Oral health in the Americas: progress, gaps, and the path to universal coverage

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate progress and gaps in achieving universal health coverage in oral health in the Americas.
• Assessment of the WHO Global Oral Health Action Plan goals
• Evaluation of oral disease prevalence and health inequalities in the Americas
• Exploration of integration of oral health into health systems
• Identified existing health inequalities affecting oral health access
• Showed progress in some areas but persistent gaps in universal coverage
• Highlighted the need for strategic actions to achieve set goals by 2030