Doctors, Public Health Experts and Dental Leaders Call for Oral Health to Become Part of Everyday Health Care>

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doctors, public-health experts and dental leaders are calling for oral health to be treated as part of overall health. Their message is clear: healthier teeth and gums matter beyond the mouth, and effective daily prevention should become a routine part of health care. The new international consensus goes well beyond dentistry. It brought together experts in periodontology, cardiology, diabetes care, family medicine, public health, social care and health education. Convened by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH), the group calls on governments, health systems and health professionals to include oral health in prevention, professional education, routine care and public health policy. "Oral diseases, heart disease, diabetes and cancer share the same causes: sugar, tobacco, alcohol and disadvantage. It makes no sense to prevent them one at a time," said Professor Moritz Kebschull, a Past President of EFP and the lead author of the paper. "What sets this consensus apart is who wrote it: periodontists and public-health dentists together with cardiologists and family doctors. The...(BUSINESS WIRE)--Doctors, public-health experts and dental leaders are calling for oral health to be treated as part of overall health. Their message is clear: healthier teeth and gums matter beyond the mouth, and effective daily prevention should become a routine part of health care. The new international consensus goes well beyond dentistry. It brought together experts in periodontology, cardiology, diabetes care, family medicine, public health, social care and health education. Convened by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European Association of Dental Public Health (EADPH), the group calls on governments, health systems and health professionals to include oral health in prevention, professional education, routine care and public health policy. "Oral diseases, heart disease, diabetes and cancer share the same causes: sugar, tobacco, alcohol and disadvantage. It makes no sense to prevent them one at a time," said Professor Moritz Kebschull, a Past President of EFP and the lead author of the paper. "What sets this consensus apart is who wrote it: periodontists and public-health dentists together with cardiologists and family doctors. The...{}