Perio Workshop

Perio Workshop is an annual scientific meeting of leading international experts in periodontal science, aimed at encouraging the exchange and spread of research-based knowledge through discussion and consensus on issues of major relevance to periodontology and dentistry.

The outcomes of each edition of Perio Workshop are published in special open-access monographic supplements of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. 

Held since 1993, Perio Workshop (also known as the European Workshop in Periodontology) was chaired by Niklaus Lang until 2008, by Mariano Sanz from 2009 to 2020, and by David Herrera since 2021. From 1993 to 2008 the workshops were held in Ittingen, Switzerland. Since 2009, they have been held in La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spain.

The workshops of 2012 and 2017 were jointly organised by the EFP and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP).

1993 Clinical practice of periodontology. Chairs: Niklaus Lang and Thorkild Karring.
1996 Chemicals in periodontics. Chairs: Niklaus Lang, Thorkild Karring, and Jan Lindhe.
1999 Implant dentistry. Chairs: Niklaus Lang, Thorkild Karring, and Jan Lindhe.
2002 Periodontal practice. Chairs: Niklaus Lang, Maurizio Tonetti, and Denis Kinane.
2005 Aetiology and pathogenesis leading to preventive concepts. Chair: Niklaus Lang
2008 Contemporary periodontics. Chairs: Niklaus Lang, Denis Kinane, Jan Lindhe, Mariano Sanz, and Maurizio Tonetti.
2009 EFP-ADEE (European Association of Dental Education). Periodontal education. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Ubele van der Velden, and Jörg Meyle. Sponsored by Dentaid.
2010 The biology of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Niklaus Lang, Denis Kinane, Tord Berglundh, Iain Chapple, and Maurizio Tonetti.
2011 Quality of reporting of experimental research in implant dentistry. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Tord Berglundh, Maurizio Tonetti, and Niklaus Lang.
2012 EFP-AAP (American Academy of Periodontology). Periodontitis and systemic diseases. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Iain Chapple, Maurizio Tonetti, Robert Genco, Thomas Van Dyke, and Kenneth Kornman.
Sponsored by Colgate. 
2013 Periodontal plastic surgery and soft-tissue regeneration. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Christophe Hämmerle, Søren Jepsen, and Maurizio Tonetti. Sponsored by Osteology Foundation and Geistlich.
2014 Effective prevention of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Iain Chapple, Søren Jepsen, and Maurizio Tonetti. Sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble.
2016 EFP-ORCA (European Organisation for Caries Research). Boundaries between caries and periodontal diseases. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Andreas Schulte, David Beighton, Iain Chapple, Søren Jepsen, Vita Maciulskiene, Maurizio Tonetti, and Sebastian Paris. Sponsored by Colgate.
2017 EFP-AAP. Classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions. Held in Chicago, USA. Chairs: Mariano Sanz, Iain Chapple, Maurizio Tonetti, Søren Jepsen, Tord Berglundh, Jack Caton, Ken Kornman, Brian Mealey, Gary Armitage, and Panos Papapanou.
2018 EFP-Osteology Foundation. Bone regeneration. Chairs: Mariano Sanz and Christer Dahlin.
Sponsored by Geistlich.
2019 Evidence-based guideline for management of stages I-III periodontitis. Chair: Mariano Sanz.
2021 Evidence-based guideline for management of stage IV periodontitis. Chair: David Herrera.

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