Celebrated annually on 20 March, World Oral Health Day was launched by FDI World Dental Federation to raise global awareness on the prevention and control of oral diseases. Resources available to the media include a press release featuring key findings from a global survey carried out in 10 countries revealing how parents around the world cared for their children’s oral health growing up. The global press release and a supporting infographic are available in English, French, Spanish.
For media enquiries, contact
Charanjit Jagait, Communications and Advocacy Director
E cjagait@fdiworlddental.org | T +41 22 560 81 48
Press release
The press release is embargoed until 20 March 2018.
- English: UK schools rank last in providing oral health education, survey of 13 countries says
- Español: Las escuelas de Reino Unido se clasifican en último puesto en formación de salud oral
- Français : Les écoles du Royaume-Uni se classent à la dernière place en matière de provision d'éducation sur la santé bucco-dentaire, d'après une enquête menée par la FDI dans 13 pays
Oral health fact sheet
- English: World Oral Health Day 2019 Fact Sheet
- Español: Día Mundial de la Salud Bucodental 2019 hoja informativa
- Français : Journée mondiale de la santé bucco dentaire 2019 : fiche d’information
WOHD resources
- INFOGRAPHIC Teaching Children to Act on Mouth Health
- VIDEO Say Ahh: Act on Mouth Health
- POSTER Act on Mouth Health - main
- POSTER Act on Mouth Health - dental practice
- POSTER Act on Mouth Health - children
- ADVERTISEMENT A healthy mouth and body go hand-in-hand
- CHECKLISTS WITH TIPS Good oral care for children
- CHECKLISTS WITH TIPS Good oral care for adults
- CHECKLISTS WITH TIPS Good oral care for governments
- TOOLKIT Say Ahh: Act on Mouth Health campaign
- MY POSTER APP Customize your own WOHD19 poster and social media assets
- EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS Mouth Heroes for Schools - A multimedia resource with lessons on good oral health for children aged 5–9
About FDI
FDI World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative body for over 1 million dentists worldwide. Its membership includes some 200 national member associations and specialist groups in over 130 countries. FDI’s vision: ‘leading the world to optimal oral health’.