Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine whether sociodemographic status of parents affects their children’s oral health. Methods: The dmft scores were recorded from 250 children aged 6-8 years who applied to Selcuk University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry. All participants were residents in city of Konya, environment districts or villages. The sociodemographic status of parents was obtained from questionnaires. The questions asked to the parents were “residing place”, “educational level” and “mother’s occupation”. The questions asked to the children were “teeth brushing frequency” and “the reason to come to the clinic”. Results: Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that the answers of “residing place”, “mother’s occupation” and “the reason to come to the clinic” were significantly associated with dental caries. The result of this study showed that the patients residing in Konya have lower dmft scores than the patients residing in environment districts or villages. Patients whose mother has an occupation have lower dmft scores than patients whose mother is a housewife. Patients who came to the clinic because of their complaints (pain, swelling, e.g.) have higher dmft scores than the patients who came to the clinic to control or no complaints but aesthetic discomfort. The final regression coefficient was 0.258 and the coefficient of determination was 0,067(p<0,001). Conclusion: It was concluded that sociodemographic factors significantly affect dmft variation in Konya. The mother’s role in determining the dental status of her child is probably important. It was seen that people who were residing in city of Konya were more sensitive about care of dental health than the people who were residing in districts or villages.