Talk to a Dentist

Launched on World Oral Health Day 2022, the Talk to a Dentist programme is an initiative where FDI offers guidance and funding to National Dental Associations (NDAs) to enable them to provide dental care to communities with limited access.

The programme is for both adults and children and has two essential components:

1. Advice about how to adopt a good oral hygiene routine

2. Dental check-ups, application of preventive measures, and provision of basic dental treatment – at no cost for beneficiaries of the programme.

Focusing on treatment, the programme successfully launched workshops with NDAs in Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

400,000 people reached within rural areas

60,000 people treated on-site

Grassroots efforts of NDAs helped to further expand the impact of the programme.

5 million media reach 300,000 parents and teachers trained