20 Nov 2023

Perio Workshop 2023 draws up tomorrow’s education on periodontology

Around 70 leading international experts met at the scientific meeting Perio Workshop 2023 to discuss a new consensus on the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education on periodontology to be taught in the coming years.

The outcomes of this workshop organised by the EFP with the collaboration of Dentaid will be published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology in spring 2024, and are set to shape the content, methods of learning, training and evaluation followed by universities and teaching organizations around the world.

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10 Oct 2023

Teamwork for better health: dentists and family doctors
 join forces to improve patient care

An ongoing and open exchange between oral-health providers and family physicians can effectively improve the quality of their patients’ treatment and wellbeing, and in certain cases even save lives. The closer the collaboration between dental and general practitioners, the bigger the improvement in their patients’ treatment standards, particularly in relation to serious chronic conditions such as diabetes, and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Family doctors should be informed about gum diseases and their consequences, while oral health professionals should be made aware of the significance of non-communicable diseases and their associated risk factors.

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06 Sep 2023

Vaping threatens oral health as much as smoking

For years, it has been known that smoking can contribute to serious damage on gum and oral health, with smokers having more gum diseases, more tooth loss, and increased levels of oral cancer. It has also been known that gum disease can play a negative role on systemic health, e.g., it is implicated in diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and others. In parallel, regular warnings against vaping usually only highlight its damage to the heart and lungs, but do not refer to oral health.

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05 Jul 2023

EFP publishes guideline on prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases

The EFP has announced a new guideline aimed at helping oral health professionals around the world to better prevent and treat peri-implant diseases among their patients. Based on the latest scientific evidence, this guideline offers a set of recommendations to maintain the health of peri-implant tissues and to effectively manage peri-implant diseases.

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15 May 2023

Winners of EFP Innovation Award 2023 for Digital Solutions are announced

Fostering innovation in the area of digital solutions that contribute to improve gum health for all is the purpose of the EFP Innovation Award for Digital Solutions for Gum Health. The EFP has announced the winners in France, Switzerland and the UK of the 2023 edition of these prizes, awarded annually with the support of EFP partner Haleon.

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19 Apr 2023

Healthy gums look good on you

Keeping gums healthy and regularly checked is an integral part of everybody’s general health as scientific evidence shows a clear association between gum disease and many serious, chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease. Besides, healthy gums maintain anyone’s attractiveness and self-confidence, and should become a part of a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

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28 Mar 2023

Periodontists and family doctors must collaborate to treat their patients' overall health

Close collaboration between family doctors and periodontists and other oral health professionals is necessary for an effective prevention, early detection and management of widespread systemic health conditions, affecting millions of patients everywhere. That is one of the main conclusions of the new scientific paper titled "Association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and respiratory diseases: consensus report of the joint workshop by the EFP and WONCA Europe,” which has just been published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.

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27 Feb 2023

Perio Master Clinics bring periodontal education to three continents in a year

Perio Master Clinic conferences are about to become a more global affair with three editions in three continents being organised in less than a year. Perio Master Clinic, the brand created by the EFP (European Federation of Periodontology) in 2014 for providing career-boosting training to dental clinicians on the best periodontal techniques, is about to take place in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

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18 Nov 2022

Perio Master Clinic 2023 conference will explore perio-ortho synergy

Interaction, cooperation, and common ground between periodontology and orthodontics will be the focus of Perio Master Clinic 2023, the conference for dental clinicians that the EFP will organise in Antwerp, Belgium on 3-4 March, 2023.

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20 Jul 2022

Joint workshop of periodontists and family doctors redefines the systemic impact of periodontitis on overall health

Experts gathered on July 10-11th in Madrid for the Focused Workshop on Periodontology and Family Doctors, a joint scientific initiative of the EFP and Wonca Europe. Their aim was to prepare a consensus document and agree on a set of recommendations on how general practitioners and oral health professionals can approach the systemic impact of periodontitis on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and respiratory disease.

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