Perceptions of children aged 7-12 years towards professional students at the dental and oral hospital institute of health sciences Bhakti Wiyata Kediri

Fear is the emotion most often shown by children during dental treatment. Children often make perceptions (judgments) about dentists based on the appearance of the dentist and often record and analyze every action, word, movement, and of the dentist during treatment. Professional students are young dentists who pursue advanced degrees to become dentists as health service providers to the community in Dental and Oral Hospitals who are assigned to provide or handle oral and dental care optimally and routinely in every field of dentistry, one of which is in the field of IKGA. Patients who will be treated in the field of Pediatric Dentistry before being taken to the Dental and Oral Hospital (RSGM) have had initial communication between professional students and patients, so that there has been familiarity and patient trust in the operator (professional students). Objective: This study aims to determine the perception of children aged 7-12 years to professional students at the Dental and Oral Hospital Institute of Health Sciences Bhakti Wiyata Kediri. Methods: This research is descriptive observational with cross sectional study design. Results: This study showed that 50 respondents had a good (positive) perception and 0 respondents had a bad (negative) perception of professional students. Conclusion: There is a good perception in children aged 7-12 years towards professional students at the Dental and Oral Hospital Institute of Health Sciences Bhakti Wiyata Kediri.