Executive summary
This White Paper sets out to provide an authoritative
summary of both the current evidence and the key
issues in dental caries prevention and management
.
The authors view it as the dental profession’s ethical
responsibility to deliver caries care in the best
interest of the patient by using the best available
evidence to achieve and maintain oral health. With
its clear clinical focus, this White Paper aims to
equip dentists and other oral health workers as well
as leaders in NDAs with the knowledge and tools
that are necessary to adopt an evidence-based,
contemporary approach to dental caries prevention
and management.