The Dental Health Foundation in collaboration with the Oral Health Services Research Centre, Cork has published Oral Health in Ireland: A Handbook for Health Professionals (Third Edition) 2024. It provides updated evidence-based guidance on oral health promotion for health and allied health professionals.
This Third Edition provides updated evidence based guidance on oral health promotion for health and allied health professionals in the Republic of Ireland enabling them to promote and support an inclusive approach to addressing risk factors and preventing diseases while empowering people to take action to protect and be responsible for their own oral health. Since the publication of the second edition of Oral Health in Ireland, a handbook for Health Professionals, there have been several important changes that have occurred with respect to oral health and oral health promotion both globally and in Ireland.
Poor oral health impacts on a significant proportion of the population, globally untreated tooth decay is the most common global health condition, impacting approximately a third of the global population (34%). This third edition of Oral Health in Ireland, a handbook for Health Professionals sets out information and recommendations on a range of oral health conditions. The handbook focuses on enabling health and allied health professionals to promote and support an
inclusive approach to discussing risk factors, preventing disease, and empowering individuals to act on their health and well-being, aligning with ‘Healthy Ireland’.