AIFF, IASD-IDA sign three-year MoU to strengthen oral healthcare in Indian football

The partnership aims to integrate structured oral healthcare into the football ecosystem through preventive care, education, and referral support. The MoU formalises a collaboration that has already moved into implementation.

At the AIFF-FIFA Telangana Talent Academy, athletes with identified oral health concerns have been referred for treatment through a designated dental institution. This week, a team of IASD-IDA sports dentists are on a visit to the AIFF-FIFA Odisha Talent Academy in Bhubaneswar to conduct.

What Happened

The initiative has been designed as a continuum of care rather than a one-time screening exercise. Through IASD's flagship Krida Danta Suraksha – Champions' Winning Smiles programme, the partnership will combine dental assessments with oral health education, dental trauma and avulsion management.

• Through this partnership with IASD-IDA, we are taking another meaningful step towards providing our players, especially young girls, with access to specialised healthcare, while also building awareness and preventive practices across the Indian football.

• It will also support coach and staff education, the deployment of trained sports dentists at selected events, the development of standard operating procedures for dental emergencies, research, and evidence-based best practices for oral healthcare.

• Over the three-year period, the programme will progressively expand across AIFF academies, national team camps and other football initiatives.

What Reports Say

Coverage of the story so far points to:

• Continued reporting by All India Football Federation as more details emerge