Section of Chief Dental Officers/Dental Public Health
The Section of Chief Dental Officers/Dental Public Health brings together Chief Dental Officers from around the world as well as researchers, educators, policymakers, practitioners and representatives of organizations engaged in dental public health.
Executive Board
The Chief Dental Officers/Dental Public Health Section uses the term Chief Dental Officer (CDO) as a generic term that describes the one person in a country that is currently officially appointed as the senior civilian federal government policy authority in oral health. In countries that do not have a national CDO, the representative of the organization where the regional CDOs come together nationally is listed. While our Section strives to keep this global CDO list up to date, we realize that periodic changes take place in CDO position incumbents in all countries and that that information may not be immediately available to our Section. For this reason, we welcome FDI Regular and Associate Members to help us continually update this list by contacting the FDI Webmaster when the incumbent of their national CDO position changes.
Africa
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Algeria |
Dr Saîbi FARIDA |
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Angola |
Dr Jorge DUPRET |
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Benin |
Dr Jean Guy ADJALLA |
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Botswana |
Dr Faith GALEBOLE |
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Burkina Faso |
Dr Rose DRABO |
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Burundi |
Dr Juvénal Point MUYUKU |
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Cabo Verde |
Dr Ozias Cunha FERNANDES |
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Cameroon |
Dr Jean MIDOUNGE |
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Central African Republic |
Dr Marthe Augustine KIRIMAT |
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Chad |
Dr Abourma KEFAS |
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Comoros |
Dr Ahamada Said ALIYASSAON |
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Congo |
Dr Bienvenu MAKANGA |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
Dr Marie-Laure TCHERE Yavo |
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
Dr Umba Kazadi MAMY |
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Egypt |
Dr Armany KHALIFA |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Dr Gaudencio Esono NGOMO |
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Eritrea |
Mr Sebhatu BEYENE |
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Ethiopia |
Dr Molla GEDEFAW |
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Gabon |
Mr Honoré MAGANDA MIHINDOU |
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Gambia |
Dr Emmanuel BAMGELU |
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Ghana |
Dr Constance ADDO-YOBO |
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Guinea |
Dr Norbert TRAORE |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Dr Lizandra CABRAL DOS REIS |
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Kenya |
Dr Miriam MURIITHI |
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Lesotho |
Dr Navoneiwa LINJEWILE-MAREALLE |
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Liberia |
Dr M. KANAGASABAI |
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Madagascar |
Dr Samoelà Hérédia RAZAFINDRAMBOHO |
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Malawi |
Dr Enock PHALE |
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Mali |
Dr Seydou GUEYE |
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Mauritania |
Dr Mohamed ABDALLAHI Ahmed |
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Mauritius |
Dr Basti Rishi KINNOO |
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Mozambique |
Dr Marta Mapengo DOMINGOS |
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Namibia |
Dr Juvenary J. RUTABANZIBWA |
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Niger |
Dr Amadou IBRAHIM |
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Nigeria |
Dr Bola ALONGE |
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Rwanda |
Dr Adolph KARENZI |
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São Tomé and Príncipe |
Dr Milciades Quaresma Dos Santos NETO |
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Senegal |
Dr Codou BADIANE |
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Seychelles |
Dr Andre Michel Wix CUPIDON |
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Sierra Leone |
Dr Patrick DON DAVIS |
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South Africa |
Dr Mzimkhulu MCUBA |
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Swaziland |
Dr Happiness N. MABUZA |
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Tanzania |
Dr Ray MASUMO |
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Togo |
Dr Sama KOSSI |
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Tunisia |
Dr Leila Larbi DOGHRI |
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Uganda |
Dr Juliet Nabbanja KATUMBA |
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Zambia |
Dr Itone MUTEBA |
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Zimbabwe |
Dr Mandy Sibanda DLAMIMI |
Asia
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Abu Dhabi |
Dr Eissa AL-HOSANI |
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Armenia |
Dr Davit MATEVOSYAN |
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Bahrain |
Dr Abbas FARDAN |
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Cambodia |
Dr Tepirou CHHER |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Dr Malissa Abdullah SIKUN |
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Georgia |
Dr Vladimer MARGVELASHVILI |
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Hong Kong SAR |
Dr Wiley LAM |
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India |
Dr Leimapokpam SWASTICHARAN |
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Iraq |
Dr Fakhri Abed Ali ALFATLAWI |
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Israel |
Dr Lena NATAPOV |
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Japan |
Dr Nobuhiro TAGUCHI |
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Kuwait |
Dr Yousif AL-DUWAIRI |
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Malaysia |
Dr Nomah binti TAHARIM |
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Mongolia |
Dr Bazar AMARSAIKHAN |
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Myanmar |
Dr Khin MAUNG |
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Nepal |
Dr Shaili PRADHAN |
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Oman |
Dr Salahudeen A. AL BULUSHI |
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People’s Republic of China |
Dr Shuguo ZHENG |
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Saudi Arabia |
Dr Mohammed AL-RAFEE |
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Singapore |
Dr CHNG Chai Kiat |
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South Korea |
Prof. Kee-Wan CHANG |
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Sri Lanka |
Dr. J M W Jayasundara BANDARA |
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Thailand |
Dr Piyada PRASERTSOM |
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Viet Nam |
Dr Nguyen Thi Hong MINH |
Europe
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Albania |
Dr Dorjan HYSI |
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Austria |
Dr Gabriele SAX |
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Belarus |
Dr Andrei MATVEEV |
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Belgium |
Dr Stefaan HANSON |
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Bulgaria |
Dr Lydia KATROVA |
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Croatia |
Dr Hrvoje PEZO |
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Cyprus |
Dr Chrystala CHARALAMBOUS |
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Czech Republic |
Dr Pavel CHRZ |
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Denmark |
Dr Lene VILSTRUP |
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England |
Dr Sara HURLEY |
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Estonia |
Dr Taavo SEEDRE |
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Finland |
Dr Anne NORDBLAD |
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France |
Dr Sophie DARTEVELLE |
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Germany |
Dr Sebastian ZILLER |
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Greece |
Dr Maroulio LEKKA |
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Hungary |
Dr Ildikó PINKE |
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Iceland |
Dr Helga ÁGÚSTSDÓTTIR |
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Ireland |
Dr Dympna KAVANAGH |
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Italy |
Dr Corrado PAGANELLI |
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Kosovo |
Dr Blerim KAMBERI |
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Latvia |
Dr Andis PAEGLITIS |
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Liechtenstein |
Dr Hans Jörg MARXER |
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Lithuania |
Dr Alina PURIENE |
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Luxembourg |
Dr Nico DIEDERICH |
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Macedonia |
Dr Elena SOZOVSKA |
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Malta |
Dr Paula VASSALLO |
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Moldova |
Dr Aurelia SPINEI |
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Netherlands |
Dr Maaike WIJNHOUD |
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Northern Ireland |
Dr Simon REID |
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Norway |
Dr Hildur Cecilie SOHOEL |
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Poland |
Dr Elzbieta MALKIEWICZ |
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Portugal |
Dr Rui CALADO |
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Romania |
Prof. Dragos STANCIU |
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Russian Federation |
Prof. Edith KOUZMINA |
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Scotland |
Dr Tom FERRIS |
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Slovakia |
Dr Neda MARKOVSKA |
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Slovenia |
Prof. Dr Martina DREVENSEK |
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Spain |
Dr José Luis Dopico PLAZAS |
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Sweden |
Dr Mariana NÄSLUND-BLIXT |
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Switzerland |
Dr Peter SUTER |
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Ukraine |
Dr Iryna MAZUR |
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Wales |
Dr Colette BRIDGMAN |
North America
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Anguilla |
Dr Lindel BROOKES |
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Antigua & Barbuda |
Dr Gregson WILLIAMS |
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Bahamas |
Dr Hiram Mitchell LOCKHART |
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Belize |
Dr Rafael SAMOS |
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Bermuda |
Dr Celia Musson NZABALINDA |
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Canada |
Dr James TAYLOR |
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Cayman Islands |
Dr Naude DREYER |
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Costa Rica |
Dr Nora Chavez QUIROZ |
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Cuba |
Dr Maritza Sosa ROSALES |
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Dominica |
Dr Idaline DARROUX-JOHN |
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Dominican Republic |
Dr Juan José DOMINGUEZ |
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El Salvador |
Dr Ana Vilma Ortega de BLANCO |
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Guatemala |
Dr Samuel COHEN |
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Haiti |
Dr Jean Marius LAFOND |
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Honduras |
Dr Carlos Roberto AGUILAR |
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Jamaica |
Dr Irving MCKENZIE |
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Mexico |
Dr Heriberto Vera HERMOSILLO |
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Montserrat |
Dr Coretta FERGUS |
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Nicaragua |
Dr Concepcion PALACIOS |
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Panama |
Dr Aminta GALVEZ |
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Puerto Rico |
Dr Augusto ELIAS |
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St. Christopher (St. Kitts) & Nevis |
Dr Randy LIBURD |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
Dr Elizabeth PRAYMAN |
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Turks & Caicos Islands |
Dr Jameiko HARVEY |
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United States |
Dr Tim RICKS |
Oceania
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Australia |
Mr Mark CHILVERS |
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Fiji |
Dr Tokasa Ratubalavu LEWENI |
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New Zealand |
Dr Riana CLARKE |
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Phillipines |
Dr Blesida SANCHEZ |
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Vanuatu |
Dr Takeimoa KORINA |
South America
|
Country |
Chief Dental Officer |
|---|---|
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Argentina |
Dr Javier CANZANI |
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Brazil |
Dr Livia Maria Almeida COELHO DE SOUZA |
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Chile |
Dr Soledad CARRASCO Valenzuela |
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Colombia |
Dr Martha JARAMILLO |
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Ecuador |
Dr Ximena RAZA |
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Guyana |
Dr Joanes JEAN |
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Paraguay |
Dr Gloria Medina QUIÑONEZ |
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Peru |
Dr Jim Romero LLOLLA |
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Suriname |
Dr Marcel PANDAY |
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Uruguay |
Dr Pablo Bianco RICCI |
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Venezuela |
Dr Defgren CAMEJO |
The FDI World Dental Congress 2021 Sydney will be a 100% virtual special edition
This September 26-29, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) and FDI will present a completely virtual, special edition of the World Dental Congress. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the Congress has been moved 100% online for the first time.
This virtual Congress, broadcast from the International Convention Centre in Sydney, will have the option to stream live sessions as well as pre-recorded on-demand presentations, available for 60 days after the Congress.
Congress participants will have 200+ CE scientific sessions to choose from, with speakers from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and New Zealand. Participants will be able to interact with speakers and ask questions in real time.
The industry exhibition will also be held through the same virtual event platform, ensuring a seamless experience for participants to engage with exhibitors and view product demonstrations.
All regular FDI business meetings and the General Assembly will also be held on this virtual platform.
The abstract submission window is shorter this year, submit your abstract today before time runs out
Abstract submission will run only until 15 April 2021. Authors may submit abstracts for oral presentations and posters in the following categories: general dentistry; preventive dentistry; dental treatment and restorative dentistry; and oral surgery, medicine and cancer.
Please submit your abstract(s) as soon as possible and carefully review the Abstract submission guidelines before you submit.
PREPARE AND SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT
Executive Board 148
Director General’s Report on Oral Health
Recorded Proceedings (see Session 8)
Resolution on Oral Health :
• Arabic - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-ar.pdf
• Chinese - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-ch.pdf
• English - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-en.pdf
• French - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-fr.pdf
• Russian - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-ru.pdf
• Spanish - https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB148/B148_R1-sp.pdf
Urgent Request to CDOs (and other responsible parties) for representative Country Profile Information on % Cavity Free for age 12 years (and other key age groups as available) to assist the WHO
The following request comes from Professor Nigel Pitts, Global Chair of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future (ACFF), based at King’s College London who leads a Task Force on Making Cavities History, and has been asked to assist Dr Benoit Varenne of the WHO.
“In order to help WHO and the new Resolution 148 which seeks, within the context of UHC and NCDs, to improve oral health – and preparing for WHA 74 - we need to better understand the current position (and, going forward, to monitor) the % Free of Cavities in key age groups at the Country level.
As there is, unfortunately, a shortage of comparable and fairly recent data, Benoit Varenne has asked Nigel Pitts of the ACFF to work with him and others to urgently build a picture Globally – wherever data is available. It is hoped to be able to collate initial information in time for the upcoming WHA 74 in May this year – so an urgent request please to share current information on Country representative samples for children at age 12 (and for any other key age groups where data is currently available). We fully understand that this may be difficult for some Countries.
Please contact Professor Pitts at nigel.pitts@kcl.ac.uk directly with details of any data supported by appropriate references which you may be able to share. Many thanks in advance of any help available”.
Methodological clarification – the urgent need is for robust information from Country-representative samples on the proportion of 12-year olds (and other key age groups) who are “Cavity Free”. This means, using conventional epidemiological definitions, the % d3mft=0 for primary teeth and %D3MFT=0 for permanent teeth. This health measure can also be described as the proportion of the population who are free from cavitated caries into dentine (that is excluding enamel caries).