Swiss Dental Association SSO

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The Swiss Dental Society SSO is the professional organization of Swiss dentists and the general scientific society for dentistry in Switzerland . As the representative of the Swiss dental profession, she ensures that her approximately 5000 members meet their professional ethical obligations. At the same time, the SSO represents the interests of the dental profession vis-à-vis politicians, authorities and the general public.

Goals of the SSO

The SSO promotes

  • the oral health of the Swiss population
  • the optimal dental care for the Swiss population
  • a free and independent professional practice
  • the theoretical and practical training of its members
  • cooperation with scientific institutions
  • relations with dental professional organizations in other countries and with international organizations with similar goals.

Structure and organization

The SSO has 20 cantonal sections that work largely independently. The Society of Liechtenstein Dentists is also an SSO section. The SSO is largely organized in the militia system . The highest management body is the executive board with 7 members. It is supported by staff units (secretariat, press and information service), commissions and special representatives. The tasks of the board of directors are grouped into six individual departments (information, economics, finance, practice team, health and social affairs, education and quality).

history

The Swiss Dental Society SSO or originally "Swiss Odontological Society" was founded on March 7, 1886 in Zurich . The founding father Friedrich Wellauer described it as the duty of the new professional organization to “fulfill the prophylactic and social tasks of dentistry”. The SSO has remained true to this goal to this day. The SSO ensured that school dental care was introduced at the community level. Since the 1960s, it has covered practically all school-age children and kindergartens. The SSO also promoted the enrichment of table salt and toothpastes with fluoride , an important protection against caries : fluoridated toothpastes have been available since the 1970s, and fluoridated table salt has been available throughout Switzerland since the 1980s. The SSO's great commitment to improved oral hygiene and regular dental care has led to a massive reduction in tooth decay and periodontitis over the past 50 years. In Swiss children and adolescents, tooth damage has decreased by 90% since the 1960s. The SSO has been committed to high-quality education and training from the start. Thanks to this, Swiss dentists also enjoy an excellent international reputation.

publication

The Swiss Dental Journal SSO is the scientific publication organ of the Swiss Dental Association SSO. It appears eleven times a year with a print run of 5,500 copies (as of 2016). It is written in three languages ​​(German, English, French) and is divided into three parts: “Research / Science”, “Practice / Advanced Training” and “Current Dentistry”. The Swiss Dental Journal SSO was founded in 1891 and until 2014 was called the “Swiss Monthly Journal for Dentistry”.

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