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 Master Clinic 2026

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

Education

The EFP's work in education includes a set of curricular guidelines for undergraduate dental education, a three-year accredited programme for postgraduate education in periodontology, and some continuing education tools for reference and consultation of dental professionals all along their careers. Besides, this area is the home of the 'EFP Alumni' section.

Programme

The Perio-Restorative Interplay

as of July 2026

Friday, April 30, 2027

09:15	15'	Opening & Introduction	Sérgio Kahn & Mariano Sanz
09:30		Surgical and Restorative Treatments for Smile Enhancement	Moderator: Gil Alcoforado
	30'	Crown Lengthening Surgery - Concept - Types	Juan Blanco
	30'	Concept of guided preparation to restorative crown lengthening	TBC
	30'	Use of Digital Workflow for smile enhancement incorporating the surgical and restorative components	Gustavo Giordani
	15'	Discussion
11:15		Coffee Break
11:45		Treatment of Severe Periodontitis (stages III and IV)	Moderator: Spyros Vasilopolous
	30'	Limits of maintaining teeth with reduced periodontal support in anterior areas	Julio Joly
	30'	Regenerative Interventions to Treat stage III/IV Periodontitis in the anterior maxilla	Serhat Aslan
	30'	Predictable papilla reconstruction in patients with lost interproximal soft tissues	Ricardo Kern
	15'	Discussion
13:30		Lunch Break
14:45		Treatment of Multiple Adjacent Recessions	Moderator: Massimo de Sanctis
	30'	Periodontal Plastic Surgery to treat multiple adjacent recessions in the maxilla	Sofia Aroca
	30'	Periodontal Plastic Surgery to treat multiple adjacent recessions in the mandible	TBC
	30'	The restorative treatment of NCCLs when combined with Periodontal Plastic Surgery	TBC
	15'	Discussion
16:30		Coffee Break
17:00		The Video Clinical Experience of Treating the Anterior Maxilla with Surgical Crown Lengthening and Minimally Invasive Restorations	Moderator: Ricardo Fischer
	60'	The digital workflow for smile enhancement in the anterior maxilla	Oscar Gonzalez & Sérgio Kahn &
	30'	Discussion

Saturday, May 1, 2027

08:30	15'	Introduction	Sérgio Kahn & Mariano Sanz
08:45		Treatment of the Anterior Maxilla in a Periodontally Compromised Dentition	Moderator: Maristela Lobo
	30'	Use of implant supported restorations for optimal aesthetic results	Paulo Fernando Mesquita de Carvalho
	30'	Use of tooth supported restorations for optimal aesthetic results	Glécio Vaz de Campos
	30'	The evolution of the digital workflow for immediate implant supported restorations in the anterior maxilla	Guillermo Pradies
	15'	Discussion
10:30		Coffee Break
11:00		Treatment of Bone Defects in the Anterior Maxilla	Moderator: Lior Shapira
	30'	Treatment of bone defects in the anterior maxilla with vertical bone augmentation and implant supported restorations	TBC
	30'	Treatment of bone defects in the anterior maxilla with lateral bone augmentation and implant supported restorations	Maurício Araujo
	30'	Treatment of bone defects in the anterior maxilla with autogenous hard and soft tissue grafting	José Carlos Martins da Rosa
	15'	Discussion
12:45		Lunch Break
14:00		Treatment of Complex Orto-Perio Cases	Moderator: Alejandra Chaparro
	30'	The treatment of Stage IV Case II Periodontitis combining periodontal regeneration and orthodontic tooth movements	Conchita Martin
	30'	Management of Gingival Recessions Associated with Tooth Malposition: A Perio-Ortho-Restorative Approach	Vanessa Frazão
	30'	Perio Ortho Restorative of complex cases - Digital workflow of planning and execution	Tali Chackartchi
	15'	Discussion
15:45		Coffee Break
16:15		The Video Clinical Experience of Treating Single Tooth Replacement with Tooth Auto-Transplantation	Moderator: Darko Božiċ
	60'	The digital workflow for autotransplantation for single tooth replacement	Ignacio Sanz-Sanchez & Ignacio Pedrinaci
	15'	Discussion
17:30		Closing remarks

Faculty

Sérgio Kahn (Brazil)
Mariano Sanz (Spain)
Gil Alcoforado (Portugal)
Maurício Araujo (Brazil)
Sofia Aroca (France)
Serhat Aslan (Türkiye)
Juan Blanco (Spain)
Darko Božiċ (Croatia)
Tali Chackartchi (Israel)
Alejandra Chaparro (Chile)
Massimo de Sanctis (Italy)

Ricardo Fischer (Brazil)
Vanessa Frazão (Brazil)
Gustavo Giordani (Brazil)
Oscar Gonzalez (Spain)
Julio Joly (Brazil)
Ricardo Kern (Brazil)
Maristela Lobo (Brazil)
Lior Shapira (Israel)
Spyros Vasilopolous (Greece)
Glécio Vaz de Campos (Brazil)

Conchita Martin (Spain)
José Carlos Martins da Rosa (Brazil)
Paulo Fernando Mesquita de Carvalho (Brazil)
Ignacio Pedrinaci (Spain)
Guillermo Pradíes (Spain)
Ignacio Sanz-Sanchez (Spain)