Adolescence is a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood with a marked period of significant caries activity. Efforts to overcome this problem can be overcome throught health education approach. However, conventional health education that has been applied only focuses on increasing patient awareness of the severity of a disease problem by providing information or advice, this approach in motivating patients is still considered ineffective. Motivational interviewing counselling technique to increase patients intrinsic motivation in changing behavior. The purpose to produce a motivational interviewing counselling module as a guideline for dental health promotion and analyze the effectiveness of MI counselling in increasing adolescent oral health selfefficacy.

Keywords : Motivational Inteviewing, Counseling, Self Efficacy, Oral Health, Adolescent