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Oral health working group of the World Federation of Public Health Associations


Tuesday, November 5, 2013 : 12:30 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Bettina Borisch, MD, MPH, FRCPath, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Geneva Secretariat, World Federation of Public Health Associations, Geneva, 4, Switzerland
     
The World Federation of Public Health Associations recently decided to promote oral health as a higher priority in its member countries and around the world. This presentation will describe the formation process and progress to date of the Oral Health Working group.

Learning Areas:

Administration, management, leadership
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe the initiative of the Oral Health Working group to improve oral health worldwide. Describe the role of oral health in the World Federation of Public Health Associations.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the CEO of the World Federation of Public Health Associations , teach Public Health in particular Global Public Health at the University of Geneva and have conducted the study together with Marta Lomazzi , PhD.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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