FDI Policy Statements

NEW! FDI Policy Statements adopted/revised in 2017
Advertising in Dentistry
August, 2017
Dental Practice Committee
CAD/CAM Dentistry
August, 2017
Science Committee

Continuing Dental Education

September, 2004
Education Committee

Dental Practice and Third Parties

October, 1998
Dental Practice Committee

Lifelong Oral Health

August, 2017
Public Health Committee

Odontogenic Pain Management

August, 2017
Science Committee

Promoting Oral Health Through Fluoride

November, 2000
Public Health Committee

Quality in Dentistry

August, 2017
Dental Practice Committee

Sustainability in Dentistry

August, 2017

Dental Practice Committee

 

Policy Statements and Resolutions
Action Against Illegal Dental Practice • Adopted 2002
Adverse Reactions to Resin-Based Direct Filling Materials • Adopted 2006
Advertising in Dentistry • Adopted 2017
Amalgam Waste Management • Adopted 2006
Basic Dental Education • Adopted 2003
Basic Responsibilities and Rights of Dentists • Adopted 2007
Basic Rights and Responsibilities of Dental Patients • Adopted 2007
Bisphenol-A in Dental Restorative and Preventive Materials • Adopted 2013
CAD/CAM Dentistry • Adopted 2017
Classification of Caries Lesions of Tooth Surfaces and Caries Management Systems • Adopted 2012
Code of Practice on Tobacco Control for Oral Health Organizations • Adopted 2004
Continuing Dental Education • Adopted 2004
Dental Amalgam and the Minamata Convention on Mercury • Adopted 2014
Dental Bleaching Materials • Adopted 2005
Dental Erosion • Adopted 2000
Dental Implants • Adopted 2004
Dental Laboratory Technician • Adopted 1998
Dental Practice and Third Parties • Adopted 1998
Dental Unit Water Systems and Microbial Contamination • Adopted 2005
Dentin Hypersensitivity • Adopted 2009
Dietary Free Sugars and Dental Caries • Adopted 2015
Early Detection of HIV Infection and Appropriate Care of Subjects with HIV infection/AIDS • Adopted 2014
Effect of Masticatory Efficiency on General Health • Adopted 2003
Endorsement of ISO Standards • Adopted 2004
Equivalency of Dental Diplomas • Adopted 1995
Ethical International Recruitment of Oral Health Professionals • Adopted 2006
Evidence-based Dentistry (EBD) • Adopted 2016
Fluoride in Restorative Materials • Adopted 2003
Global Goals for Oral Health • Adopted 2003
Grey Market and Non-Compliant Dental Products • Adopted 2016
Guidelines for a Code of Ethics for Dental Publications (Print and Electronic) • Adopted 1998
Guidelines for Dental Volunteers • Adopted 2005
Guidelines for Dentists against Torture • Adopted 2007
Improving Access to Oral Care • Adopted 1998
Infection Control in Dental Practice • Adopted 2009
International Principles of Ethics for the Dental Profession • Adopted 1997
Leading the World to Optimal Oral Health • Adopted 2006
Lifelong Oral Health • Adopted 2017
Mercury Hygiene Guidance • Adopted 1998
Minimal Intervention in the Management of Dental Caries • Adopted 2002
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Dental Practice • Adopted 2007
National Health Policy • Adopted 1998
Need and Demand for Oral Healthcare • Adopted 1998
Noncommunicable Diseases • Adopted 2013
Occupational Health in Dentistry • Adopted 2005
Odontogenic Pain Management • Adopted 2017
Oral Cancer • Adopted 1998
Oral Health and Dental Care of People with Disabilities • Adopted 2016
Oral Health and Quality of Life • Adopted 2015
Oral Health and the Social Determinants of Health • Adopted 2013
Oral Health for Healthy Ageing • Adopted 2009
Oral Infection/Inflammation as a Risk Factor for Systemic Diseases • Adopted 2013
Partnering for Better Health – The Dentist-Patient Relationship • Adopted 2007
Perinatal and Infant Oral Health • Adopted 2014
Possible Local Adverse Effects of Amalgam Restorations • Adopted 2007
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis for HBV, HCV and HIV • Adopted 2005
Preventing Oral Diseases • Adopted 1998
Promoting Dental Health through Fluoride Toothpaste • Adopted 2000
Promoting Oral Health Through Fluoride • Adopted 2000
Promoting Oral Health through Water Fluoridation • Adopted 2000
Quality in Dentistry • Adopted 2017
Quality of Dental Restorations • Adopted 2001
Radiation Safety in Dentistry • Adopted 2014
Recommendations for Clinical Trials of Restorative Materials • Adopted 2008
Research • Adopted 1998
Role of FDI in Dental Ethics • Adopted 2015
Safety of Dental Amalgam • Adopted 2007
Salivary Diagnostics • Adopted 2005
Specialization in Dentistry • Adopted 2012
Sports Dentistry • Adopted 2016
Sports Mouthguards • Adopted 2008
Sugar Substitutes and their Role in Caries prevention • Adopted 2008
Supervision of Allied Dental Personnel • Adopted 2000
Sustainability in Dentistry • Adopted 2017
Tobacco or Oral Health • Adopted 1996
Topical and Systemic Antibiotics in the Management of Periodontal Diseases • Adopted 2003
Topical and Systemic Fluorides in Children with Renal Diseases • Adopted 2003
Tuberculosis and the Practice of Dentistry • Adopted 2003
Use of Academic, Professional and Honorary Titles • Adopted 2009
Use of Acupuncture in Dentistry • Adopted 2002
WHO Consensus Statement on Dental Amalgam • Adopted 1997
World Oral Health Day • Adopted 2007