title: A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health.
abstract: This article first published as an editorial in the Journal of the American Dental Association presents the FDI World Dental Federation's universal definition of oral health. This new definition was approved in September 2016 and developed as as part of the FDI's advocacy and strategic plan - Vision 2020.
authors.affiliation: William M. Feagans Chair, School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, Editor of The Journal of the American Dental Association.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Glick
authors.affiliation: Global Oral Health, Institute of Dentistry, Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park.
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vujicic
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Weyant
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D012953:Societies, Dental; D009626:Terminology as Topic