<![CDATA[Background: Malocclusion can be an obstacle to children's health. Interceptive orthodontics is one of an orthodontics treatment in children. It’s necessary that the role of parents has an important influence in maintaining children's dental health, especially mothers have an important role in developing children's behavior towards dental and oral health. Purpose: To find out a relationship between the need for interceptive orthodontic treatment and the education level of mothers in children aged 8 - 10 years at SDS Amkur Sambas, West Kalimantan. Methods: This study is an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. Parents' education data was obtained by distributing questionnaires and children's dental health data was obtained by IKPO-I. Results: A total of 80 respondents who were examined using IKPO-I found that 15 mothers (18.75%) had a high level of education, 34 mothers (42.5%) had a moderate level of education, and 31 mothers (38.75%) had a low level of education. 21 children (27.5%) did not need treatment, 38 children (51.25%) needed interceptive orthodontic treatment, and 21 children (21.25%) needed corrective orthodontic treatment. The results obtained in this study are the value of p = 0.000 and the value of r = -0.400. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that there is a significant relationship between the educational level of the mother and the need for orthodontic treatment on the Sig. = 0.000 (p ≤ 0.05).]]>
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