Envisioning sustainable oral health through effective advocacy.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, global commitments have endeavored to reduce the burden of oral diseases. To maintain this momentum, effective advocacy for sustainable oral health is needed to raise public awareness, garner support, and guide policy makers. However, there has been limited use of evidence-based frameworks and approaches to design and measure the impact of oral health advocacy efforts. The 2nd Global Oral Health Forum (GOHF II) was hosted in April 2024 over a 2-day period to reflect on and discuss effective advocacy approaches and strategies for sustainable oral health. Four thematic sessions were organized around advocacy including health policies, health economics, patients, and planetary health. Each session featured eminent transdisciplinary speakers followed by group discussions cente

SUBMITTER: Mathur MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature