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This study was to examine the influence of cognizance of childcare teachers about dental care ondental health of infants.For this, questionnaires to be self-filled up about cognizance on dental care were carried out to 82childcare teachers who are working in nurseries in Seoul and are in charge of the infants (3-6 years old;after the year’s birth)Also, dental checkup was done to 820 infants whom childcare teachers take charge and the results ofthe study are as below.1. In the cognizance of the teachers on dental care by final school careers, in case of universitygraduation, the percentage of correct answers by items is 84.0%, college graduation, 74.5%, highschool graduation, 68.0%, in order, so more than university graduation showed the highest correctanswers, which indicated that the more the school careers are, the higher the cognizance on dentalcare is.2. Regarding the cognizance of the teachers on dental care by their careers, the careers of 3-5 years andmore than 10 years showed higher percentage of correct answers by items than other careers, but, itrevealed there is no statistical difference.3. In case of the teachers who have right knowledge about dental care, the average number of decayedteeth of the infants they are in charge was searched lower than other teachers who do not have rightknowledge, so it revealed that the cognizance of the teachers on dental care affects dental care of theinfants.4. In the condition of dental care of infants, in case that nurseries and teachers put in operation ofappropriate dental care for the infants, the average number of decayed teeth of the infants wasexamined low, so it showed that the condition of teeth care also affects dental health of the infants. Considering the results above, it showed that the childcare teachers who spend a long time withinfants and are doing mother’s roles instead of their real mothers affected dental care of the infants.Therefore, it should provide proper education for the teachers to actually execute dental care for theinfants on the education spot, and also develop various education programs in the practical aspect.