Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Orang Tua Dengan Kebutuhan Perawatan Ortodonti Berdasarkan Indeks of Orthodontic Treatment (IOTN) Pada Remaja SMA Negeri 1 Pinrang = CORRELATION BETWEEN PARENTS KNOWLEDGE LEVEL AND ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEEDS BASED ON THE INDEX OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT NEED (IOTN) IN ADOLESCENTS OF SMA NEGERI 1 PINRANG

A person's need for orthodontic treatment may be caused by improper tooth relationship, inadequate oral function, and/or psychosocial problems related to self-image. Adolescents with malocclusion should undergo orthodontic treatment early on, but the lack of parents’ role in motivating children to undergo dental treatment is the cause of severe dental problems in children. Research Objective: To determine the relationship between parents’ knowledge levels and the need for orthodontic treatment based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) in adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang. Research Method: Descriptive observational research with a cross-sectional research. The sample used was 190 respondents. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis. Research Results: Adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang who predominantly need orthodontic treatment based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) are students whose parents work as entrepreneurs, as many as 7 students (50%) and those who are dominantly in great need of orthodontic treatment based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) are students whose parents also work as entrepreneurs, as many as 7 students (41.2%). Adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang who predominantly need orthodontic treatment based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) are students whose parents have a high school education background, as many as 11 students (78.6%) and those who are predominantly in great need of orthodontic treatment based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) are students whose parents also have a high school education background, as many as 13 students (76.5%). Based on the Spearman test, a significance of 0.741 was obtained for parents’ occupation with the level of adolescent orthodontic treatment needs at SMAN 1 Pinrang (p-value> 0.05) meaning that there is no relationship between parents’ occupation and the level of adolescent orthodontic treatment needs at SMAN 1 Pinrang. Furthermore, based on the Spearman test, a significance of 0.000 was obtained for parents’ education with the level of adolescent orthodontic treatment needs at SMAN 1 Pinrang (p-value <0.05) meaning that there is a relationship between parents’ education and the level of adolescent orthodontic treatment needs at SMAN 1 Pinrang. Conclusion: first, there is no relationship between parents’ occupation and the level of orthodontic treatment needs of adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang, second, there is a relationship between parents’ education and the level of orthodontic treatment needs of adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang, meaning that the higher the parents’ education, the lower the level of orthodontic treatment needs of adolescents at SMAN 1 Pinrang.