GÖG-Colloquium | Advancing Oral Health Equity: A Public Health Perspective
Oral health is an essential part of overall health and well-being, yet significant inequalities in oral health persist both within and between populations. Oral diseases affect an estimated 3.5 billion people worldwide, making them among the most common noncommunicable diseases and one of the most widespread health conditions globally. Poor oral health affects not only eating, speaking and social participation, but is also closely linked to broader health, well-being and quality of life.
Access to prevention and oral healthcare remains unequally distributed, while social, economic, environmental and commercial factors continue to shape oral health outcomes. As a result, oral health is increasingly recognized as a public health issue that extends far beyond individual behaviour.
This GÖG Colloquium explores how health equity can be advanced in the field of oral health. The event will examine the underlying causes of oral health inequalities, discuss the influence of wider social and commercial determinants of health, and highlight opportunities for action through public health, policy, and practice.
Join us for an engaging discussion on how we can move towards oral health equity for all.
Vortragende
Prof. Huda Yusuf graduated in 1998 from King’s Dental Institute in London. She worked in the Hospital, Community Dental and General Dental Services. She completed her MSc in Dental Public Health in 2004 followed by a PhD at UCL in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Huda is a Professor in Dental Public Health in the Centre for Dental Public Health and Primary Care at Queen Mary University of London and is also a Consultant in Dental Public Health at NHS England.
She is the Past President of the European Association of Dental Public Health and Chair of the Oral Health Section of the European Association of Public Health (EUPHA).
Her interests include translational research and particularly the development and evaluation of complex interventions in primary dental care and community settings to reduce sugar intake. She conducts mixed methods research and process evaluation of interventions in tackling health inequalities. At NHS England, she is the lead for dental public health, child healthy weight and health inclusion supporting local authorities, National Health Service with oral health improvements and access to dental services.
Prof. Mark Petticrew is Professor of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). He is Director of the NIHR Public Health Policy Research Unit, and co-Director of the LSHTM Commercial Determinants Research Group.
His main research interests are in evidence-based policymaking, and health inequalities. His research has a particular focus on the commercial determinants of health – in particular, the influence of unhealthy commodity industries on health (e.g. through the promotion of tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods, and gambling and other products). Recent research includes analyses of misinformation disseminated by industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) bodies, and the common “playbook” which is used across these and other industries, including pharma, tech and digital media industries.
He is a producer with May van Schalkwyk of the documentary “Unmasking Influence: How commercial actors influence policy and public health”
Begrüßung
Mag.a Judith delle Grazie
Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection
Head of the Division Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herwig Ostermann
The Austrian National Public Health Institute | Gesundheit Österreich
CEO
Moderation
Tonja Ofner, BSc, MA
The Austrian National Public Health Institute | Gesundheit Österreich
Department for Health, Society and Equity