FDI Policy Statements

One of the goals of the FDI World Dental Federation is to develop and disseminate policies, standards and information related to all aspects of oral health care around the world. It does this through the publication of FDI Policy Statements; declarations that lay out the current thinking on various issues related to oral health, oral health policies and the dental profession.

FDI Policy Statements are put together through consultation, discussion and consensus amongst leading dental experts from around the world. Many statements are the result of projects carried out by the FDI Science Committee, whilst others are produced in collaboration with organisations such as the World Health Organization.

The following resolutions were adopted by the FDI General Assembly:
2009 General Assembly Resolution on Dental Amalgam
2010 General Assembly Resolution on Dental Amalgam
2011 General Assembly Resolution on Principle of Caries Classification and Management Matrix

FDI Policy Statements (A-Z)

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

The FDI Policy Statements are listed in alphabetical order.

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A

Action against illegal dental practice (2009)
Adverse reactions to resin based direct filling materials (2009)
Amalgam waste management (2009)
(The) association between oral health and general health (2009)

B

Basic dental training (2007)
Basic Responsibilities and Rights of Dentists (2007)
Basic Rights and Responsibilities of Dental Patients (2007)

C

Code of practice on tobacco control for oral health organisations (2009)
Continuing Dental Education (2004)

D

Dental Bleaching Materials (2011)
Dental Erosion (2007)
Dental Laboratory Technician (2007)
Dental Unit Water Systems and microbial contamination (2005)
Dentin Hypersensitivity (2009)

E

Edentulism and General Health Problems of the Elderly (2009)
Effect of Masticatory Efficiency on General Health (2009)
Endorsement of ISO Standards (2008)
Equivalency of dental diplomas (1995)
Ethical international recruitment of oral health professionals (2006)

F

Fluoride in restorative materials (2009)

G

Global goals for oral health (2003)
Guidelines for a Code of Ethics for Dental Publications (2010)
Guidelines for dental volunteers (2007)
Guidelines for dentists against torture (2007)

I

Improving access to oral care (2009)
Infection control in dental practice (2009)
International Principles of Ethics for the Dental Profession (1997)

L

Leading the world to optimal oral health – the role of the dental team (2006)

M

Mercury Hygiene Guidance (2007)
Minimal intervention in the management of dental caries (2002)
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Dental Practice (2007)

N

National Health Policy (1998)
Need & Demand for oral health care (2005)

O

Occupational Health in Dentistry (2009)
Oral and dental care of people with disabilities (2003)
Oral Cancer (2008)

P

Possible Local Adverse Effects of Amalgam Restorations (2007)
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HBV, HCV and HIV (2009)
Preventing Oral Diseases (2008)
Promoting Dental Health through Fluoride (2008)
Promoting Dental Health through Fluoride Toothpaste (2008)
Promoting Dental Health through Water Fluoridation (2008)

Q

Quality of Dental Implants (2008)
Quality of dental restorations (2007)

R

Recommendation for Clinical Trials of Restorative Materials (2008)
Relationship between the Dental Profession and Third Party Carriers (2007)
Research (2009)

S

Safety of Dental Amalgam (2007)
Saliva as a Diagnostic Fluid (2009)
Specialisation in dentistry (2007)
Sports Mouthguards (2008)
Sugar Substitutes and their Role in Caries Prevention (2008)
Supervision of Auxiliaries within the Dental Team (2007)

T

Tobacco or Oral Health (2008)
Topical and Systemic Antibiotics in the Management of Periodontal Diseases (2007)
Topical and systemic fluorides in children with renal diseases (2009)
Tuberculosis & the practice of dentistry (2003)

U

(The) use of academic, professional and honorary titles (2009)
(The) use of acupuncture in dentistry (2008)

W

WHO consensus on Dental Amalgam (1997)
World Oral Health Day (2007)