as educational level lower. The HE
groups had significantly a larger number of filling, while the LE groups had significantly a larger number of
decayed and missing tooth (p<0,001). In conclusion, educational level was shown to influence the DMF
score, therefore it should be considered in health planning appropriate preventive measures.
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Hubungan tingkat pendidikan dan skor DMF-T pada ibu-ibu rumah tangga berusia 20-45 tahun
(Sondang Pintauli, Tetti Melur)
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Tabel 1. Distribusi ibu-ibu responden di Kelurahan Simpang Selayang Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan
berdasarkan tingkat pendidikan.
Tabel 2. Decay rata-rata dan hasil analisis statistik pada ibu-ibu responden di Kelurahan Simpang
Selayang Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan.
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Hubungan tingkat pendidikan dan skor DMF-T pada ibu-ibu rumah tangga berusia 20-45 tahun
(Sondang Pintauli, Tetti Melur)
Tabel 3. Mising rata-rata dan hasil analisis statistik pada ibu-ibu responden di Kelurahan Simpang
Selayang Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan.
Tabel 4. Filing rata-rata dan hasil analisis statistik pada ibu-ibu responden di Kelurahan Simpang Selayang
Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan.
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Tabel 5. DMF-T rata-rata dan hasil analisis statistik pada responden di Kelurahan Simpang Selayang
Kecamatan Medan Tuntungan.
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Hubungan tingkat pendidikan dan skor DMF-T pada ibu-ibu rumah tangga berusia 20-45 tahun
(Sondang Pintauli, Tetti Melur)
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