Working Groups

Working Groups and Task Teams may be established by Council to consider matters that do not fall within the purview of any Standing Committee.

Advocacy Working Group

The Advocacy Task Team oversees the development and implementation of FDI’s advocacy strategy. The work is focused on ensuring oral health is integrated in the global health and development agenda and included in policies addressing other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs); recognized as being key to achieving universal health coverage (UHC); considered as being a core component of general health and well-being, with oral health professionals being recognized as valued members of the healthcare team. 

CHAIR
Sep 2023 - Sep 2025
Dr Greg Chadwick
United States of America
Member
Sep 2023 - Sep 2025
Assist. Prof. Nikolai Sharkov
Bulgaria
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Dr Sophie Dartevelle
France
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Assoc. Prof. Elham Kateeb
State of Palestine
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Prof. Dr Hiroshi Ogawa
Japan
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Prof. David M. Williams
United Kingdom
Ethics Working Group

The Ethics Working Group monitors the principles of ethical business of FDI, considers any ethical and moral issues raised, and suggest improvements.

CHAIR
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
Dr Glen Hall
United States of America
MEMBER
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
Dr John Hunt
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Sep 2020 - Sep 2021
Dr Alexander Tolmeijer
Netherlands
Policy Statements Editorial Working Group

The Policy Statements Editorial Task Team reviews all FDI Policy Statements to ensure that they are written to a high level of English and are grammatically correct. They also check all scientific terminology is consistently used and all references are up to date and relevant.

CHAIR
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Dr Stephen Liew
Australia
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Dr Liran Levin
United States of America
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Prof. Lakshman Samaranayake
Sri Lanka
Standing Committee Chairs Working Group

In the interest of continuous improvement of communication between Standing Committees, and to align the work across all structures of FDI, in 2022 the Council formally established the Chairs of Standing Committees Working Group.

Chair
Sep 2022 - Sep 2025
Prof. Dr Paula Perlea
Romania
Member
Sep 2023 - Sep 2026
Dr Jeffrey Platt
United States of America
Member
Sep 2024 - Sep 2027
Prof. Chun-hung Chu
Hong Kong SAR China
Member
Sep 2022 - Sep 2025
Dr Mick Armstrong
United Kingdom
Member
Sep 2024 - Sep 2027
Dr Antonio Estrada Valenzuela
Mexico
Member
Enzo Bondioni
Switzerland
World Oral Health Day Working Group

Celebrated every year on 20 March, World Oral Health Day is the largest global awareness campaign on oral health. The World Oral Health Day Task Team oversees the development and implementation of the campaign strategy. The Task Team also reviews campaign material for scientific accuracy to ensure it is in line with FDI's core messages. It also provides input on how to extend the reach of the campaign to key audiences.

CHAIR
May 2024 - May 2025
Dr Anna Lella
Poland
MEMBER
May 2024 - May 2025
Assist. Prof. Duygu Ilhan
Türkiye
MEMBER
May 2024 - May 2025
Prof. Dr Yi M Liu
China
MEMBER
Sep 2024 - May 2025
Dr Mauricio Montero
Costa Rica
MEMBER
May 2024 - May 2025
Assoc. Prof. Elizabeth Shick
United States of America
MEMBER
May 2024 - May 2025
Dr Nahawand Thabet
Egypt