FDI World Dental Federation
| FDI World Dental Federation Fédération Dentaire Internationale |
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|---|---|
| organization | World Dental Association |
| founding | 15th August 1900 |
| Headquarters | Geneva , ( Switzerland ) |
| president | TC Wong |
| executive Director | Jean-Luc Eiselé |
| Members | 150 organizations in 135 countries |
| Homepage | www.fdiworldental.org |
The FDI World Dental Federation is the world association of dentists based in Geneva , Switzerland .
history
The FDI was founded in 1900 as the Fédération Dentaire Internationale by Charles Godon from the Ecole Dentaire de Paris and five other dentists in Paris , Florestan Aguilar from Madrid, Spain, George Cunningham from Cambridge, England, Elof Förberg from Stockholm, Sweden, AW Harlan from Chicago, Illinois, USA and E. Sauvez from Paris, France. These men were elected to the first board along with Drs. L. Grevers (Holland), F. Hesse (Germany) and Pichler (Austria). The FDI is one of the oldest international professional associations in the world.
The FDI currently has more than 200 national member associations in nearly 130 countries, which together represent over 1 million dentists. President of the company is Gerhard Seeberger ( Italy ) (as of 2019).
organization
Delegates of the member organizations elect the FDI council, which is responsible for administration, in a general assembly.
Five standing committees are responsible for communication and member support, dental practice, education and science, and oral health development and health promotion.
The FDI maintains official relationships with the United Nations (UN) and the World Health Organization (WHO), whose goal of promoting dental health worldwide it supports.
In addition to the World Association of Nurses, the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the World Medical Association , it is a member of the World Health Professions Alliance .
Goals of the FDI
The FDI has the vision to lead the world to optimal oral health and has therefore set itself the following tasks:
- To be the global, authoritative and independent spokesperson for dentistry
- To promote the interests of the member associations and their members
- To support optimal oral and general health for all people
- The ethics of promoting, art, science and practice of dentistry and support
- To raise awareness among political leaders that there is a direct link between oral health and overall physical health
- To promote the education of the population in underprivileged countries in the field of oral hygiene and oral health with the help of adapted strategies and the development of private and public partnerships
- Reduce differences in the level and quality of oral health by implementing effective oral health promotion measures
The FDI develops and disseminates policy positions, standards and information on all aspects of oral health worldwide. FDI statements reflect the current state of knowledge and understanding on a wide range of topics related to oral health, oral health policy and the dental profession.
The FDI provides a network of members, partners and public health representatives and works in cooperation with the WHO on the publication of scientific and educational reference documents.
FDI Annual World Dental Congress
The FDI Annual World Dental Congress (FDI AWDC) provides a scientific program, exhibition and international forum for presentations and discussion of advances in oral health, oral health care and anything else that further the goals of the FDI. There are opportunities to strengthen relationships between dental organizations, individuals, peoples and countries around the world.
The structure of the annual World Dental Congress may vary in detail depending on local conditions, but the main elements of the congress are:
scientific programme
General Assembly and other meetings of the FDI - the FDI World Dental Parliament
World Forum on Oral Health
FDI World Dental Exhibition
Social program
Year and places:
2019 San Francisco (USA)
2018 Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2017 Madrid (Spain)
2016 Poznan (Poland)
2015 Bangkok (Thailand)
2014 New Delhi (India)
2013 Istanbul (Turkey)
2012 Hong Kong (China)
2011 Mexico City (Mexico)
2010 Salvador da Bahia (Brazil)
2009 Singapore
2008 Stockholm (Sweden)
2007 Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
2006 Shenzhen (China)
2005 Montreal (Canada)
2004 New Delhi (India)
2003 Sydney (Australia)
2002 Vienna (Austria)
2001 Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
2000 Paris (France)
World Oral Health Day
World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is celebrated on March 20th each year. It goes back to a resolution of the General Assembly of the FDI in 2007 at the World Dental Congress in Dubai. Originally, September 12th was scheduled for the birthday of the FDI's founding father, Charles Godon. The date was later moved to March 20th for practical reasons. In 2013 the day was celebrated in 38 countries. In Germany, Dental Health Day is celebrated on September 25th .
Sub-organizations
The FDI maintains the following sub-organizations:
- African Regional Organization (ARO)
- Asia Pacific Regional Organization (APRO)
- European Regional Organization (ERO)
- Latin American Regional Organization (LARO)
- North American Regional Organization (NARO)
Former Presidents
Presidents were:
- Michèle Aerden, Belgium, 2005–2007
- Burton Conrod, Canada, 2007-2009
- Heinz Ernie, Switzerland, 1996–1997
- Patrick Hescot, France, 2015–2017
- Jacques Monnot, France, 1999-2001
- Orlando Monteiro da Silva, Portugal, 2011–2013
- Arumugam Ratnanesan, Malaysia, 2001-2003
- Clive B. Ross, New Zealand, 1992-1995
- Katsuo Tsurumaki, Japan, 1997-1999
- Roberto Vianna, Brazil, 2009–2011
- Tin Chun Wong, Hong Kong, 2013–2015
- Ch. FL Nord, The Netherlands, 1947-1952
- Kathryn Kell, USA, 2017–2019
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the FDI World Dental Federation
- Leading the World to Optimal Oral Health (PDF) Brochure from FDI
- Noma - International Noma Federation (PDF; 189 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ the acronym is derived from the French origin Dentaire International Federation from
- ^ Statutes of the FDI ( Memento of the original dated February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ World Oral Health Day ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ERO
- ^ Past Presidents of the FDI
- ↑ Ali Vicdani Doyum: Alfred Kantorowicz with special reference to his work in İstanbul (A contribution to the history of modern dentistry). Medical dissertation, Würzburg 1985, p. 277 f.
