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Evidence-based Oral Health Promotion

Evidence check: effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions 2022

This resource describes the evidence for the effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions in the Australian population.

The Evidence Check contains reviews published between 2012 and 2021 that included studies conducted in Australia and other countries and jurisdictions with comparable health systems to Victoria and Australia, i.e. the UK, New Zealand, Canada and the US.

The resource also highlights some of the oral health promotion interventions that have been found to be effective and may be feasible in the Victorian and Australian settings.

This update of evidence relating to effective oral health promotion should be considered together with preceding evidence guides.

Evidence check: effectiveness of oral health promotion interventions 2022

Updated national consensus on oral health messages for the Australian public

In 2022, an expert working group led by the Melbourne Dental School worked collaboratively to review and revise the 2009 national oral health consensus messages. This review reflects current evidence and has a greater focus on oral health, oral disease prevention, and the link between our oral health and our overall health and wellbeing.

The updated Oral Health Messages for the Australian Public was released in August 2023.

Updated Oral Health Messages for the Australian Public

Update of the oral health promotion evidence base for the National Oral Health Promotion Committee

This review updates the oral health promotion evidence base to provide a contemporary evidence platform for development of the National Oral Health Promotion Plan (NOHP). This is the third in a series of oral health promotion evidence reviews

Update of the oral health promotion evidence base for the National Oral Health Promotion Committee

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Dental decay linked to chronic diseases - the case for action

Studies show that poor dental health is connected to major chronic diseases. This report released by Dental Health Services Victoria explains how dental health is linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, stroke, dementia and adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Links between oral health and general health – the case for action