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The CORE Programme Publications
Sánchez–Alfaro, L. A., Navarro-RamÃrez, M.K., Keller, R. …& Guarnizo-Herreño, C. C. (2026).
Unheard Voices in Oral Health: The Mouth, Oral Health, and Barriers to Accessing Dental Care in Disadvantaged Communities and Among Venezuelan Migrants in Bogotá
International Journal for Equity in Health.
Related Publications and Links
The Lancet Series on Oral Health. Part 1 -Â Oral diseases: a global public health challenge.Â
The Lancet Vol. 394 No. 10194 p249-260
The Lancet Series on Oral Health. Part 2 -Â Ending the neglect of global oral health: time for radical action.Â
The Lancet Vol. 394 No. 10194 p261-272
Are We Listening or Just Delivering? A Critical Inquiry Into the Implementation Failures of Global Dental Reforms
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2026 pp. 1–8
Oral Health and the SDGs: Unlocking Missed Potential for Global Health Gains.
DR Clinical & Translational Research 2026 p. 23800844261455290
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Oral Health Matters
Series 1
In Episode 1, Richard is in conversation with Dr Carol Guarnizo-Herreno from the University of Colombia and Professor Marco Peres from the National Dental Centre in Singapore.
In Episode 3, Richard is in conversation with Mirai Chatterjee from the Self-Employed Women’s Association in India and Professor Blanaid Daly, Dean of the School of Dental Science at Trinity College Dublin.
Oral Health Matters
Series 2
In the opening 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 dental public health to navigate the complex and often volatile intersection of politics and healthcare.
In the third episode of Series 2 of Oral Health Matters, host Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London, is joined by two leading legal and health researchers to discuss the intersection of international law and dental health. This conversation explores the shift from viewing health as an abstract value to a body of binding national and international standards that frame oral health as a fundamental human right. Â
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.
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In Episode 2 we're in conversation with Professor Regina Mutave from the Department of Dental Sciences at the University of Nairobi and Professor Manu Mathur from the Centre for Dental Public Health from Queen Mary University London.
In episode 4 of Oral Health Matters, Richard Watt, Professor of Dental Public Health at University College London is in conversation with Dr Lisa Jamieson from the University of Adelaide, Australia and Professor David Conway from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.
In the second 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 health experts to deconstruct the high-stakes political diplomacy behind the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).Â