The research is among the serious health issues that can result in significant serious systemic illness like high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus type 2 and heart issues. Most of the obesity is attributed to a parson failing to acquire healthy life style i.e. eating unhealthy foods and failing to exercise periodically; this leads to highest levels of mortality among a parson. The objectives of the study are to determine a percentage of obesity among the students of the 5th year dentistry department in Al Hikma University College by selecting 30 cases of men and women in terms of systematic random table numbers based on the body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of obesity. This paper reveals five cases of males and four cases of female in each group of study which equate to 17 percent and13 percent respectively. Health education is therefore advisable to ensure that people acquire healthy life style to eliminate obesity and its complication.