[Tujuan: menguji validitas dan reliabilitas instrumen Health Literacy in Dentistry Scale versi Bahasa Indonesia pada kelompok usia 12-14 tahun di DKI Jakarta. Metode: Kuesioner HeLD diterjemahkan melalui forward-backward translation. Desain penelitian menggunakan cross sectional. Konsistensi internal dan eksternal, validitas konvergen dan diskriminan dari HeLD dievaluasi. Hasil: sebanyak 462 siswa menyelesaikan self-administered questionnaire. Rerata skor HeLD yaitu 3,45±0,02. Nilai Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) adalah 0,75 dan Cronbach?s alpha=0,77. Validitas konvergen dan diskriminan memiliki hubungan signifikan pada kunjungan terakhir ke dokter gigi (p<0,01). Kesimpulan: instrumen HeLD versi Bahasa Indonesia terbukti valid dan reliabel untuk mengukur oral health literacy anak usia 12-14 tahun;Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze validity and reliability of an Indonesian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD) instrument among 12-14 years old in Jakarta. Methods: HeLD questionnaire was forward-backward translated into Indonesian. This study design is cross sectional. The internal and external consistency, convergent and discriminant validity of HeLD were evaluated. Results: 462 students completed the self-administered questionnaire. The mean total HeLD score was 3.45±0.02. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs) were 0.75 and Cronbach?s alpha=0.77. The convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed by HeLD scores being significantly associated with last dental visit (p<0.001). Conclusions: The Indonesian version of HeLD suggested that is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring oral health literacy in children ages 12-14 years old.;Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze validity and reliability of an Indonesian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD) instrument among 12-14 years old in Jakarta. Methods: HeLD questionnaire was forward-backward translated into Indonesian. This study design is cross sectional. The internal and external consistency, convergent and discriminant validity of HeLD were evaluated. Results: 462 students completed the self-administered questionnaire. The mean total HeLD score was 3.45±0.02. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs) were 0.75 and Cronbach?s alpha=0.77. The convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed by HeLD scores being significantly associated with last dental visit (p<0.001). Conclusions: The Indonesian version of HeLD suggested that is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring oral health literacy in children ages 12-14 years old.;Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze validity and reliability of an Indonesian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD) instrument among 12-14 years old in Jakarta. Methods: HeLD questionnaire was forward-backward translated into Indonesian. This study design is cross sectional. The internal and external consistency, convergent and discriminant validity of HeLD were evaluated. Results: 462 students completed the self-administered questionnaire. The mean total HeLD score was 3.45±0.02. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs) were 0.75 and Cronbach’s alpha=0.77. The convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed by HeLD scores being significantly associated with last dental visit (p<0.001). Conclusions: The Indonesian version of HeLD suggested that is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring oral health literacy in children ages 12-14 years old., Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze validity and reliability of an Indonesian version of the Health Literacy in Dentistry scale (HeLD) instrument among 12-14 years old in Jakarta. Methods: HeLD questionnaire was forward-backward translated into Indonesian. This study design is cross sectional. The internal and external consistency, convergent and discriminant validity of HeLD were evaluated. Results: 462 students completed the self-administered questionnaire. The mean total HeLD score was 3.45±0.02. The Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICCs) were 0.75 and Cronbach’s alpha=0.77. The convergent and discriminant validity were confirmed by HeLD scores being significantly associated with last dental visit (p<0.001). Conclusions: The Indonesian version of HeLD suggested that is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring oral health literacy in children ages 12-14 years old.]