Political priority of global oral health: an analysis of reasons for international neglect

摘要: Global Oral Health suffers from a lack of political attention, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This paper analyses the reasons for this neglect through lens four areas power: power ideas, issue, actors, context (using modified Political Power Framework by Shiffman Smith. Lancet370 [2007] 1370). The analysis reveals that priority global oral health is low, resulting set complex issues deeply rooted current sector, its stakeholders their remit, coherence coalescence; as well agreement on problem, portrayal possible solutions. shortcomings weaknesses demonstrated range rather basic matters, such defining issue an agreed way, to multi-levelled concerning appropriate data collection adequate can only be improved addressing underlying resulted wide disconnection between international discourse small sector Health. We hope may serve starting point long overdue, broad candid political, social, cultural, communication, financial other factors related better prioritisation health. Without concerted action inequities will grow increasingly impact systems, development and, most importantly, human lives.