ABSTRACT
The Objective was to assess the dental caries experience and oral health related behaviour among Joint Special Operations personnel in Amman- Jordan. A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted to collect sociodemographic data, oral hygiene habits, related behaviour and their past utilization of dental services among Joint Special Operations personnel in Amman- Jordan. A total of 349 subjects aged between 18- 50 years [mean=30.4] were examined in this study. All subjects who participated in this study were military men. The prevalence of dental caries was high [83.1%] while the DMFT ranged from 0 to 32 [mean 8.69; SD +/- 5.49]. 65.5% of the participants claimed that they brushed their teeth once a day and 60% twice daily. Only 22. 9% [n= 80] of the participants were regular attendees, 59.3% of the participants were smokers. 71.4% of participants had calculus at age of 35-39 years, while 52.3% calculus was seen in 25-29 years old. Bleeding on probing was observed in 21-24 years old [51.1%] as well as among 18-20 years old [44.2%]. However, there was statistically a significant difference between dental caries and periodontal indexes as 49% had dental caries and. score 2 periodontal indexes, while 25.4% were caries free and showed normal periodontal condition, however, participant who had score 3 periodontal index's 10.3% got caries. The present study found that military personnel had a relatively high rate of dental caries are oral hygiene and oral health was poor. Proper diagnosis and treatment should be done before deployment as well as through preventive care measures