Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the oral health practices, behaviours, self perceived oral health status and dental service utilisation among children from a single private school in Chennai. Materials and Methods: 560 students, aged 10-16 yrs participated in a dental camp conducted by SRM Dental College and Hospital, Chennai. Students were asked to complete a structured questionnaire. Statistical significance was determined by chi square test. Results: The results of the study showed that, majority of the boys and girls perceived their oral health as good (36.7%). Only 43% of the children have visited dentist before. All the children used toothbrush and tooth paste for cleaning their teeth. The self perceived oral health status was significantly associated with age and gender (p value __ampersandsignlt; 0.05 respectively). Frequency of brushing showed a significant association with age and self perceived oral health status (p value __ampersandsignlt;0.001 respectively). Conclusion: As evident from the results of this study irrespective of the gender, all the children had better oral hygiene practices, oral health promotion behaviours and good perception of their oral health. Utilisation of dental service showed no association with self perceived oral health and father__ampersandsignlsquo;s education.