Mar 17, 2025 · Untreated dental caries (tooth decay) in permanent teeth is the most common health condition according to the Global Burden of Disease 2021. Prevention and treatment for oral health conditions is expensive and usually not part of national universal health coverage (UHC) benefit packages.

Jan 18, 2024 · 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 World Health Assembly approved a Resolution on oral health in 2021, which affirms that oral health should be firmly embedded within the NCD agenda and that oral health-care interventions should be included in universal health coverage programs. This resolution on oral health requested WHO to translate the Global Strategy on Oral Health A75/10 Add.1 into an action …

Nov 25, 2024 · 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 …

Nov 18, 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.

Nov 9, 2017 · Dental caries develops when bacteria in the mouth metabolize sugars to produce acid that demineralizes the hard tissues of the teeth (enamel and dentine). It affects general health and often causes pain and infection, which may result in tooth extraction. Dental caries is a major public health problem globally and is the most widespread noncommunicable disease …

Nov 18, 2022 · The Global Oral Health Status Report reviews the most recent data on major oral diseases, risk factors, health system challenges and opportunities for reform. The Report also includes the first-ever country oral health profiles with …

Nov 18, 2022 · A new Global Oral Health Status Report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden with data profiles for 194 countries, giving unique insights into key areas and markers of oral health that are relevant for decision-makers. The report shows that almost half of the world’s …

The growing global momentum for addressing the public health challenges of oral diseases and conditions led to the adoption of a World Health Assembly resolution on oral health (WHA74/A74/R5) and the development of the Global strategy on oral health 2022–2030 (WHA75/A75.10 Add1). In a similar spirit, in 2021 the Seventy-fourth Session of the World …

Feb 17, 2025 · Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being.