Diagnosis of oral health of the first contingent of the Torogoz joint task force from El Salvador. International Peace Mission in Mali

Abstract

The Military Intervention in Mali was an operation carried out since 2013 by France and the Malian government in Operation Serval, with the support of several African and Western countries. The general objective of this study was to diagnose the oral health status of the military population belonging to the first contingent, between January and February 2015. According to the WHO, employment and work conditions constitute a social determinant of health and quality of life. life; In the case of military performance, they suppose greater security risk factors given the nature of their mission that can directly influence the psychological and health status of the personnel.