Oral Health Workshop for the Region of the Americas: A Call for Action for Caries-Free Communities for Vulnerable Populations. 23-25 April 2009, Mexico City

Key oral health leaders from each country will be invited to participate in the three-day workshop to discuss and recommend strategic intervention for the CFC initiative. The aim is to achieve the broadest possible support and contributions to the CFC by sharing successful practices, profiling and scaling up existing programs, thus contributing to the creation and implementation of new programs under this initiative.

Workshop on caries prevention for communities in the Region of the Americas

The course will offer an adaptation of techniques and curricula developed by the HHS Indian Health Service on oral health promotion/disease prevention methodologies. A key aspect of the training will be the provision of dental sealants and varnishes

WHO, 2006. Report of a meeting convened at the WHO Centre for Health Development in Kobe, Japan, 1-3 June 2005. Discussions on improving health for the elderly, strategies and areas of action, policy development, programmes and health systems capacity building, and training for service and care.

Promoviendo la Salud Oral en la Región. Reunión Regional de Jefes de Salud Oral. Habana, Cuba. 20-22 de abril de 2004. (24.37 MB)

El objetivo del evento fue conocer las nuevas regulaciones de vigilancia epidemiológica y control de calidad, así como los avances de los programas de fluoruración de la sal, fluorosis dental y los niveles de flúor en la orina.

Ministerio de Salud Pública del Ecuador. Organización Panamericana de la Salud. Programa Regional de Salud Oral. Relatoría e Informe Final. Taller Regional de Vigilancia Epidemiológica y Control de Calidad para los Programas de Fluoruración de Sal. Quito, Ecuador. 27- 9 de julio de 1998 (6.13 MB) (Only in Spanish)

Intercambio de información de 23 países sobre el plan estratégico de la última década (90s) incluyendo indicadores de población cubierta con flúor (agua, sal, leche, tópico), incluye powerpoint slides. Recomendaciones con las metas del milenio como base.