ISOMA — International Sports Oral Medicine Association

Vision & Mission

The starting point for everything that follows: a professional society that establishes oral medicine as a natural, evidence-based part of elite sport care.

Oral health is an integral factor in health and performance — yet structurally underrepresented in elite sports medicine.

What sets ISOMA apart

Principles embedded structurally from day one — not as a declaration of intent, but as constitutional principle.

01 · Structure

Genuine interdisciplinarity

Physicians and dentists as full voting members — not as guests or advisors. Disciplinary parity across the board and all committees.

02 · Focus

Elite sport comes first

Load and recovery profiles of elite athletes as the starting point — not generic prevention messaging.

03 · Enforcement

Binding standards, not self-declaration

Standards backed by a defined audit and review mechanism. Certification tied to recurring quality assurance, not a one-off statement.

04 · Foundation

Evidence & salutogenesis

Recommendations graded through a transparent evidence-rating system. Focused on preserving health, not only on reactive repair.

How standards become binding

Self-defined quality criteria move through a structured cycle — with clearly defined intervals, not a one-time declaration.

Introduction

Standard development

Education

Curriculum & training

Implementation

Day-to-day care

Certification

& recertification

↻ recurring by design — never a one-off process

Governance principles

The structure is designed to safeguard these differentiators from day one.

→Disciplinary parity — enshrined in the constitution, across the board and the scientific advisory council.
→An independent audit committee — with clearly defined powers of intervention for quality assurance.
→Transparent standard development — following a structured, documented process.
→An international membership base as the starting point, with regional chapters as a later stage of growth.

Next steps

The path from idea to a founded professional society.

Step 1

Identify and approach an international founding circle — physicians and dentists across several countries and regions.

Step 2

Draft an initial constitution based on the strategic positioning paper.

Step 3

Clarify the legal form and founding seat.

Step 4

Define the first training or congress format as a visible launch signal.