FEDCAR
This summer in the EU the EU4Health 2021-2027 programme has been called to focus on preventive health, while at the international level the World Health Organisation (WHO) has just started to organise a new consultation (12 August/16 September) to complete its Global Oral Health Action Plan.
The plan will be applicable from 2023 to 2030.
Read moreThe Association for Dental Education in Europe (A.D.E.E.) and the Federation of European Dental Regulators (F.E.D.C.A.R.) welcome the W.H.A.’s adoption on 24 May of the global oral health strategy. They look forward to feeding the W.H.O.’s consultation in the coming weeks that will lay the ground for the Action Plan in charge of detailing and implementing this strategy in the very diverse national context of the 194 Member States of the World Health Assembly.
Read moreHealthcare Professionals Crossing Borders (HPCB) is an informal partnership of professional healthcare regulators.
Its purpose is to support patient safety in Europe through effective regulation across borders. It works in the context of free movement of healthcare professionals in Europe. In its last newsletter an article reverts on the modernization of quality-insurance that is targeted by the EU Commission in its European Strategy of Universities published in January and commented by Education Ministers in April.
The article is available here.
PROFESSIONS IN GROWING NUMBERS
dentists: 400,000 in practice
dental assistants: 480,000
dental hygienists: 45,000
dental technicians: 150,000
other dental auxiliaries (dental therapist, clinical dental technician, dental assistant…) : 45,000
(source : Observatoire Prospectif des Métiers et des Qualifications dans les Professions Libérales)
Read moreIn France, the Observatoire Prospectif des Métiers et des Qualifications dans les Professions Libérales published in November 2021 a -well detailed- study – on “The dental team in Europe ».
From the comparison of France with 6 countries (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Romania, United Kingdom) appears the obvious : the national organization of the healthcare covering and of the out-of-pocket costs is the determining criterion for the organization, size and profitability of a more or less extended dental team.
In that context the study identifies 3 basic trends :
Read moreWe bring together European orders and bodies responsible for the regulation, the registration and the supervision of dental practitioners. We share information and good practices on the regulation of dentists and aim at promoting common positions to the EU legislator regarding initiatives and legislation at European level which affect the regulation of dental professionals.
FEDCAR is the Federation of Europeen Dental Competent Autorities and Regulators bringing together European chambers, councils and public bodies responsible for the regulation, the registration and the supervision of dental practitioner.
Following informal meetings since 2000, FEDCAR – under the former name of “CODE” – was formally created on the 3rd April 2004 by the Roma Declaration.
The mission of Regulators and Competent Authorities is to ensure at the domestic level that practitioners cope with their professional duty and deontology.
Contrary to associations or trades, Regulators and Competent Authorities in FEDCAR deal with any practitioner whatever is the form of his or her exercise: company, independent worker, employed worker in hospital or in university, general practitioner or specialist.
FEDCAR’s objectives are:
Our Code of Conduct details this threefold concern.
The Code is available on a permanent basis on this site (see the sections at the beginning of the web-site).
We also share information and good practices on the regulation of dentists and we aim to develop opinions and statements on new initiatives and legislation at European level which affect the regulation of dental professionals.
In 2016 our position-paper regards the risks associated with the use of tooth whitening without dental supervision in Europe.
In 2017 our position-papers regard :
On an individual basis, members have also participated to Healthcare Professionals Crossing Borders‘ initiatives that led to the Portugal Agreement in 2007 and to the major Edinburgh Agreement in 2005 focussing on registration and disciplinary information exchange between health regulators.
FEDCAR’s Secretariat is located in Brussels, hosted by the French Chamber of Dentists.
FEDCAR holds two plenary meetings a year: a Spring meeting in the country which holds the Presidency and an Autumn meeting in Paris.
For further information on FEDCAR & on the conditions for joining it, please contact:
info@fedcar.eu.
President of FEDCAR for 2022
PRESIDENTE DELLA COMMISSIONE ALBO ODONTOIATRI DI AOSTA
Vice-President of Medical College of Luxemburg
Vice-President of French Dental Chamber
Dr Nikoll Deda
President
info@ussh.org.al
Mme Aurélie Somer
Président du Conseil de l’art dentaire
Expert Coordination stratégique des Professions de santé
aurelie.somer@health.fgov.be
Steinberg Pascale
pascale.steinberg@sante.belgique.be
Prim. Muhić
stom.komora@lsinter.net
Jasminka Polic
Secretary General
hkd@hkdm.hr
Dr Marie-Anne Baudui-Maurel
Vice-President in charge of Europe
marie-anne.baudoui-maurel@oncd.org
Zsolt Bélteki
Head of Department (Migration and Human Resources Methodology)
belteki.zsolt@enkk.hu
Dr Massimo Ferrero
Delegato
ferreromassimo@virgilio.it
Dr Tom Ulveling
Chargé des Relations avec la FEDCAR
tulvelin@pt.lu
Dr David Muscat
President
empire@maltanet.net
Dr Bruno Michel Fissore
fissore@monaco.mc
Matjaž Gorkič
Staš Stanislav Naglič
Members
Anja.Bergant@zzs-mcs.si
Dr. Miguel Angel López-Andrade Jurado
Past Chair of FEDCAR
consejo@infomed.es
Patrick Kavanagh
Policy Manager
pkavanagh@gdc-uk.org
Sara Schrøder
Chefkonsulent, tandlæge (Dental Officer)
saps@sst.dk
Heidi Therese Nordstrøm
Senior Adviser/ seniorrådgiver/ jurist & avdeling autorisasjon
Frédéric Berthoud
Coordinator for diplomas recognition
frederic.berthoud@bbt.admin.ch
Nadine Facchinetti
Lic. en Droit, LL.M.
Suppléante de la responsable de Division
Responsable du projet LPMéd
nadine.facchinetti@bag.admin.ch
“Compliance with the professional rules regarding, in particular, the independence, dignity and honor of the profession, professional secrecy and fairness towards clients and other members of the profession” is a principle that is recognized by the EU judge and that is encouraged by the EU legislator.
The FEDCAR’s members have therefore agreed with common rules of conduct that should run a dentist’s professional activity anywhere in Europe.
EU Office
Conseil national de l’ordre des chirurgiens-dentistes
Chambre française de commerce et de l’industrie
8 avenue des Arts
1210 Bruxelles – Belgium – +32 2 506 88 44
