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Investing in a Dental Chair Unit is an investment that requires a large amount of funds for the hospital,therefore the utilization of a Dental Chair Unit tool is a concern for hospitals. The importance of DentalChair Unit utilization leads hospital to calculate the effectiveness of Dental Chair Unit devices using theOverall Effectiveness Equipment (OEE) method. OEE measures the effectiveness of the tool based on theavailability ratio, performance ratio and quality ratio. The aimed of this study was to analyze the effectivenessof Dental Chair Unit in Mother and Child Hospital using the OEE method. This research was conducted atthe dental clinic of Mother and Child Hospital on February 2019. This study was a descriptive study thatwas to calculate the OEE from a Dental Chair Unit then analyze the causes of the effectiveness of the toolsobtained. The results of the calculation of OEE Dental Chair Unit device in aMother and Child Hospital atSurabaya are 18,7%, far below the standard of 85%. The cause of the low OEE value is the low value of thePerformance ratio that is far below the standard 85%. The low performance ratio of Dental Chair Unit toolsin mother and child hospital is caused by the small number of patients who come to the dental clinic, so alittle also uses the Dental Chair Unit. It is because of the competition with general hospital that surround thishospital. Another factor that cause of low OEE ratio is patient’s didn’t know the importance of dental healthfor mother and children.