The ICD International Council meets annually to set policy directives for ICD Global. They direct the growth and spread of influence of ICD around the world. The Secretary General and ICD Global Office team are responsible for implementing the directives and policies of the Council.
The International Council is the signature institution and umbrella organization for the worldwide membership and Sections. In the Council, the true international nature of International College of Dentists is evident. The members of the Council include the International Officers and Councilors who represent ICD’s Sections and Regions in over 140 countries around the world.
ICD International Council Officers 2025-2026
Secretariat
Secretary General | Joseph Kenneally | Maine, USA |
Secretary General Emeritus | Robert E. Brady | Maryland, USA |
Councilors
SECTION I USA | Margot Culotta-Norton | Washington D.C., USA |
Ronald Heier | Pennsylvania, USA | |
R. Donald Hoffman | Pennsylvania, USA | |
Jim Setterberg | Colorado, USA | |
Charles L. Smith | West Virginia, USA | |
Ira Titunik | New York, USA | |
SECTION II CANADA | Gordon Thompson | Alberta, Canada |
SECTION III MEXICO | J. Antonio Bello | Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico |
SECTION IV SOUTH AMERICA | Elena Kavaliauskis | Montevideo, Uruguay |
SECTION V EUROPE | Walter van Driel | Voorschoten, Netherlands |
Mark Wright | Surrey, UK | |
SECTION VI INDIA, SRI LANKA, NEPAL | Anil Kohli | New Delhi, India |
SECTION VII JAPAN | Masashi Miyazaki | Tokyo, Japan |
SECTION VIII AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH PACIFIC | David Crum | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Rick Sawers | Adelaide, SA, Australia | |
SECTION IX PHILIPPINES | Hermogenes P. Villareal | Muntinlupa City, Philippines |
SECTION X MIDDLE EAST | Cedric P. Haddad | Beirut, Lebanon |
SECTION XI KOREA | Jae-Yoon Kim | Incheon, Korea |
SECTION XII CHINESE TAIPEI | Kenny Lee | Taipei, Taiwan |
SECTION XIII CHINA | Xuedong Zhou | Chengdu, China |
SECTION XIV | Thin Naing Oo | Mandalay, Myanmar |
SECTION XV | Kim Chuan How | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
SECTION XX | Martha Mutis | New York, USA |
Speaker of the Council | Peter P. Korch | Pennsylvania, USA |