Background: SARS COV-2 virus causes severe acute respiratory syndrome. This viral infection that originated in Wuhan has rapidly spread to the entire world and led to an outbreak of a pandemic. As the dentist and the dental assistant team are in vicinity of oral cavity, which can be a source of infection, a survey was carried out to study the safety protocols followed by the dentists in the present situation during the outbreak of COVID-19 infection.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was circulated through Google forms and compromised of 16 questions. Completed questionnaires were only included in the study.
Results: Most of the respondents had thorough knowledge about the sterilisation protocols.
Conclusion: It was observed that the practices followed before the outbreak of infection were safe and that most of the respondents in India had adequate knowledge about the protocols that had to be followed during the COVID-19 times.
