Dental health is important in the life of every individual, including children. The 2018 Riskesdas stated that dental health problems in the 3-4 year old group were 36.4% with the highest distribution in children aged three. In children, the role of the mother is very important in maintaining dental and oral health. One effort to improve dental and oral health maintenance behavior is by developing a dental and oral health care model which in this study is in the form of a Ma'boy game. The purpose of this study was to produce a proper dental and oral health care model and to analyze its effectiveness in increasing changes in maternal behavior and improving toddler's teeth brushing skills. Types of R&D research, quasy experiment method pre and posttest design (non-equivalent control group). The population of toddlers in two Kindergartens assisted by the Paccerakang Health Center in Makassar city, the study sample was divided into 2 groups consisting of 17 treatment groups and 17 control groups based on inclusion criteria with the lameshow formula. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis was performed by univariate analysis (frequency distribution), bivariate analysis (paired samples test and independent sample test) and multivariate analysis (linear regression).

Keywords : Dental Health Care, Mother's Behavior, Toddler's Teeth Brushing Skills