February 26, 2021 -- One-third of countries around the globe have granted dentists permission to administer COVID-19 vaccines as part of national rollouts, according to results from a survey released on February 24 from the FDI World Dental Federation's COVID-19 Task Team. FDI is now calling on more countries to give dentists the greenlight to give COVID-19 vaccines. "Efforts should be made to enable dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines when possible within national legislation and regulations, and with minimal disruption to oral healthcare services," Dr. Gerhard Konrad Seeberger, FDI's president, said in a press release. The survey was completed by 57 national dental associations from around the world.