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- World Oral Health Day 2025 “A Happy Mouth is a Happy Mind”
By Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East AsiaWorld Oral Health Day, marked annually on 20 March 2025, draws attention to oral health being a key indicator of overall health, well-being and quality of life Oral diseases are among the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide, affecting an estimated 3 5 billion people The World Health Organization is calling on the countries of
- WHO’s work on oral health honoured with prestigious Aubrey Sheiham Award
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Strategy and Action Plan on Oral Health 2023–2030 has been awarded the Aubrey Sheiham Award for Distinguished Research in Dental Public Health Sciences by the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR)—a non-governmental organization in official relations with WHO
- 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
- World Oral Health Day: A Happy Mouth is a Happy Mind
World Oral Health Day, marked annually on 20 March, draws attention to oral health being a key indicator of overall health, well-being and quality of life Oral diseases are among the most common noncommunicable diseases worldwide, affecting an estimated 3 5 billion people The World Health Organization is calling on the countries of the South-East Asia Region and partners for accelerated
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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