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CED General Meeting in Brussels re-elects Board of Directors, updates policy on dental amalgam, welcomes adoption of Professional Qualifications Directive
During the CED General Meeting on 22 November 2013, CED Members re-elected the CED Treasurer and three Directors, adopted a CED Position on the Minamata Convention concerning dental amalgam, updated CED Resolutions on responsible practice and on dental amalgam and welcomed the final adoption of the revised Professional Qualifications Directive.
28/11/2013
Ahead of European Oral Health Day: Oral Health and Tobacco
The Council of European Dentists (CED) will celebrate the European Oral Health Day on 12 September 2013. This year’s Day will focus on the theme of ‘Oral Health and Tobacco’. Tobacco is one of the greatest public health challenges the world faces today. Every year tobacco kills around 700,000 people. It is responsible for the […]
Tags: ORAL HEALTH
22/07/2013
CED General Meeting in Dublin adopts policy on Continuing Professional Development and proposed Tobacco Products Directive, confirms its position on medical devices legislation, decides on the theme of the European Oral Health Day 2013
Tags: CPD, MEDICAL DEVICES, ORAL HEALTH
28/05/2013
Healthcare Coalition calls for EU Data Protection Regulation to recognise the essential role of personal data in healthcare
The CED and other stakeholders composing the Healthcare Coalition on Data Protection issued on 29 January 2013 a joint statement and a press release expressing concerns on the potential negative impact of the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation on healthcare.
Tags: Data Protection
29/01/2013
CED-ADEE Joint Statement on Basic Dental Training
On 18 January 2013, CED and Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) issued a Joint Statement in connection to the Professional Qualifications Directive. The two called for basic dental training to be expressed not only in years (5 years of full-time study) but also in hours (5000 hours) and ECTS (300 ECTS). They also […]
18/01/2013
CED General Meeting in Brussels adopts eHealth policy, calls for responsible decisions on dental amalgam, supports changes to Professional Qualifications Directive
During the CED General Meeting on 23 November 2012, CED Members re-elected Dr. Wolfgang Doneus as the CED President, adopted a Resolution on eHealth and a draft Charter for Liberal Professions, and discussed issues including dental amalgam and the Professional Qualifications Directive.
23/11/2012
Survey on undesirable effects caused by tooth whitening or bleaching products
The CED is carrying out an annual survey to report to the European Commission on the undesirable effects caused by tooth whitening or bleaching products observed by dentists or reported by patients themselves. The first report will cover the period from 31 October 2012 to 31 October 2013. For further information see this link.
Tags: Tooth whitening
31/10/2012
Council of European Dentists celebrates World Oral Health Day
The Council of European Dentists (CED) is pleased to celebrate 12 September, the World Oral Health Day. On the occasion of the World Oral Health Day, European dentists stress that oral health strongly impacts and is impacted by our general health.
Tags: ORAL HEALTH
12/09/2012
Healthy mouth, healthy living, healthy ageing event in the European Parliament
On 26 June 2012 the Council of European Dentists (CED) organised a debate on oral and general health in the European Parliament in Brussels. CED President Dr. Wolfgang Doneus and chair of CED Working Group Oral Health Dr. Paula Vassallo lead the discussion. Frauke Müller, professor and chair for gerodontology at the University of Geneva […]
Tags: ORAL HEALTH
20/06/2012
CED General Meeting in Copenhagen: Professional Qualifications Directive, medical devices legislation, nitrogen sedation
CED General Meeting which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 11 and 12 May 2012, unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the use of nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in dentistry. CED members also adopted a position paper on the European Commission’s proposal to amend the Professional Qualifications Directive and again called for enhancing reporting obligations of […]
Tags: EDUCATION, MEDICAL DEVICES, PQD
11/05/2012
CED: The voice of dentists and oral health in Europe for 50 years
Representatives of the CED, meeting in Brussels on 18 November 2011 for a regular 6-monthly General Meeting , commemorated the 50th anniversary of the CED. CED President Dr Wolfgang Doneus recalled that the CED, established as the Dental Liaison Committee in 1961, evolved over the years into a fully autonomous political body, providing an authentic […]
Tags: Amalgam, Infection Control, ORAL HEALTH
18/11/2011
Joint statement of the European sectoral professions on Directive 2005/36/EC
On 7 November 2011, the European umbrella organisations of the seven sectoral professions (dentists, doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, veterinarians and architects) issued a joint statement on the modernisation of the Professional Qualifications Directive (2005/36/EC), setting out the fundamental principles the Commission should take into consideration when preparing the legislative proposal for the modernisation.
07/11/2011
CED welcomed decision on regulation of tooth whitening products in the EU
According to a decision by the Council of the European Union on 20 September 2011, the use of tooth whitening products containing more than 0.1% of hydrogen peroxide will only be allowed after clinical examination and first treatment by a dentist. The CED welcomed the decision as an important step towards ensuring patient safety and […]
Tags: Tooth whitening
21/09/2011
Joint statement of the European sectoral professions on the Directive 2005/36/EC
On 15 March 2011, the CED and the European umbrella organisations of the other six sectoral professions (doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, veterinarians and architects) issued a joint statement, warning against the undermining of the training requirements and the weakening of the standards for access to the professions in the modernisation of the Directive on the […]
15/03/2011
CED General Meeting met in Brussels on 19 November 2010
CED members elected a new Board of Directors, adopted a resolution on dental amalgam and established a new CED Working Group on oral health
Tags: Amalgam, ORAL HEALTH
19/11/2010
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