Objective: To compare practices according to the employment sector in prenatal dental care in Metropolitan Lima Material and methods: Materials and Methods: The study design was observational and cross-sectional. The sample consisted of 256 registered dentists from Metropolitan Lima. A validated questionnaire consisting of 20 questions on professional practices and 7 questions on demographic data was administered to 256 dentists. A descriptive analysis of absolute and relative frequencies was performed. Additionally, the Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were used with a 95% confidence interval and a significance level of p < 0.05. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the item on routine examinations, showing that most of the dentists (51.61%) who perform them belong to the public sector (p = 0.007). Likewise, regarding the item on tooth extraction in pre...