On October 2020, public health professionals, students, and community will gather in Rome, Italy, for the 16th World Congress on Public Health. This is an important event that takes place once [...]
APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest annual gathering of public health professionals. More than 12,000 people attend, and thousands of new abstracts are presented each year, making [...]
Registration is necessary for the 23rd Congress of EADPH: 350 Euros for EADPH or SESPO members, 440 Euros for non-members.
International Conference on Public Health (ICPH) is a scientific meeting bringing together government leaders, policy makers, health planners, public health professionals, allied health [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 (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 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 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 [...]
Integrating Oral Health with Public Health Systems under the Framework of Global Charter for the Public’s Health Abstract Oral diseases are a neglected epidemic affecting all ages globally and [...]
Global Oral Health in the Framework of the Global Charter for the Public’s Health Abstract Oral diseases are a neglected epidemic affecting all ages globally and can substantially impact overall [...]
OHWG Report 2017 The WFPHA Oral Health Working Group (OHWG) considers all aspects of oral health and aims to influence policies on dental public health. The OHWG has put into place several [...]
The sugar tax – An opportunity to advance oral health Abstract The new sugar tax was recently announced by Government, aiming to combat obesity through investment in school sports. Dental [...]
Water Fluoridation and Human Health in Australia Articles viewable in PDF: “NHMRC Public Statement 2017: Water Fluoridation and Human Health in Australia“ “Water Fluoridation [...]
Call for Global Public Health Leaders: Provision of Safe Dentistry for All The Need of Safe Dentistry The Shanghai Declaration reaffirmed health as a universal right and essential resource for [...]
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 [...]
The State of Oral Health in Canada Executive Summary Good oral health is essential to overall health and quality of life. Good oral health enables us to speak, smile, breathe, drink, and eat. The [...]
OHWG Report 2017 The WFPHA Oral Health Working Group (OHWG) considers all aspects of oral health, and aims to influence policies on dental public health. The OHWG has put into place several [...]
Dental public health capacity worldwide: Results of a global survey Abstract The World Federation of Public Health Associations’ Oral Health Working Group (WFPHA OHWG) carried out a survey [...]
Rural Health Care in India Articles viewable in PDF: “Rural Health Care System in India“ “Rural Health Statistics in India 2012“
Dental Public Health in India Articles viewable in PDF: Integration of oral health within the Indian health care systems “Dental Public Health: The Indian Scenario“
Promoting oral health in Syria The epidemiological data in Syria have shown clear increasing trends of a number of oral diseases across different age groups. For example, the prevalence of early [...]
Oral Health White Paper Viewable in PDF only: Executive Summary — 5 pages Full article — 67 pages
Implementation of the 2013 Resolution Access to Oral Health for Children, in Mexico City, 2015 In May 2015 in Mexico City, the resolution Access to Oral Health for Children, passed by the WFPHA [...]
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 [...]
Dementia and oral health Full article Read the full article in PDF here. Author Raman Bedi
