Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe
Budget
€200,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
4
1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The mission of the Platform is to improve oral health and enhance cost-effective prevention of oral diseases in Europe. Our goal is to create a common European approach towards improved oral health education, promotion, and access to care in Europe. Our approach is to: - Encourage oral health and the prevention of oral diseases as a fundamental to good general health; - Enhance the EU’s oral health policy, including incorporating oral health in to relevant policies; - Secure EU action on oral health; - Address oral health inequalities and challenges, especially among vulnerable populations like children and adolescents, the elderly, and those with special needs.
EU Legislative Interests
• Public health policy, in particular oral health policy, including education, prevention and training; • Nutrition and food policy • Chronic diseases prevention • Tobacco, alcohol policy • Non-communicable disease - EU Healthier Together Initiative • Cardiovascular disease - EU Safe Hearts Plan & CVD European Parliament INI • European Beating Cancer Plan • EU4Health • SCCS assessment of Synthetic Amorphous Silica • EU Care Strategy • EU Global Health Strategy • NCD report • EU Safe Hearts Plan • ECHA Consultation on the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for sodium fluoride • EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation
Communication Activities
• Platform for Better Oral Health Launches Call to Action for EU Leadership in Global Health Policy - https://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/news/platform-for-better-oral-health-launches-call-to-action-for-eu-leadership-in-global-health-policy/ • ECHA Consultation – Platform’s responses within this document - https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/1fa328d8-79c4-4300-d099-ec15396d54b4 • Platform's Manifesto "Smile Your Way to a Healthy Life": http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/our-work/2024-2029-manifesto • Overview of Best Practices in Oral Health Promotion and Prevention from Across Europe: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/our-best-practices/2019-call-for-best-practices/ • European Oral Health Report Card: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/our-work/the-european-oral-health-report-card/ • 'The State of Oral Health in Europe' report: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/our-work/the-state-of-oral-health-in-europe/ • 'Oral Health and the Beating Cancer Plan' position paper: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/05022021_OHP_Beating_Cancer_Plan.pdf • 'Public Health consequences of a potential ban on Synthetic Amorphous Silica' discussion paper: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/news/platform-for-better-oral-health-in-europe-responds-to-the-european-commissions-proposal-to-ban-silica-in-cosmetic-products-including-toothpastes/ • Platform support for Public Health Alcohol Act, 2018: http://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/our-work/out-positions/
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
NA
Organisation Members
FULL MEMBERS: - Association for Dental Education in Europe - Council of European Chief Dental Officers - European Association of Dental Public Health - European Federation of Periodontology - Oral Health Foundation - Pan-European Region – International Association for Dental Research ASSOCIATE MEMBERS: - Alliance for a Cavity Free Future - Deutsche Gesellschaft Zahnmedizin für Menschen mit Behinderung (DGZMB) - Cochrane Oral Health - European Association of Oral Medicine - European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - European College of Gerodontology - European Dental Hygienist Federation - European Dental Students Association - European Forum for Primary Care - European Federation of Orthodontic Specialists Associations - European Orthodontic Society - European Organisation for Caries Research - European Society of Endodontology - International Association for Disability & Oral Health - International College of Dentists - International Federation of Dental Hygienists - Ivoren Kruis - Forum Zahn- und Mundgesundheit Deutschland - Mundo a Sorrir - Union Française pour la Santé Bucco-Dentaire Regularly updated list of members: • Full members: https://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/about-us/our-board-members/ • Associate members: https://www.oralhealthplatform.eu/about-us/our-associate-members/
Additional Information
This Platform is funded by equal grants from the contributors mentioned in this entry. In compliance with competition law, the Platform's Memorandum of Understanding (which lays out the Platform's governance) provides that "The Platform and its members shall not enter into any discussion, activity or conduct that may infringe, on its part or on the part of its members, any applicable competition law. By way of example, members shall not discuss, communicate or exchange any commercially sensitive information, including non-public information relating to prices, marketing and advertising strategy, costs and revenues, trading terms and conditions with third parties, including purchasing strategy, terms of supply, trade programs or distribution strategy. This applies not only to discussions in formal meetings but also to informal discussions before, during and after meetings."
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.