Abstract: Oral health is an integral part of general health. In the elderly population poor oral health has been considered a risk factor for general health problems. The study aimed to:Improving elderly knowledge, and practice about oral and dentalcare. Subjects and method: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized.This study was conducted in dental out-patients clinics of El-eman and El-shamla hospitals.at Assiut city, Egypt. The total number of sample was 130 elderly.Tools: Three tools were used. ToolI: structured interview questionnaire. It includes socio-demographic characteristics and question related to knowledge& reported practice), ToolII: reported practice about general oral health care. ToolIII: brief oral health status examination scale (BOHSE). Results:The study showed that all the studied elderly had unsatisfactory knowledge in pretest which was improved to (96.9%) had satisfactory knowledge in posttest. In addition only (4.6%) of the studied elderly had adequate reported practice about tooth brushing in pretest, which were improved to (95.4%) in posttest. Conclusion: the total and the most of the studied elderly had unsatisfactory knowledge and inadequate reported practice in pretest respectively. Which were improved among the vast majority in posttest. Recommendations: Providing health education programin the dental outpatient clinics about oral health to improve knowledge and practice of the elderly people. Key words: Elderly, Oral Health, Knowledge, Reported Practice.