Cited by 1,029Dental Health and Care UtilizationGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyOral Health Pathology and Treatment

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Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.

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Abstract

Oral diseases affect over 3.5 billion people globally and oral health systems require radical reform, with dentistry needing greater integration with primary care and broader health systems.

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Crossref · 10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31133-x

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    Sugar, alcohol and tobacco use and their driving social and commercial determinants are the underlying causes of oral diseases and common risks shared with other noncommunicable diseases.

    “Sugar, alcohol and tobacco use and their driving social and commercial determinants are the underlying causes of oral diseases, common risks shared with a range of other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).”
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    At present the sugar industry is influencing dental research, oral health policy and professional organisations through its well-developed corporate strategies.

    “At present the sugar industry is influencing dental research, oral health policy and professional organisations through its well-developed corporate strategies.”
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    Research focusing on oral diseases is often given low priority by research funding agencies.

    “Research focusing on oral diseases is often given low priority by research funding agencies.”
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    The global drive for universal health coverage provides an ideal opportunity for integrating and reforming oral health care.

    “The global drive for universal health coverage (UHC) provides an ideal opportunity for this.”
    “The growing international momentum towards Universal Health Coverage is a unique opportunity to integrate and reform oral health care.”
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    The sugar industry uses a wide range of corporate strategies to promote sugar consumption and profits and to undermine public health efforts to reduce free sugars consumption.

    “A range of highly developed corporate strategies are used by the global sugar industry to increase their sales and profits, and to undermine public health efforts to reduce free sugars consumption.”
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    In most countries around the world, free sugars consumption is considerably higher than the WHO recommendation, particularly amongst children and young people, and low-income and disadvantaged groups.

    “In most countries around the world, free sugars consumption is considerably higher than the WHO recommendation, particularly amongst children and young people, and low-income and disadvantaged groups.”
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    The introduction of a national sugar levy can have a major influence on industry in reformulating their products reducing the sugar content to avoid price increases.

    “The introduction of a national sugar levy can also have a major influence on industry in reformulating their products reducing the sugar content to avoid price increases as seen in the UK.”
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    Oral health advocates and professional organisations have repeatedly highlighted the neglect of global oral health, without offering a realistic vision about how oral health for half of the world's population can be sustainably improved.

    “So far, oral health advocates and professional organisations have repeatedly highlighted the neglect of global oral health, without offering a realistic vision about how oral health for half of the world's population can be sustainably improved.”
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    The narrow focus of advocating a higher priority for oral health may have deflected resources and efforts from generating a broad consensus among key sector stakeholders.

    “The narrow focus of advocating a higher priority for oral health may have deflected resources and efforts from generating a broad consensus among key sector stakeholders about a joint problem definition, agreement on populationlevel interventions, and approaches to reform and strengthen oral health systems.”
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    Since 1994, the WHO's Global Oral Health programme was scaled-down from a well-staffed unit to a single position at headquarter level.

    “Since then, the WHO's Global Oral Health programme was scaled-down from a well-staffed unit to a single position at headquarter level.”
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    WHO member states also limited their oral health resources or did not even establish national oral health programmes.

    “Such changes were subsequently mirrored by WHO member states who also limited their oral health resources or did not even establish national oral health programmes.”
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  1. Kumar, 2013, Basic package for oral care: relevance and implementation strategies in Indian scenario: a review, Int J Basic Appl Med Sci, 3, 166
  2. Mosedale, 2012, Dental specialist lists: are they necessary?, Prim Dent Care, 19, 111
  3. 2016, Policy on the dental home, Pediatr Dent, 38, 25

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Metadata

Authors
Watt, R. G., Daly, B., Allison, P., Macpherson, L. M. D., Venturelli, R., Listl, S., Weyant, R. J., Mathur, M. R., Guarnizo-Herreño, C. C., Celeste, R. K., Peres, M. A., Kearns, C., & Benzian, H.
Affiliations
  • University College London (GB)
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • McGill University (CA)
  • University of Glasgow (GB)
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
  • University of Pittsburgh (US)
  • Public Health Foundation of India (IN)
  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO)
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
  • Griffith University (AU)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • New York University (US)
Corresponding author
Watt, Richard G
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-07
Volume
394
Issue
10194
Pages
261-272
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2949036829
Cited by
1,029
References
103
Citations by year
2026: 233 · 2025: 159 · 2024: 133 · 2023: 140 · 2022: 118 · 2021: 118 · 2020: 107 · 2019: 17
FWCI
12.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Queen Mary Research Online (Queen Mary University of London) (submittedVersion)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR-INF-0386, PB-PG-0212-27029, NF-SI-0515-10032)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
Keywords
global oral health, oral health disparities, universal health coverage, low- and middle-income countries, rural poor, sugar consumption, conflict of interest policies, commercial determinants of health, non-communicable diseases, alcohol and tobacco use, oral health equity
MeSH terms
Dental Care, Health Promotion, Humans, Mouth Diseases, Oral Health, Preventive Dentistry, Public Health, Global Health, Health Care Reform, Dietary Sucrose, Food Industry

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