Mission

 

With the exclusion of all aims of profit-making,
the aims and objectives of the Federation are as follows:

• To represent, promote and participate with other organisation in areas that may affect the professional and commercial interests of the independent (self-employed) dental technicians and dental laboratory owners on European and International levels
• To protect and respect the national characteristics of the vocational practice, if these have a legal base in the respective country of the member
• To maintain and develop relations between associations representing those working in dental laboratories, dental surgeries and the dental trade in the spirit of collaboration and mutual understanding
• To represent out organisation with International and European organisations and National Governments and organisations.
• To develop the training and education of Laboratory owners, independent Dental Technicians (self-employed), and dental technicians employed by dental laboratories.

 

FEPPD informs its members of:

• the dental devices market within EU and the occurring global changes
• the implementation of the new medical devices directive
• the harmonization of EU-legislation
• the funding opportunities within EU

 

Currently FEPPD focuses on:

• the transparency and safety for the patients by providing them with the information about their rights
• increasing the market awareness about dangerous materials in dental alloys (like beryllium, nickel and polymers)
• correct understanding and implementation of directives on custom made medical devices: the following up and lobbying after the revision of the MDD 93/42
• higher standard in professional vocational training for FEPPD’s members on the European level

 

Due to its close relation to the UEAPME and the NORMAPME (two organisations representing small and medium enterprises in the whole of Europe), the FEPPD also got the opportunity to represent with its expertise on the European Health Care level