Rethinking and establishing a dental collaboration in the Pacific region

Abstract

In the Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) challenge of limited human resource capacity and a corresponding low investment in maintaining access to high quality, accessible health services.2 We argue here that there are significant opportunities to build effective connectivity among the oral health sectors for the benefit of the PICTS. These will necessarily involve: building upon existing networks, sharing human and technology resources and growing leadership with the oral health sector to continue to advocate for oral health as a population health priority.