OTS - FDI World Dental Federation asks how can industry drive innovation to improve oral health?
2022. March 10. 08:00
Geneva, 10 March, 2022 (APA/OTS) - 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) 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 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 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 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. 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.
-ENDS-
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®
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
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