The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have special characteristics and problems, including oral health problems. The Covid19 pandemic condition requires adjustment in many ways. The information about the efforts of parents, especially mothers in maintaining the oral health of their ASD child...
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Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
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| author | Irene Anastasia Wahyudi Udijanto Tedjosasongko Ardianti Maartrina Dewi |
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| description | Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have special characteristics and problems, including oral health problems. The Covid19 pandemic condition requires adjustment in many ways. The information about the efforts of parents, especially mothers in maintaining the oral health of their ASD children isneeded so that assistance can be provided efficiently and effectively. Purpose: to determine the mother's efforts in maintaining the dental health of children with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A questionnaire was given to 109 mothers who have ASD children from the Mutiara Hati Autism Foundation in Surabaya City and Mojokerto City, then the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results: It was found that the majority of mothers did not bring their children to the dentist during pandemic, so the problem of dental caries had not been treated optimally. Mothers’ efforts in maintaining the dental health of their ASD children during the COVID-19 pandemic were; always accompanying the child to brush his teeth, and providing painkillers when the child has a toothache. The mothers did not know that there was an online dental consultation so they did not take advantage of it. Conclusion: The mother’s efforts in maintaining the dental health of ASD children during the COVID-19 pandemic more limited, due to lack of knowledge in the prevention/treatment of dental disease; and concerns about virus transmission during dental treatment; and the lack of socialization of the use of online media for consultation with dentists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed520a161e674b29b594035ced2c9f952023-05-25T06:41:47ZengFaculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas AirlanggaIndonesian Journal of Dental Medicine2722-12532023-05-0161273110.20473/ijdm.v6i1.2023.27-3143490The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum DisorderIrene Anastasia Wahyudi0Udijanto Tedjosasongko1Ardianti Maartrina Dewi2Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas AirlanggaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, SurabayaFaculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas AirlanggaChildren with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have special characteristics and problems, including oral health problems. The Covid19 pandemic condition requires adjustment in many ways. The information about the efforts of parents, especially mothers in maintaining the oral health of their ASD children isneeded so that assistance can be provided efficiently and effectively. Purpose: to determine the mother's efforts in maintaining the dental health of children with ASD during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: A questionnaire was given to 109 mothers who have ASD children from the Mutiara Hati Autism Foundation in Surabaya City and Mojokerto City, then the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Results: It was found that the majority of mothers did not bring their children to the dentist during pandemic, so the problem of dental caries had not been treated optimally. Mothers’ efforts in maintaining the dental health of their ASD children during the COVID-19 pandemic were; always accompanying the child to brush his teeth, and providing painkillers when the child has a toothache. The mothers did not know that there was an online dental consultation so they did not take advantage of it. Conclusion: The mother’s efforts in maintaining the dental health of ASD children during the COVID-19 pandemic more limited, due to lack of knowledge in the prevention/treatment of dental disease; and concerns about virus transmission during dental treatment; and the lack of socialization of the use of online media for consultation with dentists.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJDM/article/view/45405dental and oral healthmedicinecovid-19autism spectrum disorderdentistry |
| spellingShingle | Irene Anastasia Wahyudi Udijanto Tedjosasongko Ardianti Maartrina Dewi The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Indonesian Journal of Dental Medicine dental and oral health medicine covid-19 autism spectrum disorder dentistry |
| title | The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full | The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_fullStr | The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_short | The Efforts to Maintain Dental Health During Covid-19 Pandemic by Mothers of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| title_sort | efforts to maintain dental health during covid 19 pandemic by mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder |
| topic | dental and oral health medicine covid-19 autism spectrum disorder dentistry |
| url | https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJDM/article/view/45405 |
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