en <div style=text-align: justify;><strong>Aims: </strong>Fathers' low health literacy is one factor contributing to children's poorer oral health. This work aims to evaluate the relationship between the father's oral health literacy and the children's oral health in a sample of children with epilepsy.<br> <strong>Materials & Methods:</strong> The present research is a descriptive-analytical study carried out during 2017 in Ahvaz, Iran. One hundred pairs of 3-6 aged children with epilepsy and their fathers referred to a specialized neurologic clinic were included in the study. Children's oral conditions were evaluated by a dentist based on dmft and simplified oral hygiene (OHI-S) indices. A valid and reliable researcher-made questionnaire on oral health literacy was filled out by children's fathers. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and Pearson correlation using SPSS 15.<br> <strong>Findings: </strong>The mean±SD of OHI-S and dmft index were 2.75±0.95 and 3.51±1.97, respectively. Besides, the mean±SD number of decayed, extracted, and filled teeth of children were obtained to be 2.86±1.65, 0.31±0.48, and 0.19±0.41, respectively. Significant differences were observed between the father's oral health literacy and the oral health condition of children; dmft value and OHI-S index, (p<0.005). Pearson correlations showed a weak relationship between the comprehension dimension of OHL and dmft and a moderate relationship between the performance dimension of OHL and dmft (p<0.001).<br> <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study showed a significant relationship of the father's oral health literacy with dmft value and OHI-S score. Therefore, the results highlighted the importance of a family-centered approach to oral health promotion of children with epilepsy and their careers.</div> Health Literacy,Oral Health,Epilepsy,Children,Dental Care for Children, 55 60 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-37178-3&slc_lang=en&sid=4 L. Basir 1003194753284600208832 1003194753284600208832 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran M. Karimy 1003194753284600208833 1003194753284600208833 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran A. Behbudi 1003194753284600208834 1003194753284600208834 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran S. Khoshroo 1003194753284600208835 1003194753284600208835 No Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran R. Azizi Malmiri 1003194753284600208836 1003194753284600208836 No Department of Pediatrics Neurology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran M. Araban arabanm@ajums.ac.ir 1003194753284600208837 1003194753284600208837 Yes Department of Health Education and Promotion, Public Health School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran