Declarations

At the 101st FDI World Dental Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, the General Assembly adopted a declaration to defend oral health as a fundamental human right and an integrated part of general health and well-being.

The declaration called for dentists to expand their role and responsibilities to improve the general health and well-being of the communities they serve, and for national, regional and global health leaders to recognize oral health as an essential component of global health.

In September 2011, the United Nations (UN) convened the first ever High-level meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The result of the high-level meeting was a UN Political Declaration that defined a united global response to NCDs, including a series of commitments to action. A UN Political Declaration is one of the most powerful tools within the UN to promote international cooperation and action.