This was a cross-sectional study on oral health conditions among selected school children in Dhaka city, this study was conducted at Ideal kinder garten and high school situated at kamarpara, Dhaka. The study was carried out among 200 children aged between 6-15 years from the month of September to December 2012. The main objective of the study was to assess the oral health conditions of school children through decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) status of their teeth. Data were collected with a pretested structured questionnaire and a checklist. On analysis of data it was found that among the 200 children 101 (51%) were male and 99(49%) were female, tooth brushing twice daily 140(70%) was in comparison to once daily 60(30%). Tooth brushing before breakfast was 100(50%), after breakfast 20(10%),after dinner 80(40%). Tooth paste was used by most of the respondents 152(76%), than tooth powder 48(24%). Tooth brush was used by all of the respondents 200(100%). Among 200 respondents 69(35%) having no plaque,112(56%) had mild accumulation and 19(9%) had moderate plaque accumulation. Among 200 children 18(9%) did not have any decayed tooth, 30(15%) had only 1 tooth decay, 78(39%) had 2 teeth decay, 20(10%) had 3 teeth decay, 44(22%) had 4 teeth decay, while 10(5%) had more than 4 teeth decayed. Among 200 children 34(17%) did not have any missing tooth, 46(23%) had only 1 tooth missing, 85(43%) had 2 teeth missing, 20(10%) had 3 teeth missing, 15(7%) had 4 teeth missing, while none had more than 4 teeth missing. Among 200 children 32(16%) did not have any filled tooth, 66(33%) had only 1 tooth filled, 60(30%) had 2 teeth filled, 24(12%) had 3 teeth filled, 18(9%) had 4 teeth filled, while none had more than 4 teeth filled. Among 200 respondents 118(59%) had normal gingival condition while 82(41%) had red swollen gingiva. On the basis of the finding it was concluded that dental caries in children is a major health concern and creating awareness among the public about their own and their children’s oral health through appropriate plan and policy can reduce the burden of dental diseases. Moreover mass media and general education of the people can play vital role in this regard.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v3i1.16591 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education Vol.3(1) 2013: 21-24

This was a cross-sectional study on oral health status of drug addicted patients admitted in a drug abuse treatment center in Dhaka city. This study was conducted at Mukti Mental Hospital, Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center situated at Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The study was carried out among 50 drug addicts from the month of January to June 2012. Data were collected from the patients from 21st April to 5th May 2012. The main objective of the study was to assess and investigate the oral hygiene practice and oral health status of drug abusers. Fifty drug abusers irrespective of sex and age were interviewed & their oral health status was evaluated using the World Health Organization recommended procedures for Decayed, Missing, Filled teeth and the periodontal status. Data were collected with a pretested structured questionnaire and checklist.  Dental caries was found in 92% of the drug addicts, while Missing and Filled teeth were recorded 86% and 88% of the addicts respectively.  86% of the addicts demonstrated DMFT score 1 or Higher; whereas 14% of the addicts demonstrated DMFT score 0 or were free from any form of dental decay, missing teeth or dental filling and 74% of the drug addicts had gingival inflammation and bleeding from gum, 42% had some oral mucosal lesion like apthus ulcer and candidiasis. The number of Decayed, Missing or Filled teeth increased with less frequency of daily tooth brushing and this finding was significant (p<0.01). On the basis of these findings it was concluded that dental caries in drug addicts is a major health concern and creating awareness among the public about harmful effects of drugs on their oral health through plan and policy can reduce the burden of dental diseases. Moreover mass media and general education of the mass people can play a vital role. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v5i1.22452 Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research and Education Vol.5(1) 2015: 11-13

Bangladesh Journal of Dental Research & Education, Vol. 01, No. 01, January 2011, Page 12-14 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjdre.v1i1.15795