World Oral Health Day

ADOPTED by General Assembly October, 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland

FDI World Dental Federation will encourage and support activities and initiatives aimed at increasing awareness for oral health as well as the impact of oral diseases on general health, wellbeing and economy.

In support of such activities, FDI World Dental Federation declares World Oral Health Day be celebrated annually on 20 March.

FDI encourages all FDI National Dental Associations, governments, non-governmental organizations, media and other entities to use the occasion provided through World Oral Health Day to develop community, national, regional and global activities related to improving oral health along the guidelines and resolutions adopted by FDI.

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