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Dental Caries has the highest prevalence of oral disease in Indonesia and occur in all age range. Based on WHO, about 60-90% of students worldwide have dental caries. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship between age, gender, JKN membership status, toothbrush behavior, and consumption of cariogenic food with dental caries among students from Pasar Kamis 1 Elementary School Districts Banjar, South Kalimantan Province. This study used cross-sectional design. The research subjects consist of 65 students From Pasar Kamis 1 Elementary School Districts Banjar, South Kalimantan Province. Descriptive and statistical analysis of data using chi-square test and logistic regression test. The results of chi-square analysis showed p values for age (p = 0.026), gender (p = 0.017), JKN membership status (p = 0.013), toothbrush behavior (p = 0.006) and cariogenic food consumption (p = 0.001). The results of regression logistic showed values of p and Exp B for age (p = 0.008, Exp B = 2.569), gender (p = 0.017, Exp B = 1.956), JKN membership status (p = 0.031, Exp B = 1.667), toothbrush behavior (p = 0.006, Exp B = 2.742), and consumption of cariogenic food (p = 0.006, Exp B = 2.952) There was a significant relationship between age, gender, JKN membership status, toothbrush behavior and cariogenic food consumption with dental caries at students from Pasar Kamis 1 Elementary School Districts Banjar, South Kalimantan Province. The most dominant variable related to dental caries was cariogenic food consumption.