Following debate and discussion prompted by a focused, day long pre-ORCA Symposium in July 2015, the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future Pan-European Chapter, the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe, the European Association of Dental Public Health and the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) have agreed this statement on the future needs for caries epidemiology and surveillance in Europe. Each organisation agreed to support the publication of the Statement, make it available on their Organisation’s websites and strive to implement its recommendations.