Positive oral health perception may influence an individual’s oral hygiene practices and oral health care seeking behavior. The objective of the study was to determine self-reported oral health status in an adult population in Port Harcourt Rivers State, Nigeria. The study was a cross-sectional study conducted among civil servants in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The study units were selected using multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using pre-tested selfadministered questionnaires and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences version 20.0. Most of the respondents (36.9%) were within 44-52 age group. There were more males 326 (51.1%) than females 312 (48.9%). Regarding educational status, 80.7% had tertiary education. Majority of the workers (79.5%) belong to the senior staff (level 7-16) cadre. Approximately 43% reported having problems with their teeth and untreated carious teeth were the most common (45%) reported oral health problem. Out of 22.4% of the respondents that had utilized dental service in the past, scaling and polishing accounted for 68.5%. The percentage of participants that rated their oral health as poor, good and excellent was 3%, 65% and 13% respectively. Age, gender and educational level were significantly associated with self-rated oral health. Women and older adults reported good oral health more commonly than men and younger adults. The selfreported oral health problems observed in this study was high. Most of the participants had high perception and positive view about their oral health with poor utilization of dental services.