Ahuja A, Darekar H S
Officer Commanding, Military Dental Centre, College of Military Engineering, Pune.
Reader & Classified Specialist (Periodontics), Armed Forces Medical College, Pune - 411 040.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2003 Jan;59(1):18-20. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(03)80097-7. Epub 2011 Jul 21.
The objectives of community dentistry are to motivate the public to change their behaviour and planning for prevention and control of dental diseases. Oral health of army personnel is recognized as equally important in relation to general health. In the present study, the army personnel were inspected comprehensively utilizing the latest WHO survey proforma 1997 to know the pattern of oral diseases, prevalence of deleterious oral habits and treatment needs. The aim of this epidemiological study was to assess the oral health status and treatment needs of army personnel.
社区牙科的目标是促使公众改变其行为,并规划预防和控制牙科疾病。军队人员的口腔健康与整体健康同样重要。在本研究中,利用最新的1997年世界卫生组织调查表格对军队人员进行了全面检查,以了解口腔疾病模式、有害口腔习惯的患病率和治疗需求。这项流行病学研究的目的是评估军队人员的口腔健康状况和治疗需求。