Anxiety Level of Dental Care among Adolescents in Kepulauan Selayar District Astuti Lilies Anggarwati1,2,*, Nurnaeni1,3, Umar Faiqah1,4, Tahir Hasanuddin5, Amin Asmawati6 1Post Graduate Program of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia 2Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia 3Gunung Sari Makassar Midwifery Academy, Makassar, Indonesia 4Makassar Medical State Laboratory, Indonesian Ministry of Health, Makassar, Indonesia 5Department of Periodontology, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia 6Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Lilies Anggarwati Astuti Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Pajonga dg. Ngalle st. no.27, University of Muslim Indonesia, Makassar, Indonesia, Email: liliesanggarwati.astuti@umi.ac.id
Online published on 21 February, 2019. Abstract Introduction Dental health has not seen any tangible results that needs an attention and require cooperation from various parties. One of the contributing factors is the lack of data on the level of community dental and oral health care needs that owned by the local government so that efforts to actualize healthy communities including dental and oral health are less than optimal. The objective of the study is to identify the level of anxiety of dental services among adolescents in Kecamatan Benteng, Kepulauan Selayar Distict. Subjects and Method The present study is a purposive-sampling study, adolescents between the age of 17 to 21 years old in state senior high school. This study obtained 511 students from three different schools and processed with SPSS Version 16. Discussion A total of 511 students showed four level of anxiety-Not Anxious, Less Anxious, Anxious and Very Anxious. Most student experienced a not anxious level (56, 8%), while only 2, 3% students showed a very anxious level. In addition, the respondent was divided into two groups, based on visiting dentist in the last two years. Respondents who have had last visit to the dentist more than 2 years witnessed more anxiety than they who are visiting dentist in the last two years. Conclusions The cause of anxiety to dental treatment is influenced by many factors, which relate closely to the pain history on dental treatment both in the adult and children. Top Keywords Anxiety, Dentist Care, Adolescents, Kepulauan Selayar District. Top |