Bangkok Declaration - No Health Without Oral Health

In 2024, WHO convened the first-ever Global oral health meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the preparatory process for the 4th United Nations High-level Meeting (HLM4) on NCDs in 2025. This landmark event aimed to accelerate and scale up the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), with a particular emphasis on oral diseases, to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) for all. A significant outcome of this meeting was the adoption of the Bangkok Declaration: "No Health Without Oral Health". This Declaration advocates for elevating oral diseases as a global public health priority. The Bangkok Declaration reiterates Member States' commitment to the landmark 2021 resolution on oral health, which advances the prevention and control of oral diseases as part of the NCD, UHC, and environmental agendas. It emphasizes the need to strengthen health systems through primary health care approaches, ensuring that environmental sustainability and climate resilience are central components.