Procrastination, generally deined as a voluntary, irrational delay of behavior, is a prevalent phenomenon among college students throughout the world and occurs at alarmingly high rates. For this study, a survey was conducted of 209 second-, third-, and fourth-year undergraduate dental students of Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, India, to identify the relationship between their level of procrastination and academic performance. A sixteen-item questionnaire was used to assess the level of procrastination among these students. Data related to their academic performance were also collected. Spearman's correlation coeficient test was used to assess the relationship between procrastination and academic performance. It showed a negative correlation of -0.63 with a signiicance level of p<0.

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Oral health education was found to be effective and this could change the behaviour of individuals.

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