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 Baku

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.

Perio Workshop

Learn about Perio Workshop, the EFP’s annual scientific meeting that brings the best periodontal scientists together to reach a new consensus on strategic periodontal issues.

All publications

01 January 1970

Categories: Public health & Prevention, Systemic health, Podcast

The interface between periodontal health and nutrition

28 January 2026

What role do diet and obesity play in the prevention and management of periodontal disease? In the latest Perio Talks podcast, three experts explore the evidence on the links between nutrition, inflammation, and periodontal disease.
Categories: Classification & Guidelines, Treatment, Video

Perio Workshop 2025 experts offer insights on gingivitis and acute periodontal conditions

21 January 2026

A video playlist features the chairs of the working groups at Perio Workshop 2025, which brought together international experts to develop a clinical practice guideline for the management of gingival diseases and acute periodontal conditions.
Categories: JCP Digest, Treatment, Article

Tooth loss in treated advanced periodontitis after more than 20 years of supportive care

20 January 2026

The January issue of JCP Digest summarizes a retrospective study of long-term tooth loss and the survival rate of different types of dentures in patients receiving supportive periodontal care after treatment for stage III/IV periodontitis.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Treatment, Article

How to obtain optimal aesthetic results with tooth-supported restorations to treat terminal dentition in the anterior maxilla

19 January 2026

The treatment of terminal dentition in the anterior maxila is major challenge for clinicians who seek the best aesthetic outcomes. Alberto Fonzar describes how tooth-supported restorations can help in the treatment of stage IV periodontitis.
Categories: Treatment, Article

Perio Master Clinic 2026—at the critical interface where biology, function, and aesthetics meet

23 December 2025

Perio Master Clinic 2026 will offer expert clinical insight into the complex multidisciplinary treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. Congress chair Cavid Ahmedbeyli offers an overview of the EFP’s main event for the coming year.
Categories: JCP Digest, Treatment, Article

Collagen matrix maintains root coverage at three years

22 December 2025

The latest issue of the EFP research summary JCP Digest describes the three-year outcomes of treating gingival recession using a coronally advanced flap combined with xenogeneic collagen matrices soaked in either rhPDGF-BB or saline.
Categories: Education & Career, Podcast

Meet the masters

17 December 2025

In the latest Perio Talks podcast, Anika Kroger talks with two of the most respected names in periodontology, Massimo de Sanctis and Giovanni Zuchelli, about mentorship, innovation, and the human side of professional excellence.
Categories: Education & Career, Article

EFP Alumni seeks to become a lifelong professional home for graduates of accredited programmes

15 December 2025

EFP Alumni offers graduates of the EFP-accredited programmes in periodontology opportunities to keep in touch with each other as they develop their professional clinical and scientific careers. EFP Alumni chair Ana Castro explains the misison.
Categories: Treatment, Article

Why good wound healing is crucial to the success of periodontal and implant surgery

04 December 2025

In a preview of his presentation at Perio Master Clinic 2026 in Baku, Otto Zuhr explains the importance of good wound healing to the success of periodontal and implant surgery.