title: A new definition for oral health developed by the FDI World Dental Federation opens the door to a universal definition of oral health.
authors.affiliation: School of Dental Medicine, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
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, UK.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Dushanka V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Institute, American Dental Association, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vujicic
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Weyant
mesh_terms: D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000145:classification*; D012953:Societies, Dental; D009626:Terminology as Topic