eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research 2333-1259 2018-03-17 6 2 43 47 10.12691/ijdsr-6-2-5 IJDSR2018625 article S Hanoush 1 Z AL-Zua'bi 2 B .T. Helail bashar_helail@yahoo.co.uk 3 Community Dentistry Specialist BDS, MCDH, DDPH.RCS, UK Orthodontics Specialist, Prince Ali Bin al Hussein Hospital, Jordan Post Graduate, Dip Bristol, UK Objective: This paper provides an assessment of children's oral health status amongst the Bedouin in Al- Mafraq Governorate of Jordan. Methods: An assessment of dental caries, gingival health and oral hygiene of 107 girls and boys students aged 11-12 years was conducted using decayed, missing, filled teeth (DMFT) and community periodontal (CPI) Indies according to the WHO diagnostic criteria and clinical methodology. Results: it was found that a high proportion of carious lesions were untreated' the mean DMFT was (3.60±39). The prevalence of gingival bleeding was high - over 80% of children were affected by a poor level of oral hygiene. Conclusion: The study outcome on the oral health status acknowledges the necessity of preventive measures to improve the dental health of Bedouin school children in rural settings. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/6/2/5/ijdsr-6-2-5.pdf Bedouin (*a member of people living in or near the desert) Oral health status