Names of chairs/co-chairs Chair: Prof.Dr. Vasileios Margaritis, Co-Chair: Dr Paula Vassalo
Aims and objectives : This SIG aims to facilitate the discussion and produce outputs and outcomes regarding the inclusion of oral health in all related national policies, strategies, and programmes, particularly in the context of NCDs, primary health care, health equity, and Universal Health Care (UHC).
The main objectives of this SIG are:
- to explore and discuss the current situation and challenges regarding Oral Health Care Systems (OHCS) and their relation to Universal Health Care (UHC);
- to contribute to developing ambitious national and international responses to promote oral health and to strengthening efforts to address oral diseases and conditions as part of UHC;
- to produce appropriate outcomes, for example, toolkits, guidelines, position statements, policy documents, or scientific articles, state-of-the-art papers, editorials, and declarations, that sets out the “current state of the art and science” and future work that needs to be carried out to improve it within the context of the topic concerned.
email address of the contact person within SIG : vasileios.margaritis@ssm.swiss