The sump-up has been prepared in early 2025 by academics (ADEE), advocates (Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe), professionals (CED), regulators (FEDCAR) and students (EDSA):
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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 ».
-The report will also aim to « identify gaps, issues or challenges in the implementation of the Directive » (i.a. on updating of Annex V, on implementation of the Alert Mechanism) and « to prepare the ground for future policy initiatives ».
CALENDAR
The Commission aims to have the first version of the draft report approximately in April 2025 and aims for publication approximately in June 2025.
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.
“Big Day for Oral Health in Europe.
Last Tuesday, we, Dr Andriukaitis & Dr Kulja, had the privilege of co-hosting an important discussion on “A Better Oral Health at the Cross-Road of the EU agenda”.
Together with a representative of the EU Commission we gathered for the first time in the European Parliament key voices to tackle all the aspects relating to Oral Health, from the prevention of oral diseases to the clinical training of dental students in Europe.
Lire la suiteThe EU has prepared the phasing out of dental amalgams.
New timeline agreed on 8 February 2024, following the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/1849 of 13 June 2024, enters into force on 1 January 2025. The consolidated version of the text is available here.
2 derogations are nevertheless planned.
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The dental care provided to the patient is governed by a code of ethics that must not vary according to the economic framework of the practice (see note 1).
Whether the dental clinic is part of a dental chain, a professional company or the sole property of a single practitioner, responsibility towards the patient must be identical.
FEDCAR recalls that the independence of professional judgment is a deontological principle protected by the European judge (see note 2) and the European legislator (see note 3).
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