General practitioner dentists and nonorthodontic specialties should have the knowledge of the basic principles and practices of orthodontics in order to educate the patients, diagnose their problems correctly and for proper referral. Many times, patient might present with a chief complaint that he/she would not be able to correlate with an underlying malocclusion. In that case, it is imperative for the dentist to identify and diagnose the chief cause which may be an orthodontic cause and then plan a proper referral Aim:- The objective of the present study is to assess the Knowledge and Attitude about Principles and Practices of Orthodontic Treatment among Dentists and NonOrthodontic Specialists in Karnataka. Method:- This study was performed by presenting a closed questionnaire to a total of 359 participants who were general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists. A self-developed questionnaire was distributed through personal contact and e-mail.The questionnaire survey included a total number of 17 questions out of which 12 questions were formulated to study the knowledge and 5 questions were formulated to study the attitude towards orthodontic treatment principles and practices.

Keywords : assessment; attitude; knowledge; orthodontic treatment.