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This study has reached the conclusion as follows, being done through a questionnaire method for 250 parents with children under 7, hospitalized in the pediatric associations, daycare centers and pediatric dental clinics located in Daegu and Gyeongbuk from July 10th, 2013 to August 5th. 1. It was relatively higher appeared the average (range : 1~4) of the oral health behavior of the mothers about their children as 28.62 points. Among the practice questions of the ten, it is the highest this statement : “I exchange my kid's toothbrush regularly.” and followed this one : “I let my child brush his teeth before going to sleep.” 2. It was highly meaningful statistically for the oral health behavior about children by general features in the case of having a high level of education and getting an occupation(p<.05). and also as high as their monthly income possible (p<.01). 3. The comparison result of the children's oral health practice by the birth and the early childhood caries factors for relationship is highly meaningful as having many children (p<.05) and in the case of the mother's recognition about the early childhood caries or no having the early childhood caries and the dental caries (p<.01). 4. The effective factors of the maternal health practice to her child include like this : the childhood caries recognition, monthly income, the numbers of children and the mother's age, moreover a mother with the recognition of the childhood caries, high monthly incomes and a younger one who has many children does high frequency as to the oral health practices (p<.05, 01, 001). According to these results, in order to improve the children's oral health, we need to develop our national level's oral health education program and regular enforcement for the mothers of the infant or the pregnant women.