(Re) Accreditation Process

Before any application to be reviewed by the EFP, the graduate program in periodontology seeking EFP recognition must comply with a series of quality standards.

The standards are defined in general terms, followed by more specific, concrete requirements and learning outcomes. The standards are minimum requirements that the university programme should have and are grouped into four main categories:

1. Qualifications of the director of the postgraduate periodontology training programme (the trainer).
2. Qualifications of the postgraduate training programme.
3. Qualifications of the periodontology training facility.
4. Qualifications of the periodontal service.

The standards and requirements can be found in

Quality Standards for Graduate Programmes in Periodontology 

When the post graduate in periodontology seeking for the EFP recognition meets the quality standards they should build up a application file including a series of documents for the evaluation process:

• Survey questionnaire (pdf)
• Full CV’s of the professional staff
• Detailed copy of the time table of the training program offered to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students: lectures, clinical conferences/report meetings, seminars including aims and objectives, reading list, patient treatment, clinical conferences, the names of the teachers responsible for each item, examinations (written/oral per subject, per year), weekly/semestrial schedule etc.
• Copy of scientific publications/presentations/congress given/attended by any person involved in the program management
• Copies of available protocols related to hygienic circumstance
• Copies of any available written policies and procedures
• Copies of any available dental protocols
• A detailed report of the research activity of the Department
• Copies of accreditation sandards of any accredited periodontal clinic where students are being offered an internship
• A detailed periodontal traning program including the course program
 organization (research, clinical and didactic learning).
• A case presentation of at least one postgraduate student

The director of the applying programme sends the completed questionnaire together with all the additional information to the Chairman of the board of the EFP-PEC for review. The EFP-PEC board will then determine whether the provided application files meets the requirements and deserves a site visit.

All information about the EFP accreditation is detailed in the Working document for accreditation.

After the approval of the application has been obtained by the EFP- EdC, the chair of the EFP- EdC appoints a site visiting committee consisting of 3 members:

- Chair: one of the EFP-EdC board members not coming from the country of the applying program.

- An additional EFP-EdC board member.

- One representative from the national periodontology society of the applying country, nominated as an EFP representative

Site visit

1. After the site visiting committee has been established, the documentation of the applying program will be forwarded to the members of the visiting committee. Thereafter, the Chair of the EFP-EdC informs the director of the applying program that the application progressed to the site visit stage and that they are allowed to organize this. The Chair of the EFP-EdC will also inform the director about the composition of the site visiting committee and will provide the email addresses of the members.
2. The director of the applying program is responsible for coordinating the visit and for finding a date on which the site visit will take place as well as for covering travel expenses, hotel accommodation, meals and all other related expenses.
3. The site visit will have a minimum duration of two days. The evaluation process includes, but is not limited to:
   •  Interview with the program director, with the program co-director/coordinator and the faculty members of the program.
   • Meeting with the Dean of the School of Dentistry.
   • Inspection of the facilities (administration, clinics, graduate’s/student’s rooms/desks, seminar rooms, library, etc.).
   •  Visit of one of the external clinics (if applicable) that are involved in the students’ training.
   •  Interview with current students and with students that have graduated (when possible).
   •  Meeting with additional members of the Dental School that you or the EFP team consider relevant.
   • Attending patient care and clinical service including records keeping methodology, infection control system, patients, referral system, etc.  
   • Attending a case presentation by a student.
   • Attending a research report by a student (it can be an interim report of an ongoing study). 
4. The director of the applying school is responsible for making a detailed program of the site visit.
5. Financial arrangements: the travel expenses (economy class for up to 4 hours/business class for more than 4 hours) of the EFP site visiting committee members as well as local expenses (hotel accommodation, local transportation, meals) are on account of the applying program.
6. According to the findings of the site visit, the EFP site visiting committee will provide a comprehensive report for the board of the EFP-EdC.

All information about the site visit is detailed in the Working document for accreditation