{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Oral Health Matters","title":"Bangkok Declaration – what next?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1530,"description":"In the fourth episode of Series 2 of Oral Health Matters, host Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London, is joined by two global leaders in oral health to reflect on the historic WHO Bangkok Declaration. This conversation explores the shift from oral health as a neglected periphery of medicine to a global priority, catalysed by the first-ever WHO global meeting on oral health in November 2024.\n \nAs the geopolitical landscape shifts in 2026, this episode examines whether the momentum gained in Bangkok can be sustained despite significant changes in international funding and leadership. Our guests provide a deep dive into the \"Bangkok spirit,\" discussing the legal and practical roadmaps created to integrate oral care into Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the power of global coalitions to ensure there is \"no health without oral health\".\n \nOur Guests:\nPaula Vassallo - Chief Dentist in Malta and a prominent advocate for oral health across the European Union and international organizations.\nIrving McKenzie - Chief Dentist in Jamaica and a high-profile policy figure across the Caribbean and the Americas.\n \nOral Health Matters is produced by the Dental Public Health Group at UCL with funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). \n \nFollow the conversation by connecting with the Dental Public Health Group on LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Instagram.\n \nThis is a Research Podcasts production. \n \nYou can read a transcript of the conversation here.\n \nEpisode Credits\n \nPresenter: Richard Watt, UCL \nGuests: Paula Vassallo and Irving McKenzie \nProducer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts\nEditor: Anton Jarvis, Research Podcasts\nMusic: The Documentary, Mapamusic\n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/naJhNyypD7mhgE-jDo19oNIhQefosGoaonomUyB6qbw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNDA4/YjNmNGFhZjFhMjU5/Yzc5OGRkZGQ2NjI4/YzBlMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}