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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
