Background: Schizophrenic patients often have lives of fantasies and delusions created by their own emotions and thoughts. Makes patients lose the ability to carry out their activities and experience the ability to care for themselves. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)is a regular short-term therapy consisting of 6 sessions of 45 minutes to 1 hour per session. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can train patients to deal with anxiety, and deal with emerging behaviors. Aim: Producing Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) Models in Formation of Dental and Oral Health Maintenance Behaviors in Paranoid Schizophrenic Patients. Research methods: Research and Development (R&D) and product test using quasi-experimental pre and posttest design (Non-equivalent Control Group). The respondents were 40 patients who were divided into 2 groups. The data from the model test were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA statistical test, post hoc LSD, and independent t-test. Results: Expert validation test of the model Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) In Formation of Dental and Oral Health Maintenance Behavior in Schizophrenic Patients this is obtained p-value <0.006. Application model Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in patients can improve knowledge, attitudes, teeth brushing skills, and OHI-S status of patients statistically meaningful (p<0.005). Conclusion: Model application Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) effective in the formation of dental and oral health maintenance behavior in paranoid schizophrenic patients.

Keywords : CBT, behavior, schizophrenia