Periodontics
08/21/2019

FDI survey anticipates more registered periodontal specialists and periodontology associations

The Global Periodontal Health Project (GPHP), an initiative of FDI World Dental Federation (FDI), issued its first survey on periodontal health in 2017, providing insights from FDI’s National Dental Associations (NDAs).

Two years later, in 2019, the follow-up survey was rolled out to monitor the evolution of the state of periodontal health awareness worldwide.

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. Thirty-nine countries participated in both surveys, i.e. more than half repeated participation.

Download full report of GPHP 2019 NDA follow-up survey

Explore the results of the survey

Image
FDI project_GPHP

Download infographic of GPHP 2019 NDA follow-up survey

Improving periodontal health outcomes worldwide

Gum health is often overlooked during daily oral health routines. Periodontal diseases, including gingivitis and periodontitis are among humanity’s most common diseases, affecting up to 50% of the adult population worldwide. Periodontal health is essential to general health and key to securing quality of life and well-being at every stage of life.

FDI’s Global Periodontal Health Project (GPHP) was launched in 2015 to reduce the burden of periodontal disease by raising awareness of its impact and engaging the public, oral health and other health professionals, educators, and policymakers in promoting periodontal health.

Find out more...

The Global Periodontal Health Project raises awareness of periodontal disease and provides practical tools to engage the public, health professionals and policymakers to help reduce the burden.

Global Periodontal Health Project

Related news
  • FDI World Oral Health Campus webinar
    10/23/2020
    The road to optimal periodontal health: register for our second webinar in the three-part series
  • FDI_webinar
    06/04/2020
    FDI webinar on 25 June details path to optimal periodontal health
  • FDI celebration_Gum Health Day
    05/12/2020
    Gum health expert Prof. Lijian Jin says no to bleeding gums on Gum Health Day