Introduction: Consumer protection act (CPA) an act to provide for better protection of interests of customers. With increased consumer awareness, rising expectation, western trend of medical liability litigation and judicial activism the increasing number of complaints are being filed by dissatisfied patients resulting in growing distrust between patients and doctors and increased cost of medical treatment. Hence this study was designed to assess the level of awareness about Consumer Protection Act/CPA among the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Materials and Method: A questionnaires based cross-sectional study was conducted among Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. Data was collected over a period of two months. The questionnaires consisted of 18 questions of CPA relevant to the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon. A written informed consent was obtained from each participant before filling the questionnaires. The data were Analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) Descriptive statistics were obtained and frequency distribution was calculated for awareness among Oral surgeons regarding CPA. Results: The questionnaires had 18 items and options had to be selected. This survey comprised of a total of 300 participants. About 71 questionnaires were not filled completely, so they were excluded from the final analysis. The final sample included 6 Professors, 50 Associate Professors, 53 Assistant Professors, 120 Post graduates. The aim and objectives of CPA was known to only 37.2% of the participants. About 63.7% were aware that consumers lodge a complaint without the presence of a lawyer. The least correct answers were given to questions related to which level compensation claim of Rs15 lakhs should be made, and who can give consent for examination for a 15-year-old patient. When asked what should be done to the consent form after treatment is over, 66.7% of professors, 80.8% of associate professors,96.6% of assistant professors and 77.7% of post graduate students were aware that it should be preserved by the dentist. The maximum correct answers were given by the professors.