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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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