FDI World Dental Federation asks how can industry drive innovation to improve oral health?
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GENEVA, March 10, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Ahead of World Oral Health Day on Sunday 20 March, FDI and prominent
stakeholders from the dental industry will get together through a special
online event (17 March) to discuss the role of innovation and technology in
shaping the future of oral health.
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) [ http://www.worldoralhealthday.org/ ] is
celebrated every year, all around the world, on 20 March. In the spirit of the
2022 WOHD campaign, Be Proud of your Mouth for your happiness and well-being,
that advocates a multisectoral response to addressing the burden of oral
disease, FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) will convene prominent dental
industry partners in a webinar [
] to discuss the role of innovation and technology in shaping the future of
oral health.
The 2022 WOHD campaign emphasizes that an unhealthy mouth can severely impact
every aspect of life such as emotional, social, mental, and overall physical
well-being. Therefore, concerted action across stakeholder groups - general
public, governments and policymakers, and the dental industry - is needed to
address oral diseases, which affect around 3.5 billion people globally, with
tooth decay (dental caries) in permanent teeth being the most prevalent disease
worldwide.
Today, new technologies are revolutionizing dentistry, easing the work of
dental professionals, improving patient experiences, addressing access to care
to underserved and vulnerable populations, and leading the transformation
towards sustainable practices. The webinar, involving official WOHD industry
partners, will highlight the contributions that key innovation leaders are
making to improve the oral health and quality of life of people globally.
Prof. Paulo Melo, WOHD Task Team Chair, says "On 20 March every year, we ask
the world to unite to help reduce the global burden of oral diseases, which
affect individuals, health systems and economies everywhere. Good oral health
is essential to general health, well-being and quality of life. Industry
partners have a key role to play in providing the necessary products,
technologies and equipment to facilitate prevention, early detection and
treatment of oral diseases".
Valued campaign partners Unilever, Dentsply-Sirona and Align Technology will
present their perspectives on strategies, technologies and tools that are
shaping the future of oral health by helping dental professionals in the
prevention, early detection and care of oral diseases so that people can be
proud of their mouth.
Unilever [ http://www.unilever.com/ ] will be highlighting their new "Don't
Wait Until It's Too Late #TalkToADentist" campaign, and the benefits of
Teledentistry. The campaign is based on the belief that everyone should be able
to access convenient and affordable expert dental care.
Align Technology [ https://www.aligntech.com/ ] will explain how digital dental
technologies can help educate patients, enhance their treatment experience and
support clinicians in establishing preventive care as part of a long-lasting
oral health journey.
Dentsply-Sirona [ https://www.dentsplysirona.com/ ] will discuss how their
latest digital innovations are increasing access to high quality care, enabling
patient-specific solutions with end-to-end digital workflows powered by
artificial intelligence, allowing dental professionals to focus on what matters
most: treating their patients and creating healthy smiles.
The online event [
] , will begin at 2 p.m. Central Europe Time or 8 a.m Eastern Standard Time on
17 March and will be streamed on the Oral Health Campus [
https://www.fdioralhealthcampus.org/ ]. Join the webinar [
] and discover how these disruptive innovations may have a huge impact on
patients' oral health knowledge and behaviour in the future, and how dentists
and dental teams will be able to deliver safer and more effective
interventions, at both the individual and population levels.
Picture is available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com)
Media contact:
Chaz Jagait, FDI Communications and Advocacy Director
Mob.: +41 79 796 76 13
Email: cjagait@fdiworlddental.org
About World Oral Health Day
Celebrated annually on 20 March, World Oral Health Day (WOHD) was launched by
FDI World Dental Federation to raise global awareness on the prevention and
control of oral diseases. www.worldoralhealthday.org; #WOHD22 #MouthProud
WOHD Global Partners: Align Technology, Dentsply-Sirona, Unilever; WOHD
Supporters: Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program, Listerine(R)
About FDI World Dental Federation
FDI World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative body for
over one million dentists worldwide. Its membership includes some 200 national
dental associations and specialist groups in over 130 countries. FDI has the
vision of leading the world to optimal oral health.
https://www.fdiworlddental.org/; facebook.com/FDIWorldDentalFederation;
https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/ ; twitter.com/FDIWorldDental;
https://www.linkedin.com/company/fdiworlddentalfederation
Source: FDI World Dental Federation
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