“Trends in the financialisation of outpatient care across OECD countries“, as published on 21 May 2025, report that certain outpatient specialities and services are under the focus of financialisation.
Dentistry is on the top of them, say the stats, before ophthalmology, outpatient radiology, and laboratories.
Hereafter is the press-release agreed by MEPs Dr Andriukaitis & Dr Kulja regarding the event they co-hosted in the European Parliament on Tuesday 8 April 2025.
From the recently published Minutes of the on-line meeting of 12-13 December 2024 of the Group of Coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications (GoC), it appears that :
PURPOSE
-The purpose of the report will be « to assess all relevant aspects of the updated Directive », including « the effectiveness and efficiency of the Directive ».
FEDCAR is the Federation of European Dental Competent Authorities and Regulators.
We bring together European orders and bodies -be it administrations like in Belgium or professional councils like in France- 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.
Spring meeting in Rome, May 2022, under the chair of the FNOMCeO/Federazione Nazionale degli Ordini dei Medici Chirurghi e degli Odontoiatri, along with the dean of the dental school of Rome and the chair of the association of dental education in Europe (ADEE).
FEDCAR members gathered in Trogir in May 2024, along with academics from the association of dental education in Europe (ADEE) and from the dental faculty of Split, under the chair of the Croatian Dental Chamber/Hrvatska komora dental medicine.
Spring meeting of FEDCAR in Funchal, May 2025, under the chairmanship of the dental regulator of Portugal, the Ordem dos medicos-dentistas, with new observers from Cyprus and Switzerland, and with our visiting colleague from the regulatory body of New-Zealand in charge of the recognition of EU qualifications.
About FEDCAR
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.
Our Objectives, Code & Position Papers
FEDCAR’s objectives are:
> To promote patient safety across Europe
> To promote a high standard of dental regulation and of dental care in Europe
> To contribute to the safe facilitation of dental professional mobility within the EU
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 regarded the risks associated with the use of tooth whitening without dental supervision in Europe.
In 2017 our position-papers regarded :
the use by dental regulators of the Alert Mechanism in Europe regarding sanctions adopted against a dental practitioner (in English and in French languages);
the exclusion of Public Health professions from the scope of application of draft Directive on a proportionality test before adoption of new regulation of professions, or alternatively, a more balanced approach in this draft Directive of the specificity of Public Health professions as the Legislator already did in other pieces of EU legislation (in English and in French languages).
FEDCAR’s Secretariat is located in Brussels, hosted by the French Chamber of Dentists.
FEDCAR holds its plenary meeting once a year in the country which holds the Presidency.
For further information on FEDCAR & on the conditions for joining it, please contact:
info@fedcar.eu.
Members of the FEDCAR board
Dr Hrvoje Pezo
Past-President of FEDCAR for 2024
Vice-president of FEDCAR for 2025
President of the Dental Chamber of Croatia / Hrvatska komora dentalne medicine
Dr Massimo Ferrero
General Secretary of FEDCAR
Former President for 2022
PRESIDENTE DELLA COMMISSIONE ALBO ODONTOIATRI DI AOSTA
Dr Miguel Pavão
Chair of FEDCAR
President of Portuguese Dental Chamber/ Ordem dos Médicos-Dentistas
Dr Françoise Gaillard-Fourcade
Treasurer of FEDCAR (June 2024)
Vice-President of French Dental Chamber (June 2024)
Mr David O’Flynn
Vice-president of FEDCAR
Registrar, Council of Dentists of Ireland
Country’s members & partners
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Albania
Order of dentists of Albania
Dr Nikoll Deda
President
info@ussh.org.al
Hungary
Egészségügyi Engedélyezési és Közigazgatási Hivatal
(Office of Health Authorisation and Administrative Procedures)
www.eekh.huZsolt Bélteki
Head of Department (Migration and Human Resources Methodology)
belteki.zsolt@enkk.hu
Spain
Illustro consejo general de odontologos y estomatologos de EspanaDr. Miguel Angel López-Andrade Jurado & Dr. Nacho Rodríguez Ruiz
Past Chair of FEDCAR
consejo@infomed.es
“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
