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.

All publications

01 January 1970

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: 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.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Treatment, Article

Perio Master Clinic 2026 offers insight and expertise into the perio-restorative interplay

03 October 2025

The EFP’s Perio Master Clinic 2026, which takes place next March in Baku, Azerbaijan, will focus on the “Perio-Restorative Interplay”. Mariano Sanz, the event’s scientific chair, outlines the importance of the interdisciplinary approach.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Article

Revisiting the subgingival microbiota: Towards an ecological risk scale for periodontology

09 September 2025

Julien Santi-Rocca, winner of the first prize in the Jaccard-EFP Research Prize 2025, and his colleague David Felipe Martín-García explain the development of a microbial risk scale to complement the staging and grading of periodontitis.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Article

How shotgun metagenomics can improve early diagnosis of peri-implant diseases

04 September 2025

Peri-implantitis affects one in five implant patients and accurate early diagnosis remains a challenge. Paolo Ghensi, winner of the third prize in the Jaccard-EFP Research Prize 2025, explains how microbiome analysis might improve the situation.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, EuroPerio, Treatment, Article

How AI can benefit periodontology and implant dentistry

13 May 2025

Artificial Intelligence is already playing a big role in dentistry and there is much more to come. William Giannobile highlights how clinical practice and research in periodontology and implant dentistry will be impacted.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, EuroPerio, Podcast

AI in periodontology - transforming research and publishing

01 May 2025

In this sixth and final podcast celebrating 50 years of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology,Tali Chackartchi discusses with the editors of four leading journals how artificial intelligence is transforming research and publishing.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Ti‐reinforced PTFE mesh with or without collagen membrane?

23 April 2025

A new issue of JCP Digest summarizes a randomized controlled trial that compared using a perforated titanium‐reinforced PTFE mesh alone with using the same mesh covered with a native collagen membrane in achieving vertical bone gain.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, EuroPerio, Podcast

The JCP and EuroPerio11

11 April 2025

In the latest PerioTalks podcast Phoebus Madianos discusses the role of the JCP in relation to the EuroPerio congress with EuroPerio11 chair Anton Sculean and scientific chair Lior Shapira.