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ReviewBMC global and public health2025

Envisioning sustainable oral health through effective advocacy.

Manu Raj Mathur, Ankita Shashikant Bhosale, Stephen N Abel, Julian Fisher, Stefan Listl, Alonso Carrasco-Labra, Olivia Urquhart, Michael Glick

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Review in BMC global and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Manu Raj MathurDepartment of Dental Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Turner Street, Whitechapel, London, E1 2AD, UK.
Ankita Shashikant BhosaleCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Stephen N AbelCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Julian FisherCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Stefan ListlCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alonso Carrasco-LabraCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Olivia UrquhartCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Michael GlickCenter for Integrative Global Oral Health, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 S. 40 Street, 3 Floor East, Philadelphia, PA, USA. glickmi@upenn.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, global commitments have endeavored to reduce the burden of oral diseases. To maintain this momentum, effective advocacy for sustainable oral health is needed to raise public awareness, garner support, and guide policy makers. However, there has been limited use of evidence-based frameworks and approaches to design and measure the impact of oral health advocacy efforts. The 2nd Global Oral Health Forum (GOHF II) was hosted in April 2024 over a 2-day period to reflect on and discuss effective advocacy approaches and strategies for sustainable oral health. Four thematic sessions were organized around advocacy including health policies, health economics, patients, and planetary health. Each session featured eminent transdisciplinary speakers followed by group discussions centered around ideas, experiences, and perspectives from forum participants. The outcome of the forum was a compilation of ten actionable recommendations for moving forward with effective advocacy in oral health. These recommendations are envisioned to help build and strengthen coalitions of like-minded stakeholders in and outside the oral health community to advocate for policies that support sustainable oral health and equitable access to oral health care.

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AccessAdvocacyHealth economicsHealth policyOral healthPatient advocacyPlanetary healthStakeholders

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PMID39972337
PMCPMC11841293

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