Background: Maternal health needs to be considered in pregnancy because the cause of death of pregnant women globally including Indonesia is still dominated by many main causes, one of which is infection which is a factor in maternal mortality, including infections caused by dental and oral diseases. Purpose: To analyse the self-efficacy of health cadres in planning for maternal dental health empowerments before and during pregnancy independently. Methods: This study design was quasi experimental non-equivalent control group design. Researchers conducted initial measurements by conducting a pre-test in the treatment group and the control group. In the treatment group, intervention was given in the form of training by providing a guidebook for the Independence of Dental Health Cadres, while in the control group there was no intervention. The sample size was 70 cadres. The cadres were taken from representatives of each village of Gunung Anyar, Surabaya, with 35 people in the treatment group and 35 in the control group. Results: There was a change in self efficacy and dental health empowerments planning in the treatment group (p<0.05). Simple linear regression test showed that there was a significant effect of self-efficacy on maternal dental health empowerments before and during pregnancy. Conclusion: There is a difference in the value of Self Efficacy (Self-Efficacy) between the treatment group and the control group.