On 9-10 January 2012, WHO convened an Informal Consultation with Member States and other Agencies of the United Nations. The subject under discussion was a comprehensive global monitoring framework and voluntary global targets for the prevention and control of NCDs. This is the second response of WHO to monitoring and evaluation tasks set down in [...] ... » fdiworldental.org

Seven percent of American children aged 17 and younger had unmet dental need in 2010 because their families could not afford dental care, the National Center for Health Statistics said in an analysis of data collected by U.S. Census Bureau interviewers and reported in the Vital and Health Statistics series. This includes an estimated 4.3 [...] ... » ada.org

The prevalence of TDI was 16.6% (95% CI 13.0–20.2). The prevalence of one or more adverse impacts occurring often/very often was 46.6% (95% CI 41.7–51.5). Logistic regression modeling for the outcome indicated an independent and significant association between the prevalence of one or more adverse impacts occurring often/very often and the presence of TDI even [...] ... » onlinelibrary.wiley.com

A teenager whose taste for fizzy energy drinks has left him dreading the dentist has helped pilot a new technique to keep calm in the chair.Forty-eight petrified teenagers were given intravenous sedation to help them undergo dental treatment rather than general anaesthetic or inhaling ‘happy air’… ... » menmedia.co.uk