Smoking, a habit shared by 1.27 billion people worldwide, is the leading preventable cause of oral diseases, disability, and cancer.
The report "Transforming Oral Health for All: The Case for Tobacco Harm Reduction" shines a spotlight on the urgent need for innovative strategies to address this crisis. With smoking disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries, where access to oral healthcare is limited, the report advocates for integrating harm reduction approaches into tobacco control frameworks to reduce smoking-related oral disease and improve quality of life.