Aims: The primary aim of this study was to determine dentist’s knowledge and practices regarding caries prevention. The secondary aim was to compare preventive practices of dentists that have not studied community and preventive dentistry, to dentists that had it included in their curriculum Methodology: A cross-sectional study of dental practitioners of Peshawar will be carried out, using a structured, self-administered, close ended questionnaire. Responses will be collected and statistical analysis will be performed using SPSS version
Results: The majority of respondents in the study were male [51.6%] and [48.3%] were female dentists. Only 37.5% of the dentists report providing dental sealants, whereas 62.5% did not provided dental sealant treatment to their patients. Only 38% of the dentists informed their patients about the different forms of fluoride available [dietary fluoride drops/tablets and fluoride varnish] . And the dentists who informed about the different forms of fluoride only 28% among them performed pits and fissure sealing. The lowest level of understanding was regarding caries risk assessment [CRA] and availability of oral health awareness material for patients