Objectives: Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQL) is an important patient-centered endpoint. As a part of oral health program development a baseline survey of Chilean and German dental students was performed in order to explore educational experiences and knowledge concerning OHRQL. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed among 74 Chilean and 50 German dental students in 4th and 5th grade with questions related to OHRQL knowledge. The instrument included questions related OHRQL as a parameter to measure need and results of treatment of a patient . The data was analyzed with chi-square test and was considered significant for p Keywords: Oral Health Related Quality of Life, Student's Knowledge, Germany, Chile