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Continuous improvement of oral health in the 21st century
The objectives of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme (ORH), one of the technical programmes within the Department of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion (CHP), have been reoriented according to the new strategy of disease prevention and promotion of health. Greater emphasis is put on developing global policies in oral health promotion and oral disease prevention, coordinated more effectively with other priority programmes of CHP and other clusters and with external partners.
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Prevention of dental caries through the effective use of fluorides

NEWS

October 2008
Oral disease is a significant burden to all countries of the world. The WHO approach to improvement of oral health globally is formulated by the World Health Assembly 2007 Resolution A60 R17 "Oral health : action plan for promotion and integrated prevention".

June 2008
World Health Organization global policy for improvement of oral health – World Health Assembly 2007
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September 2005
WHO Bulletin special theme on oral health
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Oral health care for ageing populations

Oral health in ageing societies: Integration of oral health and general health
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CONFERENCE PRODUCTS AND MEETING REPORTS

Global consultation on oral health through fluoride
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Effective use of fluorides in the People’s Republic of China - A model for WHO Mega Country initiatives
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS and its oral manifestations among people living with HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Oral cancer prevention and control – The approach of the World Health Organization
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Changing use and knowledge of fluoride toothpaste by schoolchildren, parents and schoolteachers in Beijing, China
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Oral health, general health, and quality of life in older people
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Oral health databases
Now updated periodontal information available from Niigata University, Japan. Also available is data from more than 130 countries from Malmö University, Sweden.
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