Introduction: The objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of school screening, parental knowledge and health education in stimulating dental attendance among 6 to 10 years old children.

Material and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out, with a sample size of 155 in each group. The study was conducted over a period of 3 months, baseline clinical findings were assessed using dentition status and plaque index and knowledge of parents was evaluated using a questionnaire in both the groups. The study group participants received oral health education and educational leaflets were distributed to the parents. Further after 3 months, the post–intervention improvement was assessed as before. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics, Chi–square test, paired t–test, Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to analyze the data.

Results: The overtime changes in oral health knowledge of parents were significantly different in the study group (p–value <0.001). Highly significant reduction in Plaque scores was reported in the study group compared to control group (p–value <0.001). Overall there were no significant differences in DMFT and dmft increments between the groups. The intervention was not effective at reducing the level of active caries and increasing attendance in the population under study.

Conclusion: Even though the intervention had positive effects on plaque score and and on oral health knowledge of parents, but the rate of utilization was low. We need additional efforts addressing another individual, family, and community level factors to make such programs more fruitful.