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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
- 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
- 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
- Global strategy and action plan on oral health 2023–2030
This new document incorporates all key policy documents that inform and define the renewed global oral health agenda towards 2030
- 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
- Candidiasis (yeast infection)
WHO fact sheet on candidiasis, including key facts, yeast infections, oral thrush, invasive candidiasis, causes, symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO response
- 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
- 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
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