    
What is the Canadian 'Federal/Provincial/Territorial Dental Working Group'?
The Federal, Provincial and Territorial Dental Working Group (FPTDWG - formerly the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Dental Directors) is made up of the Senior Dental Consultant, Dental Advisor or Dental Director of each of the provinces and territories in Canada, as well as the Chief Dental Officer,Health Canada and the Dental Consultant for the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada.
The group is housed in the Non-Communicable Disease and Injury Prevention and Control Expert Group of the Pan-Canadian Public Health Network , reporting to the Network Council which is accountable to the Conference of F/P/T Deputy Ministers.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Dental Working Group (FPTDWG) is to enhance the effectiveness of public dental programs in order to improve the oral health of Canadians. The FPTDWG members meet periodically to discuss issues of mutual concern and to work on projects of a national nature.
Some of the projects that the organization has conducted include:
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Developing oral health questions for the 2003 Canadian Community Health Survey through StatCan, that will help in gathering common baseline oral health data.
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Compiling a submission to the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada.
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Developing a Canadian Oral Health Strategy
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