Trining Widodorini, Acintya Nadya Salsabila
Introduction: An effective method for implementing dental and oral health education in children is learning while playing. Through the use of educational games, it is expected that they can improve children's behavior by motivating and forming a pleasant learning environment. Objectives: To determine the effect of the modified twister educational game on students' dental and oral health behavior. Methods: This research was a pre-experimental study with one group pretest-posttest method. It was conducted for one day at an elementary school in Bekasi, Indonesia. The sample was selected using quota sampling. The intervention took the form of a modified twister educational game downloaded via the link provided. Data analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon test. Results: It showed that there was a significant difference between the students' dental and oral health behavior before and after the intervention (p-value<0.05). Conclusion: There was an effect of modified twister educational games on changes in students' dental and oral health behavior. © 2023 UPM Press. All rights reserved.
Department of Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Brawijaya University, Malang, Jawa Timur, 65145, Indonesia; Program Study of Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Brawijaya University, Malang, Jawa Timur, 65145, Indonesia
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