The Effectiveness of The Simulation Method and The Peer Teaching Method in Counseling on Improvement of Tooth Brushing Behavior at SD Muhammadiyah Tanjungsari Pekalongan

The dental health maintenance behavior of the Indonesian people in brushing their children's teeth directly is still deficient. Brushing your correctly and adequately one factor avoiding oral diseases such as caries. Therefore, it necessary to emphasize that information early childhood needed. This study aimed analyze effect before after counseling using simulation peer teaching methods on tooth SD Muhammadiyah Tanjungsari Pekalongan students. type research used a quasi-experiment (quasi-experimental) with pre-test post-test group design. population this amounted 124 sample consisted 40 students, 20 students being given method taken by purposive sampling technique. tests were carried out univariate analysis bivariate analysis, Mann-Whiteny test determine differences effectiveness used. statistical results Mann-Withney knowledge (p=0.954), attitude (p=0.498), action (p=0.040), index debris (p=0.001). Shows there are compared method; namely, more effective an average 20.60, attitudes 21.68, 24.30, 26.55.