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President

Dr Hilary Cooray

The Commonwealth Dental Association
is supported by the Commonwealth Foundation

CDA is an association of Dental Organisations, formed in 1990, which aims to improve dental and oral health in Commonwealth Countries by raising the skills of practitioners and increasing awareness of oral health.
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Report on 6th Triennial at Singapore 2009

Exec Secretary

Dr Sam Thorpe

Aims and Activities: "To develop and promote strategies to improve oral health care; to encourage the training of appropriate personnel, to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas, professional information and the emerging concept of oral health; to address problems of professional isolation in the non-industrialised Commonwealth countries; to stimulate continuing professional education."

Publications: CDA Bulletin; Oral Health in the Commonwealth (1991) - Relevance, Resources and Possibilities; Promotion of Oral Health in the African Region; Oral Health Policy Guidelines in Commonwealth Countries; Prevention of HIV/HBA Cross-Infection.

See Constitution    See News   See The Commonwealth Oral Health Statement   See The CDA Statement on Sugar and Dental Disease
See Survey of Dental Workforce in the Commonwealth 2007   See Commonwealth Statement on Oral Tobacco Use
See Nutrition Report to the 2007 CHMM     See Donation of Dental Journals