Aim: The aim of the study was to assess knowledge, attitudes and educational experiences of a group of Egyptian dental students regarding physical child abuse. Methodology: A cross-sectional study performed in the Faculty of Dentistry ,Cairo University during the academic year (2019-2020). The data regarding knowledge, attitudes and educational experiences toward physical child abuse were collected through an anonymous, self administrated structured questionnaire completed by 489 Egyptian dental students (256 female /233 male) in three different dental classes (third, fourth and fifth).The collected data were statistically analysed. Results: The response rate was 75.2 %. Half of the repondents believed that a strong correlation existed between dental neglect and presence of physical child abuse. About 79.92% of the respondents believed that dentists were legally required to report child abuse. Most students reported that their dental school was the main source of information about this topic. Only 20.55% of the respondents had received enough formal training in recognition and reporting physical child abuse. Conclusion: Egyptain dental students had insufficient knowledge about physical child abuse and dental curriculm should be improved to focus on improving their education about detecting and reporting child abuse.