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- Title
A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health.
- Authors
Glick, Michael; Williams, David M.; Kleinman, Dushanka V.; Vujicic, Marko; Watt, Richard G.; Weyant, Robert J.
- Abstract
The authors discuss the new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation. Topics include the advantages related to the adoption of the new defition of oral health, multifaceted attributes and nature of oral health addressed by the new definition, and the accompanied framework to address the complex interactions among the elements of oral health.
- Publication
Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA), 2016, Vol 147, Issue 12, p915
- ISSN
0002-8177
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1016/j.adaj.2016.10.001