2022 Jurnal Bahana Kesehatan Masyarakat (Bahana of Journal Public Health) Vol 6 No 2 p-ISSN: 2580-0590/ e-ISSN: 2621-380X doi: https://doi.org/10.35910/jbkm.v6i2.597 74 HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN DAN PERILAKU MENJAGA KESEHATAN GIGI DAN MULUT SELAMA PANDEMI COVID 19 PADA WARGA DESA GUGUK DI KABUPATEN MERANGIN, JAMBI Naning Nur Handayatun 1* , Ryna Astika 1 , Linda Marlia 1 1 Prodi Kesehatan Gigi Jurusan Kesehatan Gigi Poltekkes Kemenkes Jambi * Korespondensi Penulis: naming_nh@poltekkesjambi.ac.id ABSTRAK Latar belakang: Pandemi Covid-19 yang melanda dunia tak terkecuali Indonesia mengharuskan terjadinya perubahan pada perilaku masyarakat untuk mencegah penyebarannya. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan dengan perilaku menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut selama pandemi covid-19 pada warga Desa Guguk Kecamatan Renah Pembarap Kabupaten Merangin Provinsi Jambi. Metode: Jenis penelitian adalah cross sectional. Populasi penelitian adalah warga Desa Guguk Kecamatan Renah Pembarap Kabupaten Merangin Provinsi Jambi yang berumur 20-24 tahun sebanyak 273 orang dengan sampel 73 orang.Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner dengan link google form yang disebarkan melalui whatsapp. Analisis data dengan uji statistik chi-square. Hasil: Pengetahuan dan perilaku menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut selama pandemi Covid-19 pada warga dewasa di Desa Guguk Kabupaten Merangin sebagian besar dalam kriteria baik dan Ada hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan dan perilaku dalam menjaga kesehatan gigi selama pandemic covid pada orang dewasa desa Guguk Kabupaten Merangin dengan nilai p value = 0,001. Kesimpulan Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan dengan perilaku menjaga kesehatan gigi dan mulut selama pandemi Covid-19 Kata Kunci: pengetahuan; perilaku; kesehatan gigi dan mulut; Covid-19; orang dewasa THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR ORAL HEALTH CARE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN RESIDENTS OF GUGUK VILLAGE IN MERANGIN DISTRICT, JAMBI ABSTRACT Background: The Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world, including Indonesia, requires changes in people's behavior to prevent its spread. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and behavior in maintaining oral health during the Covid-19 pandemic in residents of Guguk Village, Renah Pembarap District, Merangin Regency, Jambi Province. Method: The type of research was cross-sectional. The research population was residents of Guguk Village, Renah Pembarap District, Merangin Regency, Jambi Province, aged 20-24 years, as many as 273 people with a sample of 73 people. Data collection used a questionnaire with a Google form link which was distributed via WhatsApp. Data analysis with chi-square statistical test. Results: Knowledge and behavior of maintaining oral and dental health during the Covid-19 pandemic in adults in Guguk Village, Merangin Regency were mostly in good criteria and there was a significant relationship between knowledge and behavior in maintaining dental health during the Covid pandemic in adults in Guguk Village, Regency Merangin with p-value = 0.001. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between knowledge and behavior in maintaining oral health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Keywords: knowledge; behavior; dental and oral health; Covid-19; adults