News & Events

The latest news from the EFP as well as details of its forthcoming events and those of its affiliated national societies of periodontology.

Perio Workshop

The aim of Perio Workshop 2019 is to develop an evidence-based guideline on periodontal therapy to provide dentists and other oral-healthcare professionals with precise therapeutic pathways.

Perio Master Clinic

The EFP Perio Master Clinic is the premier forum for the promotion of clinical excellence in emerging and important clinical challenges in our specialty.

EFP Perio Sessions

One of the EFP’s key aims is to provide high-value scientific knowledge about periodontology and implant dentistry to the dental community around the world.

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Periodontitis linked to

COVID-19 complications

01 Apr 2021

Panos N. Papapanou takes the helm as editor-in-chief of Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Categories: Communication, Institutional, Science

30 Mar 2021

First issue of EFP Alumni magazine Perio Life is published

Categories: Communication, Education

30 Mar 2021

Maurizio Tonetti looks back on 15 years as JCP editor-in-chief

Categories: Communication, Institutional, Science

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For patients

The Oral Health & Gum Hub offers a wealth of information to patients about gum health and gum disease, oral hygiene and dental implants, the steps to take to prevent disease, and the treatments that are available to you if you do have gingivitis, periodontitis, or peri-implant disease.

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Perio & Caries

The EFP has released a new animation for the Perio & Caries campaign, focusing on the role of dental biofilm in causing both dental caries and periodontal disease. It is available in 10 languages.

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Covid-19 safety protocol and survey

The EFP has developed a safety protocol with a set of infographics to help dental practices to keep Covid-19 at bay before, during, and after treating the patient, and a survey for periodontists and dental hygienists to find out how they have been impacted by the pandemic.

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EuroPerio10

The world’s leading congress in periodontology.

It is a great pleasure to invite you to EuroPerio10 in Copenhagen 2022. The triennial EuroPerio congress has established itself as the world’s leading congress in periodontology and implant dentistry.

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The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting awareness of periodontal science and the importance of gum health. Its guiding vision is “Periodontal health for a better life.”

Founded in 1991, the EFP is a federation of 37 national periodontal societies that represents more than 16,000 periodontists, dentists, researchers and oral-health professionals from Europe and around the world. It pursues evidence-based science in periodontal and oral health, promoting events and campaigns aimed at both professionals and the public.

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