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FDI World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative body for more than one million dentists worldwide, developing health policy and continuing education programmes

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Oral cancer_Chairside Guide
Oral cancer
Oral cancer chairside guide
Chairside guide

This chairside guide advises oral health professionals on how to screen for the most common sites of oral cancer: tongue, insides of cheeks and floor of the mouth.

Oral cancer_Prevention and patient management_toolkit
Oral cancer
Oral cancer: Prevention and patient management
Toolkit

Oral cancer is a type of head and neck cancer and is any cancerous tissue growth located in the oral cavity. This guide focuses on oral cancer, which dentists can detect by observing the oral mucosa, as it is both superficial and accessible.

factsheet oral health pregnancy
Other Healthcare Professionals
Oral Health and Pregnancy
Fact sheet
Oral health and the United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs_toolkit
Oral health and general health
Oral health and the United Nations Political Declaration on NCDs
Toolkit

The purpose of this Guide to Advocacy is to assist national dental associations (NDAs) in the followup to the United Nations (UN) Political Declaration on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), adopted by the 193 Member States present at the UN High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (19-20 September 2011 in New York).

Oral Health as a Refugee Health Right
Oral Health as a Refugee Health Right
Oral health for an ageing population_Results of a survey on oral conditions in the elderly_survey
Oral health for an ageing population
Oral health for an ageing population: Results of a survey on oral conditions in the elderly
Survey

FDI conducted a survey among its 140 regular members on oral conditions in the elderly and found that, from the 62 National Dental Associations (NDAs) who took part, only 39% collect data.

Joint Policy Brief
Policy Brief
Oral Health for People on the Move
OHCCC 0-2
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Ages 0-2 Years
Toolkit
OHCCC 12-18
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Ages 12-18 Years
Toolkit
OHCCC 18+
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Ages 18+ Years
Toolkit
OHCCC 2-6
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Ages 2-6 Years
Toolkit
OHCCC 6-12
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Ages 6-12 Years
Toolkit
OHCCC Lift the lip
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in CCC Lift the lip
Toolkit
Oral health in comprehensive cleft care_chairside guide
Cleft lip and/or palate
Oral health in comprehensive cleft care
Chairside guide

Oral health in comprehensive cleft care guidelines seeks to empower local cleft teams with training and resources to improve oral health.

Oral health in older adults_brochure
Oral health for an ageing population
Oral health in older adults
Brochure

This brochure provides tailored guidelines to help older patients take care of their oral health based on their own level of dependency.

Oral Health of Older Adults
Other Healthcare Professionals
Oral Health of Older Adults
Fact sheet
Oral health and general health
Oral Health within General Health - Roundtable proceedings
Proceedings
Oral health worldwide_white paper
Oral health and general health
Oral health worldwide
White paper

Developed for World Oral Health Day 2015, this report outlines the burden of oral disease and its impact on general health. It also included tips for patients on how to improve oral health.

Oral health: caring for older adults_brochure
Oral health for an ageing population
Oral health: Caring for older adults
Brochure

This brochure provides tailored guidelines to help carers take care of older adults' oral health based on their level of dependency.

Oral Hygiene fact sheet
Other Healthcare Professionals
Oral Hygiene
Fact sheet
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer
Other Healthcare Professionals
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer (OPMD)
Fact sheet
Survey Report
Partially Dentate Patients - Survey report
Report

The survey was conducted between the 26th of August and the 20th of October 2020 and National Dental Associations from 59 different countries responded. Its purpose is to understand how...

Periodontal diseases
Other Healthcare Professionals
Periodontal Diseases
Fact sheet