12th September has been declared as World Oral Health day by the FDI (World Dental Federation) in order to support the improvement of oral health worldwide.

As World Oral Health Day will be celebrated for the first time this year in 2008, the FDI has decided to use the occasion to raise general awareness about oral health and World Oral Health Day.

Why 12 September?

1. It is the most common month for existing Oral Health Days around the world. 2. The birthday of Dr Charles Godon, founder of the FDI, falls on 12 September 1854. 3. The day is the anniversary of the groundbreaking World Health Organization's International Conference on Primary Health Care at Alma Ata, which took place on 12 September 1978.

For more information, go to the FDI website