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BACKGROUND: During the pandemic period of coronavirus disease, appropriate oral healthmanagement and disease prevention of children are very important for children’s oral and generalhealth. The aim of this study was to survey to better understand in children’s dental health and dietaryhabits and to learn about parents’ attitudes toward dental treatment and clinical factors associatedwith their QoL using the Turkish version of KIDSCREEN‑10 during the initial stage of the COVID‑19pandemic in the general public.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A two‑part questionnaire , namely Part 1 addressed topicsregarding changes in general and dental health, dietary habits of children under quarantine, andsociodemographic characteristics of the family and Part 2 impact of QoL was assessed by theKIDSCREEN‑10 scale with 10 questions. The questionnaire was sent online using WhatsApp to aconvenience sample of mothers with children between the age group of 8 and 18 years, who livedin Istanbul. Variables were statistically analyzed using the Student’s t‑test for independent samplesand Univariate F‑test, ANOVA according to the characteristics of variables which were analyzed.RESULTS: This study included 328 from 557 mothers with 58% respondent rate. The consumptionof fast food, packaged food, and carbonated beverages decreased during the COVID‑19 outbreak.Half of the mothers of children reported that they were anxious or fearful about their childrenvisiting dentists during the pandemic and 64.2% of the children missed routine dental visits. TheKIDSCREEN‑10 scores for 13 years old or older children were influenced more by the COVID‑19pandemic than those for the 8–12 years old, who had a better QoL (P = 0.008).CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study emphasize the importance of oral health and QoL ofchildren during the initial phase of the COVID‑19 outbreak. The general perception of QoL in thisgroup of Turkish children seemed to be substantially affected by COVID‑19 outbreak.