The IADR initiative on global inequalities in oral health

The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) aims, through the Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Agenda (GOHIRA) initiative, to articulate an agenda that if properly implemented will reduce inequalities in oral health within a generation. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently asserted: ‘We live in a world in which the burden of disease and ill-health is a major barrier to development and realisation of every individual’s capabilities. Basic, clinical and population research can transform human wellbeing and has the potential to unite and empower countries.’