Advancing the concept of global oral health to strengthen actions for planetary health and One Health

Julian Fisher; Christian Splieth; Cleopatra Matanhire-Zihanzu; Michael Glick

doi:10.1186/s12939-024-02176-6

Advancing the concept of global oral health to strengthen actions for planetary health and One Health

Int J Equity Health. 2024 Apr 15;23(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02176-6.

Authors

Julian Fisher¹, Christian Splieth², Cleopatra Matanhire-Zihanzu³, Michael Glick⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Integrative Global Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, 240 S. 40th Street, 3rd Floor East, Philadelphia, USA. jmfisher@upenn.edu.
² Präventive Zahnmedizin und Kinderzahnheilkunde, University of Greifswald, Fleischmannstr. 42, Greifswald, 17487, Germany.
³ Department of Oral Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, MP167 Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
⁴ Center for Integrative Global Oral Health, University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, 240 S. 40th Street, 3rd Floor East, Philadelphia, USA.

Abstract

Advancing the concept of global oral health can help tackle the triple planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. A model for oral and planetary health places more explicit focus on understanding the state of the Earth's systems, changing environment in relation to planetary health boundaries and their impact on human well-being. This can facilitate a planet-centric critical thinking for equity in global oral health that contributes to UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Global Health
Humans
One Health*
Oral Health
Planets*
Sustainable Development