The Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe welcomed the development of Health at a Glance: Europe as a way of helping to build cross-country knowledge of variations in public health outcomes as a means of supporting health systems and governments make better and more informed public health policies.

Considering the evidence linking the significant impact that oral health has on overall health the Platform believes future editions of the report would benefit from including Oral Health Indicators.

This new policy paper outlines a set of readily available oral health indicators to be included in future editions of Health at a Glance: Europe.