NOHA supports a preventative-focused and integrative approach to oral health funding to reduce preventable hospitalisations relating to oral diseases and improve general health and wellbeing outcomes. [...] Implementing the oral health recommendations will promote dignity and respect for older adults, reduce likelihood of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and preventable hospitalisations from aspiration pneumonia.13,14 NOHA endorses the recommendations made by the Royal Commission to support the oral health of older Australians. [...] Fund and implement a codesigned National Oral Health Plan 2025-2034 which aligns with the social determinants of health and is grounded by the principles and objectives of the World Health Organisation’s Strategy on Oral Health 2023-2030. [...] It should meet the needs of the population with the requisite training of the dental and broader health workforce to deliver universal access to affordable oral healthcare. [...] About the National Oral Health Alliance NOHA is an advocacy collaborative of consumer, health and professional associations, who support collective action by all levels of government to improve the oral health of Australians.
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