Coming Together for Better International Oral Health: A Model for Hope

Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2023 Sep;44(8):486-488.

Abstract

Good oral health is crucial to overall well-being, and everyone needs to have equal access to quality oral healthcare. Despite this, disparities in oral health still exist on an international scale. In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a global oral health strategy to reduce oral diseases and health inequities through public health approaches, integrating oral health with primary healthcare and adopting innovative workforce models.1 Tailored interventions and optimized digital technologies are also critical to this strategy.1.

MeSH terms

  • Access to Primary Care
  • Humans
  • Oral Health*