Adherence of preventive oral care products in the Syrian market to evidence-based international recommendations.
No study has investigated the availability and adherence of preventive oral care products on the Syrian market to evidence-based international recommendations. Data were collected in 2012, and updated in 2016, in terms of availability, characteristics and adherence to evidence-based international recommendations. Few preventive products adhered to the recommendations. Despite the large decrease in the number of oral care products on the Syrian market, due to the Syrian crisis, nonadherence of some of the available products is still present. A multisectorial approach at a policy level is needed to address such important limitations. The Syrian Ministry of Health should reform regulations for fluoride products to become subject to drug monitoring systems; the Syrian Arab Committee for Measurements and Standards needs to update its standards; and the Syrian General Dental Association should distribute a preventive booklet to dental practitioners.
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
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Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
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Angle House Orthodontics, London, United Kingdom.
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Population and Patient Health, King's College London Dental Institute, University of London, London, United Kingdom; Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic.
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D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D013593:Syria