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Objectives: This study aims to assess the awareness and acceptance of preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment among Saudi perents., Methods: The study used a 29-question questionnaire, covering parents' demographic data, parents' awareness of malocclusion and habits, and parents' acceptance of treatment. It included visuals of different malocclusions, normal occlusion, and specific habits., Results: Parents mostly recognized single anterior tooth crossbite (95.78%) as a problem that need early intervention, followed by skeletal Class II (94.16%) and severe lower incisor crowding (93.51%). Regarding oral habits, parents were most aware of thumb sucking (91.03%), followed by tongue thrusting (84.22%). Ninety seven percent of participating parents expressed high acceptance of early orthodontic intervention, mostly to avoid more complicated treatment or surgery. However, a few parents refused early treatment, mainly because they preferred to wait until the eruption of all permanent teeth., Conclusions: The majority of parents demonstrated a high level of awareness and willingness to pursue early treatment., Competing Interests: Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The ethical approval for conducting the study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board at the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center-KAIMRC (SP21R/399/08) (IRB approval memo attached in related files). Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants (parents) included in the study (a copy of the informed consent is attached in related files and added to the Appendix). Consent for publication: The participant has consented to submit the article to the journal. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2025. The Author(s).)