Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of forensic dentistry among dental students practitioners in and around kanchipuram district. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 903 dental students and practitioners in and around kanchipuram district and data was collected by means of a questionnaire. Results: Our study shows 68% of knowledge is from internet and 41.4% is from book, 87.4 % of people reported that it is important to know about forensic dentistry, 83.7 % report that forensic is useful in identifying criminals, 80.6% reported that it is important to maintain the clinical record of the patient, 81.5% reported that we can identify the age from forensic odontology, 78.6% people reported that DNA, finger prints and teeth can be used to identify the individuals, 50.2% reported that fragmented bodies decently, the evidences and materials for toxicological analysis, dental records are used to identify the age and gender of the person during the mass disaster, 25.4% reported comparing post and antimortam dental data for identification of individual, 50.8% reported that lip prints are study of chelioscopy, 17% of people underwent formal training, evaluating and presenting dental evidence,60% reported lip prints are unique as finger prints. Conclusion: the study revealed inadequate knowledge, poor attitude and lack of practice of forensic odontology prevailing among the dental students and practitioners in and around kanchipuram district
