Fdi

Fédération Dentaire

Internationale

Presenter: Deepak Kumar Mishra

Roll no.: 438

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

DENTISTRY,CODS,BPKIHS

Resource faculties:-

• Dr. Ashish Shrestha

Associate professor & Head

• Dr. Tarakant Bhagat

Assistant professor

Contents

• Introduction

• History

• Mission

• General assembly

• Council

• Projects

• Vision 2020

• Members

• Election

• Annual world dental congress

• Geographic and regional organisations

• Journals

• references

Introduction

Introduction

• The FDI World Dental Federation was founded in Paris in 1900 as the Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI).

• It has continued to be the main organization representing dentists worldwide and ever since it was formed has organized a yearly global meeting to bring dentists together to discuss issues.

• One of the missions of the FDI is "to promote optimal oral and general health for all people".

Introduction

• Health directly correlates with the

quality of life of both individuals and

society, and also with economic and

social development of countries as a

whole.

• FDI strongly believes proper wellness

is a key factor for a successful and

productive society.

Introduction

• The FDI is a federation of National

Dental Associations and as such, its

main roles are to bring together the

world of dentistry, to represent the

dental profession of the world and to

stimulate and facilitate the exchange of

information across all borders with the

aim of optimal oral health for all

peoples.

Introduction

• The FDI develops, supports and

promotes programs aimed at the

prevention of oral diseases and the

improvement of general health

History

History

• The idea of forming an international

dental federation was first discussed at a

meeting of the Copenhagen dental

society, held in Copenhagen in 1894.

• In 1900 during a congress in Paris, the

Federation Dentaire Internationale (FDI)

was created in order to “forward dental

education”.

History

• It was founded in Paris in 1900 by a group of six enlightened

dentists, led by Dr Charles Godon of France, under the name

‘Fédération Dentaire Internationale’ (hence ‘FDI’).

• Its objective was to organize regular dental congresses to

advance the science and art of dentistry and focus discussion

on issues such as dental education, oral hygiene and public

dental health.

• FDI celebrated its 100th Annual World Dental Congress in

Hong Kong in 2012.

Mission

Mission

• The missions of world dental federation are:

1. The voice of dentistry :To be the worldwide, authoritative and independent voice of the dental profession

2. Optimal Oral health: To promote optimal oral and general health for all peoples

3. Member support : To support the Member Associations in enhancing the ability of their members to provide oral health care to the public

4. Information transfer : To advance and promote the ethics, art, science and practice of dentistry

The voice of dentistry

• Aims:

• To recruit and retain an increasing majority of National Dental

Associations as Regular and Associate Members.

• To recruit and retain increasing numbers of Individual Members

• To recruit and retain an increasing number of International Dental

Associations as Affiliate Members.To bring together the national

and international leaders of the worldwide dental profession.

• To ensure a democratic process and representation within the

organisation


• To represent the world-wide profession of dentistry

in relation to international, inter-governmental,

governmental, voluntary and other organisations.

• To analyse trends and developments of importance

to oral health and oral health care world-wide.

• To develop, adopt and encourage pro-active

programmes to progressively develop oral health

and oral health care


• To foster and ensure the highest

standards of competence and integrity.

• To ensure a quality review process and

regular evaluations of all policies,

programmes and activities of the

organisation.

Optimal Oral health

Aims:

• To develop, support and promote programmes aimed at the prevention of oral diseases and the improvement of general and oral health.

• To provide expertise and advice on (oral) health promotion programmes, suitable for various situations

• To develop collaboration with Member Associations, inter-governmental, governmental and voluntary organizations involved in the promotion of general and oral health.

• To promote the delivery of best possible oral health care

Member support

Aims:

• To provide a world forum to exchange knowledge of and experiences in all aspects of oral health and oral health care.

• To encourage active participation and cooperation through consultation and through the democratic process of the World Dental Parliament.

• To respond effectively and efficiently to the main concerns of the Member Associations.

• To provide all possible support to facilitate Member Associations in achieving their goals.

Member support

• To promote the highest possible standard of undergraduate,

postgraduate and continuing education worldwide.

• To provide advice to Member Associations and their Members

relevant to the practice of dentistry.

• To provide the membership with efficient and effective

management and administration of the organisation.

• To increase the resources of the organisation and to work

towards the long-term financial stability of the organisation.

Information transfer

Aims:

• To provide an effective structure and efficient working mechanisms for the collection, analysis and presentation of up-to-date, scientifically sound information relevant to oral health and oral health care.

• To develop and foster partnerships with other health and oral health care organisations.

• To further enhance the educational opportunities and values of the Annual World Dental Congress.

Information transfer

• To provide, support and encourage continuing education

programmes for the dental team.

• To develop, interchange and disseminate quality information

related to all aspects of oral health and oral health care.

• To provide a comprehensive information and communication

system for making relevant information available to Members,

the media and governments.

• To ensure that all information, provided by the organisation, is

of highest possible standard

General Assembly

General Assembly

• The FDI General Assembly is the supreme legislative and governing body of the FDI.

• The General Assembly sets FDI policies, the Strategic Plan, FDI Missions and Aims and monitors progress on the achievement.

• The Assembly meets once a year, to approve the annual budget, receive the reports and take necessary action on reports of the Council, elects Regular, Associate, Affiliate and Supporting Members, Committee and Council members and the Speaker.

• The General Assembly also elects Members of the List of Honour and award FDI Awards.

General Assembly

• Voting members:

• Delegates of Regular Members

• Non-voting members with the right to speak:

• Council Members,

• Chairmen of Standing Committees,

• Alternate delegates of Regular Members,

• one representative from each Associate and Affiliate Member,

• two representatives from each Regional Organisation.

General Assembly

• Non-voting members with previlege to attend:

• Members of the List of Honour,

• Past Presidents,

• Executive Directors Emeritus,

• Individual Members and representatives from Supporting Members and from organisations in official relations with the FDI; with no automatic right to speak

• although the Speaker may allow the privilege of the floor.

Powers and Duties of the General

Assembly

• Be the supreme legislative and governing body of the FDI.

• Set FDI policies, the Strategic Plan, FDI Missions and Aims and shall monitor progress on the achievement of the Missions and Aims.

• Have the power to enact, amend or repeal the Articles and Regulations.

• Have the power to dissolve the FDI.

• Elect Regular, Associate, Affiliate and Supporting Members.

Powers and Duties of the General

Assembly

• Elect the Directors of the FDI and the Speaker.

• Elect the Members of the List of Honour and award FDI Awards.

• Approve the annual budget and establish the annual subscription of the Regular Members.

• Receive and take necessary action on reports of the Council.

Council

Council

• FDI Council is composed of FDI

Presidents, President-Elect, Treasurer

and 10 Councilors, who are elected by

the General Assembly and serve as the

directors of FDI World Dental

Federation.

Council

• Composition:

• Voting members:

• The President,

• President-elect,

• Treasurer and ten Councillors

• Non-voting members:

• The Speaker of the General Assembly and

• the Executive Director

Current council members

PresidentTin Chun WongHong Kong SAR

President electPatrick HescotFrance

TreasurerKathryn Kell


•

Speaker Gerhard SeebergerItaly

MemberIhsane Ben YahyaMorocco

MemberEdoardo CavalleItaly


•

MemberAshok DhobleIndia

MemberJaime EdelsonMexico

MemberKim Chuan HowMalaysia


Member Takashi InoueJapan

MemberAlvaro RodaUruguay

MemberKathy RothUnited States of America


MemberNermin YamalikTurkey

Ex-Officio MemberJean-Luc EiseléSwitzerland

FDI Supporting StaffDjerdana (Gina) IvosevicSwitzerland

Powers and Functions

• The Council shall:

• Have the power to initiate, conduct, delegate,

monitor and co-ordinate all business of the FDI

• Direct the Executive Director in the management and

administration of the FDI and the maintenance of all

property

• Approve a contract determining the conditions of

employment of the Executive Director.

• Assume the powers transferred to it in a period of

emergency.


• Nominate candidates for the List of Honour

• After obtaining the advice and consent of the

Regular or Associate Member Associations of the

nominees, elect Members of Standing Committees

• Receive and review reports from Members, Regional

Organisations, Standing Committees, Working

Groups, Task Teams and Sections and make

recommendations to the General Assembly.

• Determine the place and time and direct the

organisation of Annual World Dental Congresses

and the organisation of other educational

programmes of the FDI.


• Direct the management of the FDI publications.

• Prepare annual budgets for approval by the General

Assembly and provide oversight for the financial

stability of the organisation.

• Provide for an annual audit by a chartered

accountant

• Establish rules for FDI Awards

Council Committees

• Executive committee

Finance Committee

Remuneration Committee

http://www.fdiworldental.org/about-fdi/governance/council-committees.aspx?id=2



Council Committees

• Executive committee

The Executive Committee consists of

three members: the President, the

President-Elect and the Treasurer, with

the Executive Director as an ex officio

member. The Executive Committee acts

on behalf of Council between Council

meetings and is to report actions taken

to Council.

Council Committees

• Finance CommitteeThe Finance Committee is composed of the Treasurer and three other members of Council, with the Executive Director as an ex officio member. The task of the Committee is to prepare the annual budget for the consideration of Council and to make recommendations to Council about the financial affairs of FDI World Dental Federation.

Council Committees

• Remuneration CommitteeThe Remuneration Committee is responsible for the appraisal of the Executive Director's performance and for negotiating the remuneration package. This committee also makes recommendations regarding allowances and per diems for members of Council, Standing Committees, Working Groups and Task Teams.

Standing Committees

• The FDI has five Standing Committees, each with a particular sphere of activity and expertise. They are accountable and report to the Council.

• The committees are:

• Communication and Member Support CommitteeDental Practice CommitteeEducation CommitteePublic Health CommitteeScience Committee

http://www.fdiworldental.org/about-fdi/governance/standing-committees.aspx?id=11





Standing Committees

• Communication and Member Support Committee

The Communications & Member Support Committee monitors

and advises Council on matters concerning internal and

external communications and member relations

• Dental Practice Committee

The Dental Practice Committee contributes to the development

of position statements, analysis and transfer of information in

relation to the practice of dentistry, the dental profession and

others. The work of the Committee has been focused on five

broad areas, which are: - Quality of Care and Training

Standards - Practice Management - Work Force - Ethics and

Dental Legislation – Technology

Standing Committees

• Education Committee

The main responsibilities of the Education Committee are the

overall planning and monitoring of the Scientific Programme of

the Annual World Dental Congress and Continuing Education

activities of FDI World Dental Federation, and to address

relevant and timely issues within the area of dental education

• Public Health Committee

The Public Health Committee (previously the World Dental

Development and Health Promotion Committee), established in

2001, is the nexus for oral health development activities within

the FDI and aims at developing and co-ordinating strategic

programmes.

Standing Committees

• . It also promotes initiatives and actions for the

improvement of oral and general health for

disadvantaged populations and is responsible for

the management of the World Dental Development

Fund. As a result of the Governance Review, the

former Special Committees for Tobacco and Oral

Health Promotion have been integrated into the

World Dental Development and Health Promotion

Committee.

Standing Committees

• Science Committee

The Science Committee's role and

responsibilities are to contribute to the

development of position statements,

analysis and transfer of scientific

information to the dental professions

and others

Projects

World oral health day

• World Oral Health Day is celebrated throughout the

world on 20th March.

• Each year a wide range of awareness-raising

activities organized by dentists, dental students,

National Dental Associations (NDAs) and corporate

partners

• The theme for World Oral Health Day 2015 is “ SMILE

FOR LIFE”.

• Everybody can take part in this initiative: health

associations, specialist groups, member

organizations and partners, governmental groups,

students, teachers, the general public.

Live.Learn.Laugh

• Unique global partnership between the FDI World

Dental Federation and Unilever Oral Care

• aims to measurably improve oral health on a global

scale through encouraging twice daily brushing with

a fluoride toothpaste.

• Founded in 2004, the first phase of the partnership

reached at least one million people through 40

diverse oral health improvement projects in 37

countries.

• In 2010, the partners entered a second phase of

activity and decided to focus on one consistent goal,

for even greater impact.

Global Caries Initiative (GCI)

• launched by FDI World Dental Federation in 2009

• Goal is:

“to improve oral health through the implementation of a new paradigm for managing dental caries and its consequences, one that is based on our current knowledge of the disease process and its prevention, so as to deliver optimal oral and thus general health and well being to all peoples by 2020.”


• The priority areas identified in 2009

were:

• The eradication of early childhood caries in

children under three years of age

• The primary and secondary prevention of caries

and health promotion activities

• The definition of a common language in cariology


• First stage: development of a caries classification matrix

• most significant achievement of GCI phase 1 was the

development of the FDI Caries Matrix2, which aims to

facilitate the dialogue between all stakeholders.

• The Caries Matrix acts as a bridge between WHO Basic

Methods (DMFT)3 and new approaches to caries

management

• It recognises “enamel caries” or white spots and “non

cavitated dentine enamel”, which were not included

within the traditional model, but can now be managed,

through the Caries Matrix, by preventive measures and

tools


• Second stage: implementation of the strategy

• In March 2012 the FDI Council established the GCI Task Team

with a mandate to ensure the GCI to achieve its extremely

ambitious goals

• Creation of a dedicated website: www.globalcariesinitiative.org

To enable and support phase 2.

• FDI has been working with Dental Tribune International to

deliver a professional communication and education platform

to facilitate activities at a global level and support the

implementation of GCI at a national level by FDI member dental

associations

• Furthermore, the GCI website is set to become a hub for

content sharing and knowledge transfer through hosting or

linking to external material provided by NDAs, other

professional organisations and corporate partners

http://www.globalcariesinitiative.org/


• Third stage: optimisation and

implementation of community outreach

• implement collective and individual

dental health promotion activities that

will help combat tooth decay at all

stages of life through its worldwide

network.

World Dental Development Fund

• The FDI World Dental Development Fund (WDDF) was established in 1999 as a program of the World Dental Development and Health Promotion Committee (WDDHPC) which is the present Public Health Committee (PHC)

• The aim of the WDDF is to improve oral health globally, primarily through the establishment of innovative prevention and access program in disadvantaged populations

• The FDI strongly encourages more member National Dental Associations to develop relevant projects and to apply for support through the WDDF in order to bring about more substantial positive impact to oral health globally

How to apply for WDDF?

• The World Dental Development Fund takes

applications on a continuous basis. Applications are

reviewed by the FDI Public Health Committee. Before

applying for a grant it is advised to contact the FDI

Head Office and inquire informally whether the

objectives of your project proposal are in line with

the objectives of the Fund

The Oral Health Atlas

• The Atlas is a summary of key oral health issues, including oral diseases, risk factors, prevention, treatment, workforce, strategies, major stakeholders, history and future, research and education, oral health score card.

• highlights oral health as a neglected area of health for individuals and health systems, and suggests realistic individual and population-wide solutions.

• It is a comprehensive sourcebook with information on oral health, or lack thereof, and its relation to other factors such as government, health policies, economies, wellbeing of populations and diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and diabetes

Vision 2020

• Five elements to Vision 2020Vision 2020 comprises five chief elements, analyzed according to threat and opportunity.

- 1. to meet the increasing need and demand for oral healthcare

- 2. to expand the role of healthcare professionals.

- 3. to shape a responsive educational model

- 4. to mitigate the impacts of socio-economic dynamics.

- 5. to foster fundamental and translational research and technology.

Vision 2020

• Aspirational and inspirational

• Vision 2020 is aspirational and inspirational; it is not meant to

be operational. It provides avenues which will need to be

further explored and discussed: specific strategies, tactical

approaches, implementation tools or ready-to-use formulae,

will depend largely on local needs and circumstances

• A continuous process

• Vision 2020 is the beginning of a continuous process aimed at

generating discussion and collaboration between FDI and all its

partners. It is the result of a year-long reflection within FDI

World Dental Federation, a non-governmental organization

based in Geneva, Switzerland, representing over one million

dentists worldwide

Members

Members

• Regular Members (National dental associations)

• Associate Members (National dental associations)

• Affiliate Members (International dental associations)

• Supporting Members (Not-for-profit international organisations and national organisations with an international role)

• Individual Members (Members of FDI Regular and Associate Members)

Members

• Regular Membership

• Regular Members are national dental associations,

which are recognized by the FDI as principal

associations and significant representatives of the

legal and certified dental profession in their own

countries and which have fulfilled the requirements

of membership

• Membership of the association should be open to all

dentists in the country and the association’s

missions and goals should be in line with those of

the FDI

Members

•In countries with more than one national dental association, Regular Membership may be granted to more than one national dental association from the same country, provided a National Committee is agreed and maintained.

• Otherwise, only one national dental association can be the Regular Member of that country.

• Applications from other national dental associations from the same country will be referred to Associate Membership

Regular Membership Benefits

• The right of representation by Delegates and Alternates in the General Assembly based on membership

• Delegates will have the right to speak and vote. Alternates will have the right to speak.

• The right to nominate members for election to all positions within the FDI.

• The right to approve the nomination of their members for election to positions in the FDI.

• The right to use the FDI logo as prescribed.

Regular Membership Benefits

• The right to attend the Congresses and other

programmes of the FDI under conditions designated

by the Council.

• The right to receive other membership benefits as

designated by the Council.

• The right to receive information about the FDI and

the FDI programmes through the publications and

other media of the Regular and Associate Members.

• The right to be eligible for election to the FDI Council

and Committees

Associate Membership

• Associate Members are national dental associations which are recognized by the FDI as significant representatives of the legal and certified dental profession in their own countries and which have fulfilled the requirements of membership but for reasons acceptable to the FDI, do not wish to hold regular membership

• This category of membership is not open to associations that are the sole representative national dental associations in that country. Such associations belong to the category of Regular Members.

Associate Membership Benefits

• The right of attendance of one representative to the General Assembly with the right to speak, but without the right to vote.

• The right to attend the Congresses and other programmes of the FDI under conditions designated by the Council.

• The right to receive other membership benefits as designated by the Council.

• The right to receive information about the FDI and the FDI programmes through the publications and other media of the Regular and Associate Members.

• The right to be eligible for election to the FDI Council and Committees.

• The use of the FDI logo as prescribed

Affiliate Membership

• Affiliate Members are not-for-profit international dental associations representing dental organisations whose missions are in line with those of the FDI.

• Affiliate Members must be able to demonstrate that they have significant international membership and interests, that membership is open to all qualifying organisations from all countries and that they provide services, programmes or resources to their member organisations.

• This category is for organisations primarily representing dentists and not for industry or commercial organisations or for organisations representing members with commercial interests

Affiliate Membership Benefits

• The right of attendance of one

representative to the General Assembly

with the right to speak but without the

right to vote.

• At least one meeting annually with

representatives from the FDI Council

and senior staff.

• The use of the FDI logo as prescribed

Supporting Membership

• Supporting Members of the FDI are not-for-profit international organisations and national organisations with an international role, which have objectives in, or are related to the field of dentistry.

• Supporting Members have direct or indirect involvement in the dental profession and with members of the dental team, but do not qualify for one of the above membership categories.

• The organisation’s missions should be in line with those of the FDI.

Supporting Membership Benefits

• The right of attendance of one

representative to the General Assembly

without the automatic right to speak or

the right to vote.

• At least one meeting annually with

representatives from the FDI Council

and senior staff.

• The use of the FDI logo as prescribed.

Individual membership

• In 2001, the FDI General Assembly

made a ruling which states that if a

person is a member of any Regular or

Associate Member Associations of the

FDI, he or she is automatically an

individual member of the FDI.

Process for applying

• All the applications should be submitted before the

Council mid-year meeting.

• All the documents may be presented in English, French,

German or Spanish

• The application should be accompanied by:

• the constitution of the association,

• documents attesting to the legal and professional status

of the association and documents verifying the number

of current members of the association.

• a letter of intent in relation to paragraphs 1.1.3 and 1.1.5

of the FDI Constitution is also required in case where

there is an existing Regular Member from that country

http://www.fdiworldental.org/about-fdi/governance/constitution.aspx


• Applications for Regular Membership are received by the Council, reviewed and evaluated in relation to paragraphs 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 of the FDI Constitution and then submitted to the General Assembly with a Council recommendation.

• If another member already exists in the country, Council will have to obtain their written recommendation on the application, before a recommendation is made to the General Assembly.


• Membership will start after approval by a two-thirds

(2/3) vote of the General Assembly present and

voting and after receipt of the first annual

subscription fee

Elections

Elections

• Nomination process

• All Regular Members and Regional Organisations are

entitled to submit nominations for Members of

Council and Standing Committees

• Each nomination must be supported by the Regular

Member Association of the nominee in writing.

Eligibility criteria for Standing

Committees• For Standing Committee nominations:

• Members of the five Standing Committees should preferably have a good working knowledge of English and should have a significant standing in their national association and/or the international dental community

• Communications & Member Support Committee

• Members of the Communications & Member Support Committee should ideally have:

• Documented knowledge and experience of working within a national or international organisation; preferably within the dental field

Eligibility criteria for Standing

Committees• Documented knowledge and

experience of writing, printing and/or

publishing

• Knowledge and experience in

communications, marketing and/or

public relations

Dental Practice Committee

• Members of the Dental Practice Committee should

ideally have:

• Documented knowledge and experience of clinical

dental practice

• Knowledge in areas relevant to the practice of

dentistry, such as dental and professional

legislation, ethics, practice management, working

within a dental team, education, community oral

health, etc…

• Experience in policy formulation, management and

advocacy in the field of dental practice

Education Committee

• Documented knowledge and experience of

organising continuing education programmes for

dental practitioners, lecturing experience and

knowledge of educational methods

• A record of attendance/participation of international

dental congresses

• Contacts (network) of internationally renowned

dental scientists and speakers

Science Committee

• Post graduate qualifications

• A substantial record of publications in scientific journals

• Experience in the management of scientific projects

• Knowledge of the principles and practice of evidence-based dentistry

• Contacts (network) of internationally renowned dental scientists

Public Health Committee

• Documented knowledge and work experience in oral health promotion with special emphasis on developing countries or deprived communities

• In depth knowledge in as many areas as possible relevant to dental public health, such as prevention, fluorides, oral cancer, tobacco, nutrition, risk factors and behavioural aspects, community oral health etc

• Documented experience in aspects of oral health development projects, such as developing, implementing, managing and evaluating projects

Public Health Committee

• Experience in policy formulation and advocacy at

highest levels in the field of (dental) public health

and/or in high level decision making in international

or national (dental) organisations

• Experience of living and/or working in a developing

country

• Contacts (network) of internationally renowned

dental scientists or key health decision makers

Nomination process

• Nominations should be accompanied by the following documents:

• 1. The nomination form

2. A curriculum vitae (CV)/Personal record

3. A written presentation/letter of motivation (for Council: no more than 500 words; for Standing Committees: no more than 350 words)

http://www.fdiworldental.org/media/43005/2014_nomination_form_eng.doc

Nomination process

• All nominations that met the criteria will be made available to Regular Members 60 days prior to the meeting

• Presentations are to be submitted in English.

• However, in addition to the documents in English, Associations/Organisations are allowed to provide translated versions in one of the other FDI languages (French, German and Spanish) at their own cost.

• The written presentations will be reproduced in the General Assembly documentation exactly as received.

• No editing or translation will be done by the FDI.

Nomination process

• Every nominee or his/her representative will have the opportunity to make a three minute verbal presentation:

• For Council

• During General Assembly

• For Standing Committees During Open Forum 2

Annual World Dental Congress

(AWDC)

Annual World Dental Congress

(AWDC)

• The purpose of a World Dental Congress shall be to

provide a scientific programme, a trade exhibition

and an international forum for the review and

discussion of the advancement of oral health, oral

health care and all other subjects which will advance

the objectives of the FDI and to provide an

opportunity for the strengthening of relations

between the dental organisations, people and

countries of the world

Annual World Dental

Congress (AWDC) • The main elements of the Congress are:

• A Scientific Programme

• The General Assembly and other business meetings of the FDI - the FDI World Dental Parliament

• The World Oral Forum

• The FDI World Dental Exhibition

• A Social Programme

Annual World Dental

Congress (AWDC) • The Scientific Sessions:

• FDI and its Education Committee will design, in

collaboration with the local committee, the scientific

program in order to create a more diverse and

international scientific program and broaden a new

audience of International speakers

• FDI General Assembly :

• The AWDC is the time of the year when our General

Assembly meets

Annual World Dental

Congress (AWDC) • Over 300 FDI delegates get together during 5 days

to debate and take decisions that will influence the future of Dentistry.

• It is also during the AWDC that our 5 standing committees get together to further progress on the projects they work on throughout the rest of the year and the place for the annual meeting of the FDI Sections and Regional Organizations.

• Key Opinion Leaders from the World Dental community get together in a single location once a year at the AWDC.

Annual World Dental

Congress (AWDC) • The World Oral Health Forum WOHF:

• The 2012 Hong Kong congress was the birth place of our

very first World Oral Health Forum.

• During the WOHF the FDI organizes a number of sessions

with speakers from various backgrounds to debate on

global topics related to the future of oral health

• The sessions is about one hour long and consist of short

presentations by panelists (no slides). There was enough

time for discussion and Q/A

• Each of these sessions is addressing global issues

relevant to dentists, but also more generally to the

society

Annual World Dental

Congress (AWDC) • The Exhibition:

• Each year, the Exhibition is the host of National Pavilions where smaller companies who would traditionally not exhibit at such events, use the opportunity to explore, with limited risks, a new market.

• A Regional Promotion Tool:

• AWDC is a fantastic window of opportunity for the promotion of the hosting region.

• Many international and regional visitors and FDI delegates take the opportunity of the congress to stay a few more days to visit the region

Geographic areas and regional

organisations

Geographic areas and

regional organisations• Geographic areas

• The FDI Geographic Areas are: Africa, Asia- Pacific,

Europe, Latin America and North America.

• Regional Organisations

• There shall be only one Regional Organisation for

each Geographic Area.

Geographic areas and

regional organisations• Functions:

• To develop policies, reports and resolutions for submission to

the Council and the General Assembly.

• To co-operate with the various agencies of the FDI in promoting

the FDI’s objectives in the region.

• To encourage co-operation amongst the national dental

organisations of the region in the fields of research, education,

practice and public health in the interest of improved oral and

general health of the populations of the region.

• To nominate candidates for election to Council.

• To carry out such other functions as it seems fit or that may be

assigned to it by these Articles and Regulations.

Journals

Journals

• International Dental Journal

Editor-in-Chief: Stephen Hancocks, OBE

• The International Dental Journal (IDJ) is the main scientific publication of FDI World Dental Federation. It features peer-reviewed, scientific articles relevant to international oral health issues and has a rapidly increasing impact factor

•The IDJ also includes practical, informative articles aimed at clinicians. It is illustrated in full colour.

• Published 6 times per year

FDI-related journals

• Community Dental Health:

• The official journal of the British

Association for the Study of Community

Dentistry and the European Association

of Dental Public Health. It is published

quarterly and includes papers, articles

and news on many aspects of community

and public health dentistry.

FDI-related journals

• European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry:

• published quarterly and includes clinical and research articles in subjects such as prosthodontics, operative dentistry, implantology, endodontics, periodontics and dental materials.

• Journal of the International Academy of Periodontology

• published quarterly and includes news, comments and scientific reports on all aspects of periodontology.

References:

• http://www.fdiworldental.org

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