A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 147, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 915-917

  Glick, Michael ^a   Williams, David M ^a   Kleinman, Dushanka V ^a   Vujicic, Marko ^a   Watt, Richard G ^a   Weyant, Robert J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN;

GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; SOCIETIES, DENTAL;

EID: 84996837304     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2016.10.001     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

1. 1 Glick, M., Monteiro da Silva, M., Seeberger, G.K., et al. FDI Vision 2020: shaping the future of oral health. Int Dent J 62 (2012), 278–291.
2. 2 World Dental Federation. FDI in brief. Available at: http://www.fdiworldental.org/about-fdi/fdi-in-brief/fdi-in-brief.aspx. Accessed October 1, 2016.
3. 3 World Health Organization. Commission on Social Determinants of Health: final report. Available at: http://www.who.int/social_determinants/thecommission/finalreport/en/. Accessed October 2, 2016.
4. 4 American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. Oral health and well-being in the United States. Available at: http://www.ada.org/en/science-research/health-policy-institute/oral-health-and-well-being. Accessed October 2, 2016.