What We Do

The Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) answers questions (by phone and email) from the medical device industry and consumers of medical devices and radiation-emitting electronic products. In addition, DICE develops educational resources for the FDA website to help the medical device industry understand FDA regulations and policies.

How We Can Help You

If you have a question about a medical device topic, we may be able to help you. Please contact us! We will respond to your question within 3-4 days (excluding weekends and holidays).

Mission Statement

To educate our stakeholders with understandable and accessible science-based regulatory information about medical devices and radiation-emitting electronic products.

Our stakeholders include the medical device industry, consumers, patients, healthcare providers, FDA colleagues, and other Federal, State, and local government agencies.

To achieve our mission, we stay current on regulatory issues and new scientific advances, anticipate our stakeholder needs and ensure that the information we disseminate is accurate, timely, and appropriately targeted for each audience.

Vision Statement

Our stakeholders always have accurate, timely, targeted, and useful educational information about medical devices and radiation-emitting electronic products.

DICE correspondence constitutes an informal communication that represents the best judgment at the time of the communication, but does not constitute an advisory opinion, does not necessarily represent the formal position of FDA, and does not bind or otherwise obligate or commit the agency to the views expressed.