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Preface

Braz Oral Res 2008; 22(Spec Iss 1):5-6 5

Combining efforts to solve Brazil’s oral

health problem

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n October 2007 the Johnson & Johnson Company (Johnson & John-son do Brasil Indústria e Comércio para Saúde Ltda.) hosted the irst meeting of the Brazilian Oral Health Panel in the city of São Paulo, a meeting of renowned professionals in dentistry, including some partners of long-term projects, such as the “Boca Limpa, Saúde Total” (Clean Mouth, Total Health) and the “ASBLA – Atualização em Saúde Bucal Latino-Americana” (Update on Latin American Oral Health).

The aim of the meeting was to create a panel to discuss oral health in Brazil. The group was formed by representatives from different regions in the country and of various specialties, such as Restorative Dentistry, Epidemiology, Pediatric Dentistry, Periodontics and Prosthodontics. The idea was to discuss dentistry-related problems that affect the Brazilian population, mainly caries and periodontal diseases. In addition, the dis-cussion addressed causes and treatments, and determined the best way to spread the message of prevention in public health.

The irst meeting of the Brazilian Oral Health Panel addressed epide-miological data from the survey developed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health and published in 2003. The panel noted that Brazil has advanced in the prevention of caries in children, in the past decade; however, the situation among adolescents, adults and the elderly is still one of the worst in the world. Even among children, gingival problems and dificul-ties in obtaining dental care persist. Striving to change this framework, the Federal Government established a National Policy on Oral Health, through the “Brasil Sorridente” (Smiling Brazil) Program, which com-bines several actions in oral health, geared to people of all ages.

The group concluded that, despite the efforts of the Federal Govern-ment and the creation of programs addressing oral health and culminat-ing in the reduction of the DMFT in some cities, the situation remains alarming, since much of the Brazilian population still has no access to preventive care or even dental treatment. Something must be done. Short- and long-term actions need to be implemented. How can the group con-tribute to solving the problem?

With the support of Johnson & Johnson (Johnson & Johnson do Bra-sil Indústria e Comércio para Saúde Ltda.), all the participants of the group have volunteered to develop and publish proposals for short- and long-term actions, aiming at reducing the prevalence of caries and peri-odontal disease, and thus impacting public health favorably.

The results of the literature, the clinical and the laboratory reviews performed by the group are now being released in a special issue of BOR sponsored by Johnson & Johnson, strictly observing all the peer-review publishing procedures.

Preface

Kátia Regina H. C. Dias

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Combining efforts to solve Brazil’s oral health problem

Braz Oral Res 2008;22(Spec Iss 1):5-6

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This special issue presents ive review articles: Oral Health in Brazil – Part I: Public Oral Health

Policies

Oral Health in Brazil – Part II: Dental Specialty

Centers (CEOs)

Reviewed evidence about the safety of the daily

use of alcohol-based mouthrinses

Association between periodontal diseases and

systemic diseases

Halitosis: a review of associated factors and

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apeutic approach

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