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News Thursday, 11 September 2014 T headoptioneachyearofaseries ofFDIPolicyStatementsisakey task of the Worldental Parlia- ment,whichassemblesalongsidethe FDI Annual World Dental Congress (AWDC) and brings together dele- gates from FDI’s nearly 140 member National Dental Associations (NDAs) representing over one million den- tists worldwide. Together, these members elect governing and com- mittee officials, debate the current statusofdentalpoliciesororalhealth in the world, and make recommenda- tions on the directions FDI should be taking to maintain its leading role as the driving force behind the world- widedentalprofessionanditsvoicein internationalpublicaffairs. Thisyear,atotalofsixPolicyState- ments—three new, two revised and one consolidated—will be submitted for adoption during the AWDC. The new ones are ‘Oral Radiations’ and ‘Early Detection and Appropriate Care of HIV Infection’, both developed by the FDI Science Committee (SC), and ‘Perinatal and Infant Oral Health’, by the Dental Practice Committee (DPC). In addition, the Policy Statement on ‘DentalAmalgam’updatesandconsol- idates all previous statements since 1999. The two revised Policy State- ments concern ‘Dental Implants’ and ‘WaterFluoridation’. FDI Policy Statements—a tradi- tional task of the Federation through- outitsover100yearsofexistence—are declarations that lay out the current thinking on various issues critically re- latedtooralhealth,oralhealthpolicies andthedentalprofession.Theyarekey documents to guide oral healthcare professionalsandhealthpolicymakers on the latest consensus in the area of oralhealthpracticeandpolicy. Theyareputtogetherthroughcon- sultation, discussion and consensus amongst leading dental experts from around the world. Many statements aretheresultofprojectscarriedoutby the five FDI Standing Committees (mostlytheScienceCommittee),while others are produced in collaboration withpartnerssuchastheWorldHealth Organization(WHO). Of course, a number of NDAs al- ready develop Policy Statements for their dental communities that reflect national legislation, practice and cus- tom.However,thisismostlythecasein only high and sometimes middle in- come countries. NDAs in low income countries rarely have the capacity or means to undertake such a costly and expertintensiveexercise. It is in these cases that FDI Policy Statements come into their own, pro- viding dentists in rural and urban set- tings in both developing and devel- opedcountrieswiththestandardsand information related to all aspects of oral health that they need to accomplish their daily tasks. In this sense, they are an accumulation and reflection of the current best evidence andworldwidebestpractice. We like to think that FDI Policy Statements will also stimulate active discussion within NDAs in high and middle income countries and inspire new thinking. One of FDI’s principal qualitiesisasaforumforinternational debate and exchange of information: all members have something to share andlearnfromeachotheronhowbest to respond to the changing needs of healthcareandhealthsystemsforop- timaloralandgeneralhealth. General Assembly to adopt policy statements NewdeclarationswillofferguidancefordentistsandpolicymakersonissueslikeoralradiationandHIV. ByProfLi-JianJin,Chair,FDIScienceCommittee,andDrWardVanDijk,Chair,FDIDentalPracticeCommittee. 4 www.fdiworldental.org Raisingawareness inIndia A spartoftheuniqueglobalpart- nership between FDI World Dental Federation and Unilever Oral Care, the Indian Dental Associa- tion and Pepsodent have been work- ing together to raise awareness on good oral care habits, helping chil- dren and families enhance their oral health and overall well-being. In southern India, Chennai and Coim- batore are two cities where the com- munities have high caries incidences, with little knowledge of the risks and impacts related to poor oral hygiene. This issue particularly affects chil- dren from low income families. In an initial check-up, the part- nership project has screened over 5,000 participants and collected in- formation on the frequency of their tooth brushing and their visits to the dentist, as well as their use of fluori- dated toothpaste. The partnership also facilitated the training of dentists in behavior change techniques and provided ed- ucational awareness-raising materi- als for the children and families. The ultimate aim was to. “There has been a lot of positive feedbackandoralhealtheducationis now getting the recognition it de- serves,” said Prof. Satyawan Damle, project leader. “In the future, we are looking to expand to more hard-to- reach communities and motivate fur- ther dentist volunteers to implement thisimportantprogramme.”Withthis year’s Annual World Dental Congress takingplaceinNewDelhi,theFDIand Unilever are delighted to celebrate theachievementsofthelocalpartner- ships in India and around the world and look forward to continued mo- mentum on their shared goal of oral health promotion. IPhotoshowinganIndianfamilyparticipatinginthescreenings. LLLpartnershipaimstoimprovequalityand efficiencyofhealthcareservicesforchildren for global oral health The FDI Data Hub for global oral health is a Vision 2020 project supported by: DATAHUB STRATEGY STRATEGY STRATEGY ANALYSIS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS PLANNING LANNING EVALUATION ALUATION EVALUATION MISSION M ON MISS MISSION MISSION GOALS GOA GO SOCIAL SOCIAL GOALS SOCIAL IDEAS IDEAS ORGANIZING ORGANIZING O ANIZING ORGANIZING PLANNING PLANNING IDEAS IDEAS IDEAS IDEAS ZING INNOVATION INNOV DENTISTRY DENTIS DENT DEN SUCCESS VISION SION SUCCE ORAL HEALTH ORAL HEALTH ORAL HE TEAMWORK AMWORK GENERAL HEALTH IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOPMEN PROGRESS NCDs NCDs N AD