Objective: To evaluate the degree of knowledge of general dentists in the public network of the district of Barranquilla on dentoalveolar trauma.Materials and methods: Observational study, descriptive cross-sectional, based on interviews with 33 general dentists of the public network from Barranquilla, regarding dentoalveolar trauma.The survey was previously validated by an expert team of dental surgeons and endodontists.Results: It was observed a 12.12% (n=4) of the population studied had a low level of knowledge, 18.18% (n=6) an acceptable level, while only 9.09% (n=3) had a good level of knowledge.The most frequent category was "regular" with a 60.6% (n=20).Conclusion: In this project, it was observed that most general dentists who participated were categorized with a "not to standard" level of knowledge (60.6%) and acceptable (18.18%) according to the right answer scale of the applied questionnaire.A "low" level of knowledge was present on 12.12%, while only a 9.09% had a good level of knowledge.