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This comparative analysis explores the potential integration of two programs\u2014the National Oral Health Programme (NOHP) and the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP)\u2014that are closely linked with each other.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Possible blueprint for integrating NOHP and NTCP in India<\/jats:title><jats:p>joint awareness campaigns implementing a common risk factor approach, integrated screening and cessation services with dental colleges as tobacco cessation hubs, integrated oral cancer and tobacco screening as part of routine dental screening, and combination of monitoring and surveillance of tobacco usage and oral health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Challenges in integrating the NOHP and NTCP<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both the NOHP and NTCP face resource constraints relating to funding, human personnel, and infrastructure. These two initiatives are administered by separate branches within the health sector, involving different stakeholders with conflicting interests. There is a lack of unified data systems that provide a ground for comparing the effects of tobacco on oral health and integration of this data. The stigma associated with tobacco use: Tobacco users may be reluctant to associate themselves with oral health programs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Integrating the National Oral Health Programme and National Tobacco Control Programme in India can address the dual burden of tobacco use and oral health, by leveraging the strengths of both programs, which include educating trainers, raising awareness about oral health and tobacco use, improving access to trained manpower particularly dentists with dual roles, and promoting policy changes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/froh.2025.1574057","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]],"date-time":"2025-04-11T05:14:59Z","timestamp":1744348499000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Integrating National Oral Health Programme and National Tobacco Control Programme in India: a concept for policy coherence"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"6","author":[{"given":"Mithun","family":"Pai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shweta","family":"Yellapurkar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Swapna","family":"Sarit","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kalyana C.","family":"Pentapati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Badekkila Ramachandra","family":"Avinash","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ramya","family":"Shenoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2023-074389","article-title":"Trends and determinants of tobacco use initiation in India: analysis of two rounds of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey","volume":"13","author":"Verma","year":"2023","journal-title":"BMJ Open"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"9","DOI":"10.4103\/jncd.jncd_15_18","article-title":"Integrating tobacco and tuberculosis control programs in India: a win\u2013win situation","volume":"3","author":"Goel","year":"2018","journal-title":"Int J Noncommunicable Dis"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"699","DOI":"10.1111\/tmi.13924","article-title":"Tobacco usage in India: a meta-analysis of evidence drawn from regional studies between 2010 and 2022","volume":"28","author":"Pahari","year":"2023","journal-title":"Trop Med Int Health"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1005103","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2023.1005103","article-title":"Prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in India and its association with various occupations: a LASI study","volume":"11","author":"Bharati","year":"2023","journal-title":"Front Public Health"},{"key":"B5","first-page":"271","article-title":"The effects of tobacco use on oral health","volume":"9","author":"Sham","year":"2003","journal-title":"Hong Kong Med J"},{"key":"B6","article-title":"WHO monograph on tobacco cessation and oral health integration [Internet]","year":""},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"155","DOI":"10.5005\/jp-journals-10005-1733","article-title":"Burden of dental caries in India: current scenario and future strategies","volume":"13","author":"Miglani","year":"2020","journal-title":"Int J Clin Pediatr Dent"},{"key":"B8","article-title":"National Oral Health Programme | e-DantSeva [Internet]","year":""},{"key":"B9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.18332\/tpc\/155190","article-title":"Prevalence and factors associated with tobacco use among beneficiaries attending the youth mental health promotion clinics (Yuvaspandana Kendra) in India: a case-record analysis","volume":"8","author":"Sukumar","year":"2022","journal-title":"Tob Prev Cessat"}],"container-title":["Frontiers in Oral Health"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/froh.2025.1574057\/full","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]],"date-time":"2025-04-11T05:15:00Z","timestamp":1744348500000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/froh.2025.1574057\/full"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]]},"references-count":9,"alternative-id":["10.3389\/froh.2025.1574057"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/froh.2025.1574057","relation":{},"ISSN":["2673-4842"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2673-4842","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,11]]},"article-number":"1574057"}}