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.

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.

All publications

01 January 1970

Categories: Classification & Guidelines, Clinical & Translational Research, Article

How the EFP’s Perio Workshop has transformed clinical practice through evidence-based science

23 July 2026

The European Workshop on Periodontology is a leading international meeting that reviews the latest evidence-based science relevant to periodontology. David Herrera and Elena Figuero, the workshop’s former and current chairs, describe its work.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Can orthodontic tooth movement start one week after regenerative surgery?

21 July 2026

The latest issue of JCP Digest summarizes a study of the effects of early orthodontic tooth movement on the healing of periodontal intrabony defects treated with guided tissue regeneration using deproteinized bovine bone mineral.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Public health & Prevention, Article

How do smoking and vaping affect periodontal health?

06 July 2026

The damaging impact that smoking can have on oral health is well known by dentists, but the advent of vaping poses new challenges. Researchers Danae Apatzidou and Thomas Dietrich outline the issues and explain the evidence.
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Podcast

Perio Talks: Vaping and the hidden risks to your gums

19 June 2026

In the latest Perio Talks podcast, Danae Apatzidou and Thomas Dietrich explore the evidence on how e-cigarettes may impact gum health, periodontal disease, and overall wellbeing, addressing misconceptions that vaping is "safer" than smoking.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Surgical treatment of peri-implantitis: reconstructive versus open-flap debridement

17 June 2026

The latest edition of JCP Digest summarizes a randomized controlled clinical trial that evaluated the effect of adjunctive reconstructive therapy during surgical peri-implantitis treatment on clinical and radiographic outcomes.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Article

Soft-tissue augmentation around dental implants: CTG or CMX?

15 June 2026

Connective-tissue graft or collagen matrix? Lenz Surdiacourt, winner of the first prize for clinical research in the EFP’s annual Postgraduate Research Prize, compares the options for augmenting peri-implant soft-tissues?
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Article

How Gum Health Day 2026 begins a three-year campaign to empower lives

27 May 2026

Gum Health Day 2026 on 12 May marked the launch of a three-year awareness campaign focused on empowering people's live through knowledge, self-care, and wellbeing. Spyros Vassilopoulos explains the new strategy.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

What are the treatment outcomes of different surgical protocols for peri-implantitis?

22 May 2026

The latest issue of JCP Digest summarizes a retrospective cohort analysis that assessed the treatment outcomes of different surgical peri-implantitis treatments and sought to identify the factors that influence treatment success.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Systemic health, Article

Probiotics in treating periodontitis and diabetes: a more systemic than local effect?

13 May 2026

Rocío Bujaldón Rodríguez, winner of the second prize for clinical research in the latest edition of the EFP’s annual Postgraduate Research Prize, describes a clinical trial on the effect of probiotics in periodontal patients with diabetes.