Reinvestment of SSB revenue to Oral Health Promotion programs
The WFPHA supports the Global Child Dental Fund (GCDF) resolution calling for 20% of the revenues generated through a taxation on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) to be allocated to oral health [...]
Zambia
We are working to open an Educational unit at the Dental Training School in Zambia, which will help to give children the guidance how to brush their teeth. The Dental Training School is the only [...]
SEAL Cambodia
According to the World Health Organization, 60-90% of children around the world suffer from tooth decay. In poorer communities without dental care, this tooth decay can rapidly turn into an [...]
Infant Oral Mutilation
Infant oral mutilation (IOM) is a dangerous and sometimes fatal traditional dental practice undertaken in children that can have very serious health consequences. This is undertaken by many [...]
15th World Congress on Public Health
15th World Congress on Public Health The OHWG has actively participated to the 15th World Congress on Public Health with “Universal dental care provision – will it really improve oral [...]
14th World Congress on Public Health
14th World Congress on Public Health The OHWG has actively participated to the 14 World Congress on Public Health with one Workshop on Oral Cancer Prevention and a Concurrent session on Dental [...]