Esteves-Pereira, Thaís CristinaSantana dos Santos, ErisonHanemann, João Adolfo CostaVargas, Pablo AgustinLopes, Márcio AjudarteVan Heerden, Willem Francois PetrusBissonnette, CarolinePanico, René LuisGonzález-Arriagada, Wilfredo AlejandroNava-Villalba, MarioGallagher, Karen Patricia DomínguezBologna-Molina, RonellSaldivia-Siracusa, CristinaWiriyakijja, PaswachRadhakrishnan, Raghu AnekalFarag, Arwa MohammadNagao, ToruHuang, Yu-FengRiordain, Richeal NiDiniz-Freitas, MárcioBertin, HéliosFarah, Camile S.Mosqueda-Taylor, AdalbertoPerez, Danyel Elias da CruzHunter, Keith DavidVilla, AlessandroSantos-Silva, Alan Roger2025-09-162025-01Esteves-Pereira, T.C., Santana dos Santos, E., Hanemann, J.A.C. et al. 2025, 'Mapping oral medicine (stomatology) & oral and maxillofacial pathology international organizations: a scoping review of global data and historical analysis', Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, vol. 139, no. 1 , pp. 42-63, doi : 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.07.016.2212-4403 (print)2212-4411 (online)10.1016/j.oooo.2024.07.016http://hdl.handle.net/2263/104334PRESENTATION : Preliminary results of this scoping review were presented in a poster entitled “Oral Medicine (Stomatology) & Oral Pathology international associations/societies: preliminary results of a scoping review” at the 48th Brazilian Congress of Oral Medicine (Stomatology) and Oral Pathology (2022). The full results of this scoping review were presented at the 50th Brazilian Congress of Oral Medicine (Stomatology) and Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (2024) in a poster entitled “Historical analysis of the international organizations of Oral Pathology and Medicine (Stomatology): a scoping review”.OBJECTIVES : To describe the historical evolution and dissemination of the Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology international societies and associations across the globe, and to provide insights into their significant contributions toward oral health promotion. STUDY DESIGN : This review was conducted in accordance with the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group guidance. The reporting followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). RESULTS : Search strategy was applied to 5 databases (MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS)) and grey literature (Google Scholar, Open Grey and ProQuest), as well as additional sources, such as organization websites. Eighty-nine sources were included in this review. Forty-six professional associations/societies were identified, of which 39 represented a country or geopolitical region, 2 represented continents, 2 represented multinational organizations and 3 multinational study groups. CONCLUSIONS : Documentation of the historical establishment and development of Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology organizations worldwide is limited and describing these processes remains challenging. Analysis of global data reveals heterogeneous development and distribution, resulting in disparities in accessibility and standardization. Further efforts toward oral health promotion should be implemented.en© 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, vol. 139, no. 1 , pp. 42-63, 2025, doi : 10.1016/j.oooo.2024.07.016.Oral medicineInternational societies and associationsOral and maxillofacial pathology (OMP)Oral health promotionEstablishment and developmentPostprint Article