2023 IADR/LAR General Session with WCPD
The 2023 IADR/LAR General Session & Exhibition with WCPD provided dental, oral, and craniofacial health scientists with the opportunity to present, discuss, and critique their latest and most cutting-edge research at a 100% in-person gathering in Bogotá, Colombia. The meeting was attended by 1,667 individuals from 76 countries.The recordings in this library from the meeting are a selection of the science that was presented at the General Session. These recordings give you the opportunity to participate in the meeting and hear from leading researchers. The recordings include IADR Distinguished Lecture Series speakers and symposia from a collection of scientific groups and networks.
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Session Description
The global public health importance of oral diseases is widely recognised. The WHO Global Oral Health Strategy and subsequent Action Plan have highlighted this and suggested actions to improve population oral health and reduce the stark and socially unjust oral health inequalities. Generating and translating relevant research evidence to inform policy implementation is a critical step in driving real-world impact. Science-led transformation change in policy is also the focus of the Lancet Commission on Oral Health. However, the predominant evidence-based paradigm in oral health research is overly linear, technical and simplistic. More importantly, it falls short in terms of considering the evaluation of complex public health interventions that focus on the social determinants of health and may have potential to improve population health and reduce inequalities. This symposium will critically review the traditional evidence-based paradigm and discuss key factors that can challenge and provide a more comprehensive approach to evidence-informed health policy. The role of research evidence and how academics engage with policy makers is essential for advocacy and evidence-informed upstream and midstream policies to improve oral health and reduce inequalities. This will be highlighted with examples where health services research evidence, including on commercial determinants, has been “translated” and embedded into interventions and oral health policies, discussing the role of the political context and implementation barriers and facilitators. The learning from implementing and evaluating a policy on sugar tax in Mexico and the lessons from the oral health funding policy in Singapore will serve as examples for this discussion.
Learning Objectives
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Session Organizer/Chair
Georgios Tsakos (Organizer/Chair)
Carol Guarnizo-Herreno (Organizer/Chair)
Finbarr Allen (Organizer)
Presenters
Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research|Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network|Geriatric Oral Research
CE Credits
1.5 Hours
Financial Interest Disclosure:
NONE
The global public health importance of oral diseases is widely recognised. The WHO Global Oral Health Strategy and subsequent Action Plan have highlighted this and suggested actions to improve population oral health and reduce the stark and socially unjust oral health inequalities. Generating and translating relevant research evidence to inform policy implementation is a critical step in driving real-world impact. Science-led transformation change in policy is also the focus of the Lancet Commission on Oral Health. However, the predominant evidence-based paradigm in oral health research is overly linear, technical and simplistic. More importantly, it falls short in terms of considering the evaluation of complex public health interventions that focus on the social determinants of health and may have potential to improve population health and reduce inequalities. This symposium will critically review the traditional evidence-based paradigm and discuss key factors that can challenge and provide a more comprehensive approach to evidence-informed health policy. The role of research evidence and how academics engage with policy makers is essential for advocacy and evidence-informed upstream and midstream policies to improve oral health and reduce inequalities. This will be highlighted with examples where health services research evidence, including on commercial determinants, has been “translated” and embedded into interventions and oral health policies, discussing the role of the political context and implementation barriers and facilitators. The learning from implementing and evaluating a policy on sugar tax in Mexico and the lessons from the oral health funding policy in Singapore will serve as examples for this discussion.
Learning Objectives
- Critically appraise the evidence-based paradigm focussing on the challenges of its applicability for complex public health interventions and the translation of knowledge into real-world policy impact.
- Understand some key challenges in implementation of research evidence into health policy, using relevant key studies from different parts of the world.
- Discuss the role of structural determinants and the political context in the implementation and success of health policies.
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Session Organizer/Chair
Georgios Tsakos (Organizer/Chair)
Carol Guarnizo-Herreno (Organizer/Chair)
Finbarr Allen (Organizer)
Presenters
- Richard Watt - Evaluation of Public Health Research Evidence and Challenges in Translation into Practice.
- S. Aida Borges-Yáñez - Implementing and evaluating public health interventions: the case of sugar tax in Mexico.
- Finbarr Allen - Oral health funding policy in Singapore: how it impacts on health beliefs and behaviours.
Behavioral, Epidemiologic, and Health Services Research|Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network|Geriatric Oral Research
CE Credits
1.5 Hours
NONE
