To investigate the situation of knowledge, attitudes and practice of early treatment for dento-maxillofacial deformities among parents of 3-6-year-old children in Shenzhen, further to provide theoretical basis of targeted development of oral health care and education.

The questionnaire survey was conducted among 886 parents of 3-6-year-old children in 5 kindergartens from 2019 March to May in Shenzhen by using multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method, The questionnaire results were analyzed by single and multiple-factor analysis methods.

A total of 860 valid questionnaires were collected, the scoring rates of the knowledge, attitude and practice part were 68.5%, 68.0%, 69.2%. Single-factor analysis showed that the parents′ age, parental role, only child or not, parent education level, parent career and family income had effects on the scores of knowledge (Test values were17.13, 3.13, 2.45, 91.66, 38.24, 11.16, P<0.05) . The children′s age, the parents′ age, parental role, only child or not, parent education level, parent career and family income had effects on the scores of attitudes (Test values were11.42, 17.52, 3.17, 3.59, 74.49, 25.25, 43.18, P<0.05) . Parent education level and family income had effects on the scores of practice (Test values were 8.12, 17.25, P<0.05) . Multiple factor stepwise regression analysis showed that parent education, parent role affected the scores of knowledge (P<0.05) , parent education level, parental role and family income affected the scores of attitudes (P<0.05) , family income affected the scores of practice (P<0.05) .

Parents are deficient in the knowledge, attitudes and practice of early treatment for dento-maxillofacial deformities. It is supposed to further targeted strengthen the oral health care and education of early treatment for dento-maxillofacial deformities combined with general demographic characteristics so as to improve the children′s oral health.