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. 2016 Dec 16;221(12):792-793.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.953.

A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health

M Glick  1 , D M Williams  2 , D V Kleinman  3 , M Vujicic  4 , R G Watt  5 , R J Weyant  6
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A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health

M Glick et al. Br Dent J. .

Abstract

This article first published as an editorial in the Journal of the American Dental Association presents the FDI World Dental Federation's universal definition of oral health. This new definition was approved in September 2016 and developed as as part of the FDI's advocacy and strategic plan - Vision 2020.

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