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About the Council
A private, international membership organisation that promotes dentistry and oral health through membership, conferences and continuing education.
Connect, communicate, collaborate
The World Dental Council was started to bring dentists and dental leaders together from around the world.
Our aim is to give every member high-quality continuing dental education through our education partners, conferences and webinars.
We work with dental professionals, organisations and education partners towards a world where oral health is recognised as part of overall health and where everyone can reach good dental care.
We are always here to mentor and guide our members.
Our objectives
Five aims guide everything we run for members.
Promote oral health
Raise awareness of how oral health affects wellbeing, and support prevention, education and access to care whatever a person's income or location.
Enhance dental education
Support continuous professional development through conferences, training and evidence-based practice, including new technology in teaching.
Encourage good practice
We expect every member to follow the ethical and professional standards set by the dental regulator in the country where they practise.
Share knowledge
Bring clinicians, institutions and industry together through conferences, workshops and courses across five regions.
Raise the profile of oral health
Speak up for oral health at our conferences and with partner organisations, so it has its place in wider health discussions.
Leadership
The Council is led by a President and three regional Vice Presidents.
Dr Monica Devendran
President
Dental graduate (India). Trained in International Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (Germany). Not practising dentistry in the UK.
Dr Gezim Gjura
Vice President, Europe
Dr Atef Ismail
Vice President, Middle East
Dr SB Sethurajan
Vice President, Asia
Membership body, not a regulator
We want every member and visitor to be clear about what the Council is.
- The World Dental Council is a private, international membership organisation. It promotes dentistry through membership, conferences, webinars and courses.
- It is not a statutory regulator or licensing body. It does not register, license or discipline dental professionals.
- It is not part of, or connected with, the General Dental Council (UK), any other national dental regulator, or the FDI World Dental Federation.
- Membership, directory listings and certificates confirm membership only. They are not a qualification or a licence to practise, and do not allow anyone to use a protected title.
- To practise in the UK, dental professionals must be registered with the General Dental Council. Members elsewhere must be registered with their own national regulator.
Join the World Dental Council
Become part of an international network of dentists, clinics and event organisers. Applications are reviewed by the membership team.