Date: September 1, 2025 (Monday)
Venue: Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta, Bali, Indonesia

Theme for 2025

"Driving Transformation, Delivering Outcomes: Asia's Response to the Bangkok Declaration"

Organizers and Structure

Local Organizing Committee (LOC):

Indonesian Association of Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry (IPKESGIMI)

Chairman (LOC):

Dr. Melissa Adiatman (Indonesia)

Program Chair:

Prof. Hiroshi Ogawa (Niigata University, ACDOM Organizing Committee)

Local Organising Committee Members:

• Dr. Lisdrianto Hanindriyo (Indonesia)
• Dr. Iwan Dewanto (Indonesia)

ACDOM Secretariat:

• Dr. Raksanan Karawekpanyawong (Thailand)
• Dr. Hikaru Okubo (Japan)

List of Participants

Participating Countries (18):

Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Hong Kong SAR

Participating Organizations:

• WHO Headquarters (Switzerland)
• WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (SEARO, India)
• WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO, Philippines)
• WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Health Education and Research, Mahidol University, Thailand
• WHO Collaborating Centre for Translation of Oral Health Science, Niigata University, Japan
• The Borrow Foundation (United Kingdom)

Summary

The 15th Asian Chief Dental Officers Meeting (ACDOM 2025) was held in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme "Driving Transformation, Delivering Outcomes: Asia's Response to the Bangkok Declaration."
The meeting gathered Chief Dental Officers from 18 countries across Asia, along with WHO representatives from Headquarters, WPRO, and SEARO. Participants discussed strategies to accelerate the implementation of the Global Oral Health Action Plan and to sustain national progress aligned with the Bangkok Declaration.
Country reports were presented by Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and others, highlighting key achievements and challenges in national action plan implementation. The meeting concluded with a strong commitment to strengthen regional collaboration and advance oral health integration within primary health care systems across Asia.