Governance
09/26/2022

Discover the 2022 election results and meet the new committee members

The 2022 World Dental Parliament returned in-person in Geneva, Switzerland from 19–24 September 2022, and welcomed more than 400 delegates from 74 countries under one roof. An integral part of FDI, the event allowed for major decisions to be taken by voting members of the General Assembly (GA) as well as Council.

Election results: newly appointed officers and approved policy statements  

The GA is the supreme legislative and governing body of FDI. The GA gathers once a year and sets FDI policies, the strategic plan, missions and aims, and monitors progress on their achievement. Despite the unfortunate cancellation of the 2022 World Dental Congress, FDI held its parliament meetings and conducted a successful GA, where some key decisions were taken.

This included the appointment of council and committee members during the GA and council elections, as well as approval of the 2022 policy statements. The results are as follows:

Council Members

Member
Dr Carol G. Summerhays
United States of America
Member
Dr Nahawand Thabet
Egypt

Dental Practice Committee

Chair
Dr Mick Armstrong
United Kingdom
Dr Stefanie Tiede
Germany
Member
Assc. Prof. Kinga Grzech-Lesniak
Poland
Member
Dr Jina Lee Linton
Republic of Korea

Education Committee

Member
Prof. Katalin Nagy
Hungary
Member
Dr Meshari Faraj Alotaibi
Saudi Arabia

Membership Liaison and Support Committee

Chair
Prof. Dr Paula Perlea
Romania
Member
Dr Makiko Iwasaki
Japan
Member
Prof. Dr Yi M Liu
China
Member
Dr Manuel Sergio Martínez Martínez
Mexico
Member
Dr Oluwarotimi Akanbi Clement
Nigeria

Public Health Committee

Member
Dr James Taylor
Canada

Science Committee

Member
Dr Jeffrey Platt
United States of America
Member
Dr Samira Osailan
Saudi Arabia

Additionally, Council approved:

  • Dr Wendpoulomdé Aimé Désiré Kabore from Burkina Faso as the new CE Programme Director for Africa.
  • Dr James Taylor from Canada as the newly elected Chair of the Chief Dental Officer/Dental Public Health Section.

Further information on the FDI governance structure and election process is available in the FDI Constitution.

New policy statements

FDI policy statements, which detail FDI’s position on issues of interest within the oral health community, are put together through consultation, discussion, and consensus among leading dental experts from around the world. This year, the GA adopted five policy statements:

  1. Bioactive restorative materials
  2. Noma – eradicating a preventable disease to save lives
  3. Prevention in sports dentistry
  4. Sports mouthguards
  5. The role of vaccinations in protecting the dental team

The newly adopted policy statements will be available for consultation on the FDI website soon and will be published in the International Dental Journal.

 

 

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