Task Teams

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

Aesthetic and Adhesive Dentistry Task Team
Chair
Dr Meshari Faraj Alotaibi
Saudi Arabia
Member
Prof. Hande Şar Sancakli
Türkiye
member
Dr. Norah Alajaji
Saudi Arabia
Member
Dr Mohamed Fouad Hariedy
Egypt
Dental Materials & Products Surveillance Task Team

The Dental Materials & Products Surveillance Task Team provides expert, timely advice and guidance to FDI Council, Standing Committees and HQ on dental products, dental materials (including biomaterials) and such other oral health matters as arise.

CHAIR
Dr Jeffrey Platt
United States of America
MEMBER
Dr Wendy Thompson
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Prof. Helen Whelton
Ireland
MEMBER
Prof. Dr Gottfried Schmalz
Germany
Digital Cleft Care Task Team

The Digital Cleft Care Task Team, in collaboration with Smile Train liaison experts, provides guidance and scientific expertise as well as develops content to ensure sound implementation of the latest digital technologies into the cleft care continuum.

CHAIR
Dr Puneet Batra
India
MEMBER
Dr Juan Pablo Gómez Arango
Colombia
MEMBER
Dr Clement Seeballuck
United Kingdom
Governance Task Team

The Governance Task Team was designated by the FDI Council to conduct a thorough examination of pending issues of FDI Governance, solicit input from members where needed and propose recommendations for constitutional amendments.

Chair
Dec 2023 - Sep 2025
Dr Carol G. Summerhays
United States of America
Member
Dec 2023 - Sep 2025
Dr Greg Chadwick
United States of America
Member
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Dr Stephen J. Liew
Australia
Member
Sep 2024 - Sep 2025
Dr Doniphan Hammer
France
Member
Dec 2023 - Sep 2024
Assist. Prof. Nikolai Sharkov
Bulgaria
Health and Safety phase III Task Team

The Health and Safety phase III Task Team is working on the topic of Infection Prevention and Control in the dental workplace. The Task Team is developing a supplement of five articles which will be published in the International Dental Journal (IDJ). They are collaborating closely with IDJ's Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Lakshman P. Samaranayake. This Task Team reports to the Dental Practice Committee.

MEMBER
Dr Stefanie Tiede
Germany
CHAIR
Assc. Prof. Hani Al-Amad
United Arab Emirates
MEMBER
Professor Laurie Walsh
Australia
Integrated Electronic Health Records in Dentistry Task Team
CHAIR
Prof. Mark Wolff
United States of America
MEMBER
Lina Weinert M.Sc.
Germany
MEMBER
Dr Piret Väli
Estonia
MEMBER
Dr Jina Lee Linton
Republic of Korea
MEMBER
Fred Horowitz
United States of America
Mental Health and Wellbeing Task Team

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Task Team is building on the achievements of the previous phase of the project. Additional resources, this time including dental students and patients, will be included in the FDI Mental Health and Wellbeing Digital Toolkit. This Task Team reports to the FDI Dental Practice Committee.

CHAIR
Tim Newton
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Dr Amanda Johnston
New Zealand
MEMBER
Assoc. Prof. Matt Hopcraft
Australia
MEMBER
Dr Chisung Yuh
Republic of Korea
Oral Health for an Ageing Population Task Team

The Task Team oversees the work of the Oral Health for an Ageing Population project, which aims to strengthen the role of the oral health community in achieving healthy longevity. They push for oral health challenges to be addressed in broader disease policies and health promotion strategies for ageing populations. The Oral Health for an Ageing Population Task Team reports to the Public Health Committee.

Chair
Prof. Kakuhiro Fukai
Japan
Member
Dr Sophie Dartevelle
France
Member
Prof. Judith Jones
United States of America
Member
Prof. Gerry McKenna
Ireland
Member
Dr Hirohiko Hirano
Japan
Oral Health in Comprehensive Cleft Care Task Team

The Oral Health in Cleft Patients Task Team, in collaboration with Smile Train liaison experts, provides guidance and scientific expertise as well as develops content to ensure sound implementation of the Oral Health in Comprehensive Cleft Care project, which aims to integrate oral health professionals into the cleft care continuum. The Task Team also contributes to the promotion, dissemination and use of the project deliverables when possible.

Chair
Prof. Peter Mossey
United Kingdom
Member
Assoc. Prof. Elizabeth Shick
United States of America
Ass. Prof. Pallavi Sachin Daigavane
India
Dr. Daisy Masís Muñoz
Nicaragua
Oral Health Observatory Task Team

The Oral Health Observatory Task Team guides the implementation of the initial deployment in 10 countries of the Oral Health Observatory project, which generates standardized data on oral health to inform FDI's advocacy work.

Chair
Dr Michael Sereny
Germany
Member
Prof. Georgios Tsakos
United Kingdom
Member
Prof. David M. Williams
United Kingdom
Preventing AMR and Infections Task Team

The Preventing AMR and Infections Task Team, ex AMR Working Group, has developed a white paper on the essential role of the dental team in reducing antibiotic resistance, with a supporting online library of resources, as well as a pledge with more thank 80 signatory NDAs. Given that dentists prescribe almost 10% of all antibiotics, oral health professionals need to be involved in the development and implementation of national action plans to counter antibiotic resistance. This Task Team reports to Science Committee.

CHAIR
Dr Wendy Thompson
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Prof. Dr Mahesh Verma
India
MEMBER
Dr Susie Sanderson
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Prof. Céline Pulcini
OBSERVER
Dr Leanne Teoh
Australia
Regional Continuing Education Task Team
CHAIR
Prof. William Cheung
Hong Kong SAR China
MEMBER
Prof. Dr Marzena Dominiak
Poland
Prof. Hande Şar Sancakli
Türkiye
MEMBER
Dr Meshari Faraj Alotaibi
Saudi Arabia
MEMBER
Dr Simon Ho Kam Yuen
Hong Kong SAR China
Sustainability in Dentistry Task Team

The Sustainability in Dentistry Task Team provides guidance and scientific expertise to ensure sound implementation of the Sustainability in Dentistry project, which aims to map out strategies and implement solutions to help reduce the environmental impact of dentistry and the dental industry.

CHAIR
Prof. Nicolas Martin
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Dr Mick Armstrong
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Assist. Prof. Duygu Ilhan
Türkiye
MEMBER
Dr Steven Mulligan
United Kingdom
MEMBER
Dr Hasan Jamal
Saudi Arabia
MEMBER
Asst. Professor Donna Hackley
United States of America
Toothbrushing Consensus Recommendations Task Team
Member
Prof. Paulo Melo
Portugal
Member
Assoc. Prof. Elham Kateeb
State of Palestine
Member
Dr Makiko Iwasaki
Japan
Member
Prof. Mariana Minatel Braga
Brazil
Member
Prof. Anne-Marie Glenny
United Kingdom
Member
Prof. Tanya Walsh
United Kingdom
Whole Body Health Task Team
Chair
Prof. Iain Chapple
United Kingdom
Member
Dr Graham Lloyd-Jones
Member
Dr Sara El Khadra
United Arab Emirates
Whole Mouth Health Task Team

The Whole Mouth Health phase II Task Team provides guidance and expertise to deliver advocacy support to National Dental Associations in implementing the FDI Vision 2030.

CHAIR
Prof. Manu Mathur
India
Dr Rob Beaglehole
New Zealand
Dr Shaili Pradhan
Nepal
Dr Shiamaa Al Mashhadani
United Arab Emirates