The main objective of the study was to assess the attitude and behavior of the dental students in Hail region about the deep dental caries removal. The study was conducted through an online survey among the different dental students. A questionnaire was prepared online and was distributed to about hundred dental students out of which only 50 students responded to the survey. With the help of the questionnaire we were able to assess the students' knowledge and attitude towards deep dental caries

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... removal. Majority of the students selected hardness as a criteria for assessing the excavation. So most of them preferred the stepwise carries excavation. Higher percentage of the dental students were familiar with the deep dental caries removal treatments. The growing interest among Different researchers about the evaluation of knowledge about the deep dentin caries removal indicates the importance of this subject. Thus more comprehensive study is need to be carried out on different aspects of the deep dentin caries removal. Keywords: Deep dentin caries removal, excavation, stepwise carries excavation.