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- Oral health
Oral health is a key indicator of overall health, well-being and quality of life It encompasses a range of diseases and conditions that include dental caries, Periodontal disease, Tooth loss, Oral cancer, Oral manifestations of HIV infection, Oro-dental trauma, Noma and birth defects such as cleft lip and palate The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 estimated that oral diseases affect 3 5
- The Global Status Report on Oral Health 2022
WHO’s Global oral health status report provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden and highlights challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress towards universal coverage for oral health
- Oral health
Oral health inequalities Oral diseases disproportionately affect the poor and socially disadvantaged members of society There is a very strong and consistent association between socioeconomic status (income, occupation and educational level) and the prevalence and severity of oral diseases
- WHO releases Global strategy and action plan on oral health
Member States have demonstrated their commitment to improving oral health in recent years by adopting the landmark Resolution on oral health in 2021 and the Global strategy on oral health in 2022 This was followed in 2023 by the development of the Global oral health action plan 2023–2030, which translates the vision, goal, and strategic objectives of the global strategy into a series of 100
- The first-ever global oral health conference highlights universal . . .
Delegations from over 110 countries are coming together to produce national roadmaps and negotiate a joint declaration on oral health at the first-ever global oral health meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) The declaration is expected to outline collective commitments from Member States to accelerate the implementation of the Global action plan on oral health 2023–2030
- Oral health surveys: basic methods - 5th edition
Overview Basic oral health surveys provide a sound basis for assessing the current oral health status of a population and its future needs for oral health care
- Oral health profiles
The Global Oral Health Status Report 2022 was launched in November 2022 providing the first–ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden and highlighting challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage for oral health This launch included the introduction of oral health country profiles based on the latest available data from the Global Burden of
- Oral rehydration salts - World Health Organization (WHO)
Production of the new ORS The document entitled "Oral Rehydration Salts - Production of the new ORS", based on the above-mentioned revised monograph, updates an earlier document (WHO CDD SER 85 8), and provides information on the manufacture of the new ORS It has been prepared to assist national authorities in establishing the local manufacture of a product of pharmaceutical quality, in
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