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tion and change management — con- ceded there is a need to establish a broad alliance of key influencers and decision-makers to effect fundamen- tal change across health systems and in individual behavior in order to eradicate caries worldwide by 2020. Departing from this objective, the FDI World Dental Federation embarked upon a global consultation process to assess the potential chal- lenges and impact of introducing a preventive model to existing systems for caries management. The most recent seminar took place at the 2010 AEEDC Confer- ence Program: Dr. Julian Fisher, FDI associate director of education and Representatives from the FDI World Dental Federation, including Dr. Roberto Vianna, FDI president, were recently in Dubai for the 2010 UAE International Dental Conference & Arab Dental Exhibition (AEEDC Dubai), where they participated in the AEEDC Conference Program, the Gulf Cooperation Council Preventive Dentistry Conference and the 7th Annual Arab-Asian Scientific Dental Alliance, introducing the FDI Global Caries Initiative to key opinion lead- ers of the Gulf Region. The Global Caries Initiative (GCI) was first conceived during the Rio Caries Conference in July 2009, where conference attendees — including leading experts in epidemiology, cariology, dental education, preven- FDI explores preventive dentistry at 2010 AEEDC Dubai FDI World Dental Federation introduces the Global Caries Initiative to the Gulf Region as part of a global consultation process The FDI World Dental Federa- tion is participating in an official review of the WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide, together with the Organization for Safety and Asep- sis Procedures (OSAP), Internation- al Federation of Dental Educators and Associations (IFDEA) and other leading global medical profession associations. Patient safety is an emerging dis- cipline, aiming to reduce harm to patients caused by health care and to identify opportunities for improv- ing patient outcomes. According to the WHO Research Priority Setting Working Group on Patient Safety, tens of millions of patients world- wide suffer disabling injuries or death due to unsafe medical care every year. The multi-professional WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide was first published in 2009 to pro- vide medical schools with guidelines for teaching patient safety, and has since been downloaded by more than 1000 institutions in 100 coun- tries. In growing recognition of the harms caused by health care, the WHO initiated a review of the Guide and invited the FDI World Dental Federation to participate as a pri- mary partner in the project, together with the International Council of Midwives and other members of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA), International Council of Nurses, International Pharmaceuti- cal Federation and World Medical Association. Professors Takashi Inoue and Nermin Yamalik, of the FDI Education Committee, will be contributing to the review. Details are expected to be finalized during a consensus meeting at the 2010 OSAP Annual Symposium in June. FDI FDI teams up with OSAP to improve global patient safety standards FDI Corporate Partners Meeting in Chicago congress venues, progress on the Global Caries Initiative and a sum- mary of internal process improve- ments across the organization. Alexander reminded partici- pants of the critical importance of partnership between the FDI World Dental Federation and the dental industry, encouraging an “open dialogue, which strength- ens our relationship and brings mutual benefits to both parties.” The presentations portion of the meeting included a financial review by Jerome Estignard, FDI director of finance and operations, who summarized the 2009 year- end results and budget forecasts for 2010 and beyond. The annual FDI Corporate Part- ners Meeting is held in the first quarter of each year, alternating venues between the Chicago Den- tal Society Midwinter Meeting and the International Dental Show in Cologne, Germany. FDI The annual FDI Corporate Partners Meeting took place at the end of February during the 145th Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. FDI President Dr. Rober- to Vianna opened the meeting, welcoming and thanking FDI cor- porate partners for their unwaver- ing support, particularly in view of the economic challenges still affecting businesses worldwide. Joining the FDI president at the meeting were FDI President-Elect Dr. Orlando Monteiro da Silva; Councillor Dr. Kathryn Kell; Exec- utive Director Dr. David Alexan- der; and other full-time FDI pro- fessional staff from the finance, communications and congress departments. Alexander presented a detailed report of ongoing FDI activities and achievements in 2009, includ- ing the introduction of a new FDI website, preparations for the 2010 Annual World Dental Congress in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, future (Photo/Mike Liu, DTI) (Photo/Daniel Zimmermann, DTI) g continued , ‘FDI explores …’

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