Assessment of Knowledge, Awareness & Perception Towards Orthodontics Speciality among the Health Care Professionals

Health is defined as being “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”- (WHO). For the wellbeing of individuals, the health care professionals and the allied health care professionals are interdependent to each other & also the primary care givers they are the indispensable component in the health care delivery system. Basic knowledge and the treatment possibilities regarding the different health care professionals should be known in order to improve the health of the individual. To assess their level of knowledge awareness & perception and attitude toward orthodontic treatment among the health care professionals and also to elicit the knowledge between Health care professionals.