Oral disorder has the highest global prevalence rate of all diseases and has been increasing over the past two decades.

In addition to inadequate service provisions and funding, existing monitoring systems are fragmented, irregular, and lacking indicators for monitoring progress, informing policy and holding policymakers accountable.

Universal oral health services should be integrated into national universal health coverage agendas.

To achieve this, countries need to develop and monitor essential indicators in the following domains: population coverage, service provision, access to care and financing.