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I n a special session held yester- day, Dr Lingzhi Kong, Deputy Di- rector-General of the PRC’s Center for Disease Control and Preven- tion, discussed her country’s latest strategies to improve oral health. Kong stated that treatment is still significantly lacking owing to insuf- ficient resources and inadequate capacity in primary health care. To improve the situation, therefore, the PRC government is seeking to im- prove access to oral care by increas- ing dental care services in primary health care centres throughout the country by 2015. Efforts to improve oral health education and promotion in schools will be strengthened as well, she explained. In recent years, the ministry has increased funding for dental health care services and launched a number of oral health campaigns, like the Healthy Teeth, Happy Family health- promotion project in 2011. The PRC has also celebrated National Teeth DayinSeptemberforthelast24years. Kong said that a next National Oral Health Survey will probably be conducted in 2015. According to the latest evaluation, dental caries was observed to be highly prevalent in all agegroups,particularlyinyoungchil- dren and the elderly. Only between 22 and 35 per cent of people were found to be brushing their teeth at least twice a day. MinistryofHealthofficial visitedFDIcongress IDrLingzhiKong M embers of the Vision 2020 Task Force yesterday re- leased a new report that discusses oral health problems and ways to address the crisis on a global scale for the first time. The document, available as a download from the FDI’s website, recommends expanding the role of existing oral healthcareprofessionalsandaccess to care, among other measures, in order to improve oral health world- wide by 2020. Membersofthetaskforcepresent included FDI President Dr Orlando Monteiro da Silva,Task Force chair Dr Michael Click, USA, and the Dean of thePekingUniversitySchoolofStom- atology Dr Tao Xu. In total, eight peo- ple have worked on the project. “Our mandate was to identify the main challenges to expanding access to oral health care at a time when it is moreurgentthanever,”Xutoldmem- bers of the press. “This report repre- sents a call to action to ensure that oral health priorities receive sufficient attention and resources to combat the spread of oral disease.” Stanley Bergman, CEO of Henry Schein, a company that also partici- patedinthedraftingofthedocument, remarked that although accomplish- ing the goal of 2020 will be a huge challenge, the blueprint will set an unprecedentedexampleforprivate— publicpartnershipsintacklinghealth problems. According to Da Silva, oral diseas- es,includingtoothdecay,periodontal disease and oral cancer, affect large parts of populations worldwide. “We must act now if we hope to deal with the crisis by 2020,” he said. Anactiondocumentforglobaloralhealth “Vision 2020” report released at FDI congress Oral health in the PRC Friday & Saturday, 31 August–1 September 2012 News XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX X XXXXXXXX XXXXXX Stand Out from the Rest with High-Quality Care and Safety You are a professional who wants only the best for your patients and staff. That is why you insist on the NOMAD® Handheld X-ray system. No other X-ray system offers the quality, safety and value of NOMAD. More than 30 independent evaluations and third- party studies have concluded that NOMAD Handheld X-ray systems are both safe and effective. Why settle for less? www.aribex.com by Handheld X-ray Systems ® ® AD www.fdiworldental.org 03