The National Health Policy of Indonesia aims at improving its society's health to an optimal degree of health through improvement of diet and hygiene and improving the availability of health services for all strata of the society. This aim includes oral and dental health. That the directorate of dental health has been trying to improve the awareness of the society towards dental hygiene and dental care.

      Until recently the highest prevalence of dental diseases were dental decay and periodontal disease. According to the data of the Department of health the prevalence of dental decaying Indonesia is 70% with a Decay rate of 2.5DMFT while most heath services are dedicated to curative services.

      On the other hand oral hygiene, prevention and health education were neglected especially for children. Theoretically oral and dental health can be improved though promotive and preventive services young children.