Council of European Dentists (CED)

The Council of European Dentists (CED), representing over 340,000 dentists across Europe, welcomes the European Commissions ambition to foster innovation through the Digital Omnibus package. However, the healthcare and dental profession is built on a foundation of unwavering patient confidentiality.

The Council of European Dentists (CED), representing over 350,000 dentists across Europe, welcomes the Commissions proposal to amend the Medical Devices Regulation. In particular, the CED supports the elimination of the five-year validity period for certificates, viewing it as a significant step toward reducing the administrative burden on manufacturers.

The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the Commissions envisioned review of the rules for medical devices. We fully share the goal of ensuring patient safety while supporting innovation and competitiveness. But in practice, the way the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) is being implemented is causing serious problems.

The Council of European Dentists (CED) is a European not-for-profit association representing over 340,000 dentists across Europe. Established in 1961, CED comprises 33 national dental associations from 31 European countries, all of which share a collective commitment to upholding the highest standards of dental care across the European Union (EU).

The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the European Commission’s Proposal for a Regulation on AI to establish a legal framework on AI Systems and believes it to be a step in the right direction in the EU’s effort to categorize AI applications according to risk and acceptability. As in other sectors, AI is also increasingly applied in healthcare, and dentistry is no exception.

The Council of European Dentists (CED), a European not-for-profit association representing 340,000 dentists across Europe welcomes the European Commission’s Proposal for European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation. It is important to ensure that the proposal and its future implementation are truly workable and beneficial for healthcare professionals (HCPs), dentists included.

The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the assessment by the European Commission on the need for a legislative proposal on the European Health Data Space (EHDS). A robust and secure EHDS is long overdue and has the potential to create new ways to communicate between health care professionals and patients and to empower the latter.

In line with the Council of European Dentists (CED)s position on the Recognition of Dental Professional Qualifications acquired in Third Countries, as well as the 2023 Commission Recommendation on the recognition of qualifications of third-country nationals, the CED underscores the importance of improving existing EU automatic recognition of basic dental qualifications listed under Annex V.3.2 of Directive…

The Council of European Dentists (CED), representing over 340 000 dentists across Europe, acknowledges the importance of strengthening the transparency and accountability of skills, whether acquired throughout undergraduate dental training, including clinical or theoretical skills, postgraduate training or continuing professional development (CPD).

In line with the initial consultation on the development of the EU Safe Heart Plan in September 2025, the Council of European Dentists (CED) strongly commends the launch of the initiative on the early detection and screening of cardiovascular diseases.

The CED continues supporting the proactive and effective phase down of dental amalgam in Europe. Nevertheless, in light of the European Commission (EC) proposal for the revision of the Mercury Regulation ((EU) 2017/852), we would like to express several considerations, important for patients, dental care delivery and the dental profession.

To enable effective cross-border communication, the regulation central terminology services will be provided by the Commission, enabling Member States to provide mappings and translations to and from coding systems and values used in the exchange of personal electronic health data (Article 3). However, this technical requirement highlights the risk of a loss of essential clinical detail.

The Council of European Dentists (CED) welcomes the European Commission's draft implementing regulation as a significant step towards establishing a secure and interoperable identification mechanism for cross-border health data exchange.