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Introduction: Medical emergencies do occur in dental settings and the situation can be alarming in the absence of adequate preparations and effective management. It is necessary for the dentists and the dental team to be trained enough to attend such medical emergency situations.

Objective: To assess the knowledge and preparedness for medical emergencies in dental settings among the dental interns.

Materials and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 156 dental interns selected by simple random sampling from the dental colleges of Kathmandu from November, 2020 to January, 2021. Data was collected with the help of a self-administered structured questionnaire that was sent to selected study participants on Google forms via social media. Data were analysed using SPSS v.20 and expressed as mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percent.

Result: A total of 145 study participants responded to the questionnaire with a response rate of 92.95% (145 out of 156). Of them, 76 (52.41%) had observed at least one medical emergency situation and the majority 63 (82.89%) had encountered syncope. Only 13 (8.97%) had undertaken workshops or trainings on medical emergencies. More than 109 (75%) gave correct responses regarding most of the knowledge-related questions while less than 73 (50%) showed self-perceived preparedness for medical emergency management.

Conclusion: The study found that few dental interns had preparedness to tackle medical emergency situations and very few had taken trainings or workshops regarding medical emergencies.

Dental; emergencies; medical; Nepal; preparedness.