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Background: Infection prevention and control measures are critical to prevent the possible spread of this virus in health-care facilities Therefore, health care workers should be aware of all procedures concerning prevention of and protection from it Aim: The aim of this study is to improve the knowledge of the dental students and evaluate their awareness of coronavirus Methodology: A questionnaire was made consisting of 10 questions covering various fields and aspects of coronavirus and 100 dental students were interviewed to evaluate their knowledge Results: Based on the results calculated, 93% of students were aware of the coronavirus outbreak About 53% of students were aware that it is a RNA virus while 47% chose DNA On asked about origin of virus, 57% chose zoonotic, 33% chose human, and 10% chose avian source Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, it can be concluded that students participated in the study showed average knowledge and positive attitude toward coronavirus Still, there are few lacunae in the knowledge and attitudes requiring improvement
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