What is WOHD?
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated every year on the 20th
March. It is an international day to celebrate the benefits of a
healthy mouth and to promote worldwide awareness of the issues around
oral health and the importance of looking after oral hygiene to everyone
old and young.
It is a day for people to have fun – a day that should be full of activities that make us laugh, sing and smile!
Why is WOHD important?
Because 90% of the world’s population will suffer from oral diseases
in their lifetime and many of them can be avoided with increased
governmental, health association and society support and funding for
prevention, detection and treatment programmes.
In addition, World Oral Health Day offers the dental and oral health
community a platform to take action and help reduce the global disease
burden.
What is the theme for WOHD 2014?
This year our efforts will be on protecting the teeth and mouth of
the population throughout life, from childhood to adulthood. The theme
is “World Oral Health Day 2014, Celebrating healthy smiles” that will be used throughout the campaign because having a healthy mouth is cause for celebration!
This tagline is complimented with the addition of enjoyable things we
can do when we have a healthy mouth and a healthy smile: Eat, laugh,
kiss, brush, whistle, rinse, chew… for a healthy mouth!
Who is the audience for WOHD 2014?
Everybody can take part in this initiative: health associations,
specialist groups, member organizations and partners, governmental
groups, educational associations, the general public, and a large
etcetera.
It is only by everyone doing their part that we will raise awareness
and encourage people to take action to reduce all forms of oral
diseases.
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