Context
This partnership reflects FDI’s longstanding
involvement in caries prevention and management.
Over the years, FDI has produced a range of
documents advocating for a global paradigm shift
from a so-called “curative”, restorative approach to
caries to an approach focused on prevention and
disease control. These form the foundation of the
present White Paper:
Over a decade ago (2002)
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, FDI General
Assembly approved a Policy Statement on
“Minimal Intervention in the Management
of Dental Caries” which recognized that “an
operative (‘surgical’) approach should only
be used when specifically indicated, e.g.,
when cavitation is such that the lesion cannot
be arrested, or when there are aesthetic or
functional requirements