ABSTRAKStatus gizi memiliki hubungan timbal balik dengan kesehatan gigi dan mulut.Kesehatan gigi dan mulut dapat mempengaruhi status gizi anak usia sekolah.Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan perilaku perawatan kebersihanmulut dengan status gizi anak usia sekolah. Penelitian ini menggunakan desaincross-sectional dengan 109 responden di SDN Jatisampurna X, Kota Bekasi.Pengambilan sample menggunakan metode proportionate stratified samplerandom sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada hubunganantara perilaku perawatan kebersihan mulut dengan status gizi anak usia sekolah(p value; 0,334). Penelitian ini merekomendasikan pihak sekolah melakukankerjasama dengan puskesmas terdekat untuk mengadakan kegiatan berkala terkaitkebersihan mulut seperti menggosok gigi bersama setiap hari.

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ABSTRACTNutritional status have mutual correlation with oral and dental health. Oral anddental health is factor influencing nutritional status in chool-aged children. Thisresearch was aimed to identify the correlation between behaviour of oral hygieneand nutritional status of school-aged children. This was a cross-sectional desaignstudy with 109 respondents. Samples were recruited using proportionate stratifiedrandom sampling. The result of this study showed that there is no significantcorrelation between behaviour of oral hygiene with nutritional status of schoolagedchildren (p value: 0,334). The author suggests to School cooperate withhealth center implement a oral hygiene practice regularly such as brushing teethtogether everyday.