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Context and Design: The speciality of periodontology has been evolved with leaps and bounds in allaspects ranging from advances in diagnostic aids to use of growth factors and periodontal regenerationtechniques in treatment, thus making speciality per se reach new heights. Moreover, with development oftechnology, periodontal treatment is freely accessible to general dental practitioners. However, knowledgeof periodontal diagnosis and treatment is usually limited to undergraduate level and most of times privatepractice deals only with chief complaint of patient.Aim: Evaluate the knowledge and perception of general dentists towards periodontal treatment.Materials and Methods: The study involved a survey for 50 practicing general dentists having theirclinics in Hubli-Dharwad city with qualification of Bachelor of Dental Surgery only. A pre-tested closeended questionnaire was distributed comprising of 20 questions and knowledge, perception levels wereassessed.Statistical Analysis used: Percentage-wise distribution of responses to various questions was used.Results: Although 90.4% of general dentists did believe in the success of periodontal treatment and didrecommend their patients to undergo various periodontal treatment procedures, 88.5% of the dentistsperformed most of periodontal surgeries and phase I therapy on their own. 78% of dentists referredcases to specialist only for grafting, ridge augmentation and dental implant procedures. About 71.2% ofdentists considered gingival health for prosthetic considerations and 94.2% of them did evaluate periodontalcondition before referring case for orthodontic treatment. It was noted that 84.6% of dentists followed upperiodontal cases as a part of maintenance phase and 57.7% of them did attend CDE program regardingconsequences periodontal disease progression and its treatment outcomes in past 1 year.Conclusions: In this study, dentists reported rendering nonsurgical and surgical periodontal therapy on awi

Perception of general dental practitioners towards periodontal practice and referral profile: A survey study