B Background: malocclusion is a dentofacial disorder characterized by disharmony inthe arrangement of teeth and jaw relationship, which can affect masticatory function,phonetics, and facial aesthetics. interceptive orthodontic treatment plays animportant role because it is carried out at an early stage of growth to prevent theseverity of malocclusion in the future. the assessment of the need for interceptiveorthodontic treatment is carried out using the interceptive orthodontic treatmentneed index (ikpo-i). objective: this study aimed to determine the relationshipbetween the mother\\\'s education level and the need for interceptive orthodontictreatment in children aged 8–11 years during the mixed dentition period. methods:the study used an analytical observational cross-sectional approach, involving 139children and parents as respondents. the analysis of the relationship betweenvariables was performed using spearman\\\'s correlation test. results: the resultsshowed that 51.8% of children required interceptive orthodontic treatment, while45.3% required corrective orthodontic treatment. the need for interceptive treatmentwas most commonly found in children aged 8 years (37.4%) and 9 years (30.9%). inaddition, the need for treatment was more common in girls, in line with theirrelatively faster tooth growth and jaw development. the majority of mothers had amoderate level of education (56.8%). conclusion: there was a significantrelationship between the mother\\\'s level of education and the need for interceptiveorthodontic treatment, with a spearman correlation coefficient of −0.373, indicatingthat children with more educated mothers tended to have a lower need for interceptiveorthodontic treatment.