Background: Dental caries is a chronic disease that often occurs in children. Caries is the primary pathological cause of tooth loss in children. The prevalence of cavities in early childhood is very high, namely 93%, meaning that only 7% of Indonesian children are free from dental caries. The role of parents is very important in improving the status of children's dental and oral hygiene and is one of the efforts in maintaining children's dental and oral hygiene. Children with special needs require continuous special attention because they have limitations in carrying out procedures for cleaning their oral cavity and require the help of other people.

Materials and Methods: The research is a cross-sectional observational analytical research. The sample in this research was all parents of Galuh Handayani Inclusive Elementary School students, Surabaya. The sampling technique in this research was total sampling, the number of samples obtained in this research was 35 samples.

Results: According to the statistical analysis, it shows that there is a significant difference between pre-test and post-test. The mean value of the post-test is higher than the pre-test. This means that the intervention that was given can increase the role of parents in maintaining the oral health of their children.