Tackling oral disease in Thailand through Universal Health Coverage (UHC)

45% of the global population is affected by one or more untreated oral disease or condition.
These conditions are linked to high sugar consumption, tobacco or alcohol use and wider social, commercial, and political determinants of oral health.
Thailand has made a wide range of oral health services available through its Universal Health Coverage (UHC) packages, reaching the entire population through three national health insurance schemes.
Tackling oral health with a “health-in-all-policies” approach that involves all relevant stakeholders has been vital to ensuring oral health in Thailand.
It’s time to accelerate the roll-out of UHC, which includes noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like oral health conditions.

TIM T LAD