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ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® World Dental Federation serves as the principal representative body for more than one million dentists worldwide, developing health policy and continuing education programmes

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ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Partnership Prospectus 2026
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Partnership Prospectus
Brochure

Partner with ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® World Dental Federation

Policy Statement toolkit
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Policy Statement Toolkit (English)
Toolkit
Policy Statement toolkit
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Policy Statement Toolkit (French)
Toolkit
Policy Statement toolkit
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Policy Statement Toolkit (Spanish)
Toolkit
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Career Management Brochure
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Project - Career Management - Beyond the chair: Exploring diverse dental careers

This brochure shares real-life experiences with the aim of motivating professionals in oral health care to embrace new opportunities, according to what resonates with them on an individual basis.

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ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® statement on COP6 Item 4(a) - Mercury-added products and manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
Statement
EB158 item 10
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Statement on EB158 item 10 - Primary healthcare

158th Session of WHO Executive Board (EB158)

Provisional agenda item 10: Primary healthcare

ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®-Strategic-Plan_2024-2027_Final.pdf
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Strategic Plan 2024-2027
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®-Sustainability-Infographic-final_17022022.pdf
Sustainability
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Sustainability Infographic
Infographic
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Fact Sheet - Teledentistry
Teledentistry
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Teledentistry Fact Sheet
Fact sheet
Tobacco Cessation Guidance
Tobacco Cessation
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Tobacco Cessation Guide for Health Professionals
Chairside guide

This new guidance presents how to deliver a three to five minutes advice to help a tobacco user make a quit attemptin a primary care setting.

ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Vision 2020_a blueprint for the profession_journal article
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Vision 2020: a blueprint for the profession
Journal article

Executive summary of ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Vision 2020 publication.

ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Vision 2020_brochure
Oral health and general health
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Vision 2020: Shaping the future of oral health
Brochure

Focuses specifically on how oral health can be improved through changes to national legislation and regulation. Paves the way for a new model of oral healthcare led by dentists in collaboration with a wide range of other stakeholders

ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® white paper_The essential role of the dental team in reducing antibiotic resistance
ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® white paper: The essential role of the dental team in reducing antibiotic resistance
White paper

This white paper presents a framework for dental teams seeking to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs—when you need them, you need them to work. Antibiotic resistance is a global problem and growing rapidly due to widespread misuse of antibiotics, putting patients at risk for ‘superbugs’ that are difficult (and sometimes impossible) to treat with antibiotics. 

Tobacco cessation
Tobacco Cessation
Final ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Tobacco Cessation Guide Japanese
Chairside guide
Global Periodontal Health Project 2019 NDA_survey
Periodontal (Gum) disease
Global Periodontal Health Project 2019 NDA survey
Survey

In 2019, 69 NDAs from 67 different countries across Africa, America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Europe responded to the survey, compared to 61 NDAs from 59 countries in 2017.

Global periodontal health_Challenges, priorities and perspectives_proceedings
Periodontal (Gum) disease
Global periodontal health: Challenges, priorities and perspectives
Proceedings

Periodontitis is closely linked with general health and major NCDs, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes. Even though it is one of the most common diseases worldwide, it seldom receives the attention it deserves. This consideration has led ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® World Dental Federation (ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ®) to launch the GPHP to tackle the burden of periodontal diseases.

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Sports dentistry
Guidelines for amateurs
Brochure

This guideline provides information on the importance of maintaining a healthy mouth while playing sports, how a healthy mouth affects athletic performance, and how to maintain and protect oral health when playing sports.

Guidelines for dentists and sports medicine physicians_brochure
Sports dentistry
Guidelines for dentists and sports medicine physicians
Brochure

This comprehensive guide provides information for clinicians on how oral health impacts sports performance and vice-versa, along with recommendations for prevention, screening, treatment, and dental recall intervals.

Guideleness for elite athletes_brochure
Sports dentistry
Guidelines for elite athletes
Brochure

This guideline provides information on maintaining a healthy mouth when competing at the elite level and how poor oral health effects performance. This guide also provides details on how to protect your mouth during sports and training.

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Oral health and general health
Halitosis
Fact sheet

Advice sheet for dentists and dental teams

Illegal Dental Practice Report 2025 Cover
Illegal Dental Practice
Illegal Dental Practice
Report

This report examines the legal definitions, regulatory frameworks, and perceived effectiveness of measures designed to curb illegal dental practice globally.

ÂÜÀòÉÙÅ® Illegal Dental Practice - Fact sheet
Illegal Dental Practice
Illegal Dental Practice - Two-Pages Summary
Report

Access the key findings from ÂÜÀòÉÙŮ’s global report on illegal dental practice in a practical two-page summary. Designed for National Dental Associations, policymakers and regulators, it supports advocacy and action to strengthen patient safety.