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Objective: Regular home care and yearly dental check-ups are the best means of dental care. In spite of the information on dental care, many people fail to take these precautions. The objective of the study was to determine the barriers to restorative care as Perceived by dental patients attending government hospitals in Udaipur, Rajasthan.Material and Methods: A closed ended structured interview schedule was conducted among 242 patients attending the government hospitals of Udaipur city Rajasthan, India. The 11 item questionnaire was administered by a trained interviewer. Reliability of the questionnaire was assessed by using Test-Retest and the values of measured Kappa (k) was 0.86 and Weighted Kappa (kw) was 0.9. Internal consistency of questionnaires was assessed by applying Chronbachs-Alpha (?) and the value of ?=0.78 was measured. . The effect of socioeconomic status on beliefs and misinformation on restorative care, lack of knowledge on restorative care and past experience with dental treatment was assessed by applying one way ANOVA. P value was taken as P?0.5. Result: There is statistical association between Past dental visits and beliefs and misinformation about restorative care (P?0.05). . Past dental visit and past experience with dental treatment is significantly associated with each other (P?0.05).Conclusion: Utilization of oral health care has long been used as an indicator of oral health related behavior. It is concluded that association between Past dental visits and beliefs and misinformation about restorative care, Past dental visit and past experience with dental treatment, association between misconception on restorative care and past dental visit are the significant barriers to restorative care as perceived by dental patients...