Background: Vision is the most vital sense for interpreting the environment around us. Visually impaired children are challenged every day in learning basic life skills, upholding proper oral hygiene being one among them. Oral health education has a positive impact in maintaining the oral hygiene of individuals. Aim: The aim of the study is to assess the prevalence of dental caries and oral hygiene among visually impaired children and children without any visual disability. Material and Method: A total of 60 children were selected for the study ranging from 8-12years of age group and divided into two groups. Group I include visually impaired children and Group II includes children without any visual disability. At an interval of 1month, two visits will be paid. At 1st visit DMFT, def, OHI-S and Modified Quigley & Hein indices were scored, two tone disclosing agent was used for OHI-S and Modified Quigley & Hein index. Afterwards, children were verbally educated about the importance of oral hygiene and its maintenance. On 2nd visit, again all the indices were performed and scored. The recorded score was compared to the previous scores and the comparison was done between these two groups. Result: Results indicate both groups showed statistically significant with decreased oral hygiene score after getting oral hygiene instruction. Conclusion: It was concluded that oral hygiene programme was more effective in improving the oral hygiene status of both groups.