WHO includes three dental preparations in list of essential medicines for first time
The World Health Organization have launched updates to its Model List of Essential Medicines for Adults and Children, in which for the first time three items are dental treatments (topical fluoride-containing preparations (such as toothpaste), glass ionomer cement and silver diamine fluoride).
Jessica Meeske, D.D.S., immediate past chair of the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention states that: “This marks a major achievement for oral health and public health.”
And Dr. Habib Benzian, D.D.S., Ph.D., co-director of the NYU Dentistry WHO Collaborating Center for Quality–improvement, Evidence-based Dentistry also explains that “Adding them to the list for adults and children is a huge step forward for oral health and the prevention and treatment of dental caries.”
