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By DTI BANGKOK,Thailand: The FDI World Dental Federation has released the second edition of its Oral Health Atlas at the Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) in Bangkok in Thailand. Titled The Challenge of Oral Disease—A Call for Global Action, it aims to serve as an advo- cacyresourceforalloralhealthcare professionals and recommends strategies to address the global challenge of oral disease. At the launch event held at the Bangkok International Trade and ExhibitionCentre,DrHabibBenzian andProf.DavidWilliams,thepubli- cation’s editors-in-chief, presented the new edition of the atlas and spoke with DTI group editor Daniel Zimmermann about the contents of the book and the global chal- lenge of preventing oral disease and implementing adequate oral health care worldwide. ThefirsteditionoftheOralHealth Atlas, titled Mapping a Neglected Global Health Issue, was released at the FDI 2009 AWDC in Singapore and highlighted the extent of the problem of oral disease worldwide. The second edition of the atlas pro- vides an update of the global health challenge and reflects on policies and strategies that address the bur- den of oral disease, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease and oral cancer,Benzianpointedout. Thebooksummarisesthekeyoral health issues based on the latest available information from various international sources, Benzian and Williams explained, including the impact of oral disease, major risk factors and inequalities in oral health, as well as oral disease pre- vention and management. More- over, it aims to ensure that oral health is granted higher priority on the global health and development agendas.Writtenfornationaldental associations, health organisations, industry professionals and the gen- eral public, the atlas provides them with the means to address policy- makers, governments and local authorities based on sound facts so that they can better advocate for change in oral health-related poli- cies,Williamssaid. Accordingtotheatlas,onlyabout two-thirds of the world’s popula- tion have access to adequate oral health care, even though oral dis- ease, particularly tooth decay, is among the most common human diseases.“Untreated tooth decay is the most common health condi- tionofchildrenacrossallcountries, recently confirmed by the Global Burden of Disease Study looking at the burden of 281 diseases and conditions”, said Benzian.“Children with severe untreated tooth decay are impacted in their growth, have frequent episodes of pain, miss days in school and have a generally lower quality of life,”he continued. They also usually have the lowest access to oral health care and pre- ventive services, added Williams. Therefore, the two editors-in-chief hope that the second edition of the Oral Health Atlas will most of all serve as an advocacy tool for institutions, policymakers and dental associations in their effort to improve access to oral health care worldwide. The compilation of the new edition of the Oral Health Atlas was supported by the Hong Kong Dental Association and the FDI’s Vision 2020 oral health initia- tive. The book content includes chapters and data from 30 con- tributors, and was reviewed and edited by the two editors-in-chief. Theatlascanbedownloadedfreeof chargefromtheFDIwebsiteandwill be translated into the FDI’s official languages of French and Spanish. 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AD FDI: Second edition of OralHealth Atlas NEW CALEDONIA SAMOA FIJI FRENCH POLYNESIA KIRIBATI VANUATU SOUTH KOREA NORTH KOREA EAST TIMOR ANTIGUA & BARBUDA BARBADOS ST LUCIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ST KITTS & NEVIS ST VINCENT & GRENAD. DOMINICA BAHAMAS UGANDA GEORGIA AZERBAIJAN ARMENIA SRI LANKA JAMAICA CUBA DOMINICAN REP. BRUNEI M A L A Y S I A VIET NAM CAMBODIA LAOS THAILAND BANGLADESH CYPRUS SYRIA LEBANON ISRAEL JORDAN UAE KUWAIT YEMEN NEPAL CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. SENEGAL GAMBIA CAPE VERDE SÃO TOME & PRINCIPE GUINEA- BISSAU GUINEA LIBERIA CÔTE D’IVOIRE BURKINA FASO GHANA BENIN CAMEROON GABON CONGO TANZANIA RWANDA KENYA DJIBOUTI TOGO SIERRA LEONE SWAZILAND LESOTHO GUATEMALA EL SALVADOR HAITI HONDURAS NICARAGUA COSTA RICA PANAMA GUYANA SURINAME BELIZE MAURITIUS MALDIVES GRENADA MYANMAR WEST BANK GAZA TUNISIABERMUDA FAROE IS. LIECHT. MALTA SOLOMON ISLANDS HK SAR Macau SAR MADAGASCAR TURKMEN. UZBEK. TAJIKISTAN KYRGYZSTAN SAUDI ARABIA MONGOLIA PAKISTAN AFGHANISTAN TURKEY IRAQ KAZAKHSTAN A L G E R I A NIGER CHAD NIGERIA SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN ETHIOPIA ANGOLA EGYPT MOROCCO L I B YA MAURITANIA NAMIBIA BOTSWANA SOUTH AFRICA MOZAMBIQUE SOMALIA MALI BOLIVIA PARAGUAY VENEZUELA COLOMBIA ECUADOR PERU ARGENTINA URUGUAY CHILE PHILIPPINES NEW ZEALAND I N D O N E S I A ZIMBABWE MALAWIZAMBIA IRAN AUSTRALIA CHINA INDIA U S A CANADA MEXICO BRAZIL JAPAN R U S S I A AGEORGGIAA FAROE IS. LIECHT.TL T CROATIA ITALY MOLDOVA UKRAINE FYROM LITHUANIA LATVIA ESTONIA ALBANIA MONT. AUSTRIA HUNGARY BULGARIA ROMANIA GREECE POLAND SLOV. B-H BELARUS UK IRELAND ICELAND DENMARK FRANCE SPAIN PORTUGAL GERMANY SWITZ. BELGIUM LUX. NETH. NORWAY FINLANDSWEDEN SLOVAKIA CZECH REP. SERBIA KOSOVO more than 100 76 – 100 51 – 75 26 – 50 25 or less no data AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF SUGARS AND SWEETENERS Grams per person per day 2011 50% <25g A healthy diet, low in sugar, salt and fat, and high in fruit and vegetables contributes to reducing the risk of oral diseases, obesity and other noncommunicable diseases. Alcohol and tobacco are major risk factors for cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx and oesophagus, and for periodontal disease. Only 19 countries in the world consume less than the recommended 25g (or 5 teaspoons) of sugar per person per day. The average 5-year survival rate of patients with oral cancer is about 50%. ORAL HEALTH FACTS ow in t, r bl n e Use of fluorides is among the top 10 greatest public health achievements ever (according to US Centers for Disease Control) The Oral Health Atlas SECOND EDITION A CALL FOR GLOBAL ACTION CHALLENGE ORAL DISEASE The of Oral health is essential to general health and quality of life. WHO fact sheet on oral health, 2012 Dr Habib Benzian (left) and Prof. David Williams, editors-in-chief of the second edition of the Oral Health Atlas. DTNE0315_05_FDI 02.11.15 11:00 Seite 1 DTNE0315_05_FDI 02.11.1511:00 Seite 1