The purpose of this study /survey was to determine the knowledge about laboratory diagnosis and testing among dental students and practitioners. Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS COV-2, is currently rattling the world. The fact that humans are highly mobile and migrating and the virulence and easy transmission of this virus has helped lock its place in history as a Pandemic. This cross-sectional helped demonstrate the knowledge of dental students and practitioners on the laboratory diagnosis and testing of COVID-19. A link of a questionnaire comprising 17 questions were sent among 111 students. Students who participated in survey were asked about cause, symptoms, protection, sample and testing of COVID. Data was collected through Google Forms. Among this final sample, 79.3% (n=88) were females while the rest were male. 82.9% (n= 92) of the sample were dental students and the rest (17.1%[n=19]) were practitioners.58.6% of people knew the etiology of COVID-19. 75.7% selected the symptoms correctly. 90.1% knew about the protection worn during sample collection. Only 27.9% knew that PCR is the diagnostic test and a fourth of the respondents knew that serological testing is the ‘rapid test kit’.  Conclusion: This study ascertains that there is adequate knowledge about the basic information about COVID-19 and its specimen collection in the sample. Whereas, there is not enough passable knowledge about the laboratory diagnosis and testing of COVID-19 which can help ensure the dental students and professions prevent the transmission of this disease and aid in minimizing panic and maximizing awareness among general public

Keywords : COVID-19, Pandemic, RNA-Seq, PCR, Serology