title: Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Police Personnel in Mathura City.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  All men are born equal and are endowed by their creator with some basic rights. As the military is to defend the country from external threats, so is the police for maintenance of the internal peace of the community. The irregular shifts in their work schedule lead to neglecting or skipping of their regular diet and indulging into adverse habits. It is the responsibility of the society to safeguard the health of their defenders.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was carried out on 475 central reserve police personnels in Mathura city. Consent was obtained from the concerned authorities and the subjects were clinically examined using WHO 2013 "Oral Health Assessment Form."
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study revealed that 99.6% subjects were males, 62% subjects were of 21-35 years age group, mean dentition status was found to be 0.66 ± 2.08 and, most of the subjects needed prompt treatment including scaling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Police personnels provide a unique opportunity to study a large population from diverse geographic backgrounds. Prevention oriented health education lectures should be delivered and possibly, should also form part of their training curriculum.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Navin Anand
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ingle
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, KD Dental College and Hospital, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Navpreet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vasantdada Patil Dental College and Hospital, Sangli, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ekta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ingle
authors.affiliation: Private Practitioner, Canada.
authors.forename: Deveshi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chandan
authors.affiliation: Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Guardian Dental College, Amaranth, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Zohara
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Charania
keywords: Central reserve police force; dentition status; intervention urgency; tobacco consumption