Penerapan Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) sebagai Penilaian Kesehatan Mulut pada Populasi Lansia

Abstract

Increasing age in the elderly causes a decrease in organ function including oral health. Oral health problems in the elderly often go undetected due to limited access and ability. OHAT (Oral Health Assessment Tool) is a simple screening instrument that can be used by non-dental health workers to detect oral health conditions in the elderly. The purpose of this study is to determine the description of the oral health condition of the elderly using the OHAT instrument at Yayasan Madania and Panti Tresna Wredha Budi Luhur Bantul in 2025. This type of research is descriptive observational with a cross-sectional approach involving 55 elderly aged ≥ 60 years. This study was conducted in April 2025 at Yayasan Madania and Panti Tresna Wredha Budi Luhur Bantul. Data were collected using the OHAT form by the observer and the results were analyzed in the form of frequency distribution. The healthy category was mostly found in the condition of the tongue and gums (72.7%), the change category was dominated by oral hygiene (40%), and the unhealthy category was mostly found in the condition of natural teeth (69.1%). The majority of respondents were female (69.1%) with the last education level of junior high school. The most common age is elderly with a range of 60- 75 years. The majority of elderly people have healthy on their tongue and gum conditions,but have significant problems with natural teeth and wisdom.