At the 2023 General Assembly, held during the World Dental Congress in Sydney, Australia, eight Policy Statements were adopted. The Policy Statements are aimed at laying out the current thinking on various oral health-related issues and policies, as well as the dental profession.

FDI Policy Statements are put together through consultation, discussion and consensus amongst leading dental experts from around the world, with many of them being led by FDI’s Standing Committees. Read, share and download the Policy Statements now:

• Alcohol as a risk for oral health
• Alternative direct restorative materials to dental amalgam
• Collaboration between oral health professionals and other health professionals
• Mental health and well-being for oral health professionals and dental students
• Tooth wear
• Oral health for healthy ageing
• Perinatal and Infant oral health care
• Social and commercial determinants of oral health