Oral Health Community`s response to the Zero Draft of the 2025 Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health

This document presents the oral health community’s response to the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration for the Fourth High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-being. These recommendations reflect the views of oral health experts, individuals with lived experience of oral diseases, and advocates. They are supported by several governments advocating for the recognition of the global burden of oral diseases at this year’s High-level Meeting on NCDs.