title: Dental Camp Experience in Lifeline Express (LLE) Train among Rural Population of Central, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The lifeline express is the world's first hospital train. To date, over 800,000 patients living in the remote rural interiors of India where medical facilities are scarce, have been treated.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the application and feasibility of providing screening, diagnosis, preventive dental treatment for rural population through mobile dental unit in lifeline express train from last three years in Madhya Pradesh, India.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was retrospective and the data was extracted from six dental camps which have been conducted by Life line Express/ Impact India foundation in between 2011 to 2013 in rural and remote area of Madhya Pradesh.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Out of six dental camps 14,081 patients were registered and 6,526 received dental treatment. The type of dental treatment like extractions (3,441), scaling (2,119) and restoration (966) were performed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study shows a mobile dental hospital like LLE can provide an excellent opportunity for rural populations regarding oral health care.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Pralhad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dasar
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P), India .
authors.forename: Sandesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: N
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Binti Rani
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Bhuvnesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Airen
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sri Aurobindo College of Dentistry , Indore (M.P.), India .
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Warekar
keywords: Central india; Dental camp; LLE; Mobile dental unit