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: 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: Clinical & Translational Research, 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.
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Systemic health, Article

The association between periodontitis and erectile dysfunction—how can periodontists help improve men’s health?

19 November 2025

There is solid evidence of an association between periodontitis and erectile dysfunction and some studies have shown that periodontal treatment can improve erectile functioning. James Deschner and Lisa Hezel evaluate the evidence.
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Systemic health, Article

Periodontitis and diabetes: a two-way street

14 November 2025

The two-way relationship between diabetes and periodontitis is well understood, but there is a still a need for greater collaboration between dental and medical professionals. Hatice Hasturk and Luigi Nibali explain the issues.
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Systemic health, Podcast

Beyond the smile: what diabetes and gum disease have in common

11 November 2025

In the latest Perio Talks podcast, Hatice Hasturk and Luigi Nibali explain the associations between gum disease and diabetes and the actions that need to be taken in terms of prevention, treatment, and management.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Which emergence profile is best for implant-supported crowns in the aesthetic zone?

07 November 2025

The November issue of JCP Digest summarized a three-year clinical trial that assessed implant-supported restorations with different emergence profiles to determine whether aesthetic and clinical results deteriorate or remain stable over time.