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.

Upcoming events from EFP's member societies

Learn in advance about the conferences and meetings being organised by the EFP's national member societies in the weeks and months ahead.

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: Education & Career, Podcast

Branding and social media for dentists and oral health professionals

23 September 2022

Ideas on branding, digital marketing strategies, and social media are presented by Filippo Graziani (former EFP president, chair of the European projects committee) and British periodontist Reena Wadia, who set up her own blog and teaching academy.
Categories: Education & Career, Article

How to be a perio mum

29 July 2022

Combining an academic career with bringing up a young family is full of challenges. France Lambert head of the department of periodontology at the University of Liège in Belgium. She took time out from her busy schedule to explain how she manages.
Categories: Public health & Prevention, Podcast

The financial and human cost of gum disease

26 July 2022

Iain Chapple, professor of periodontology at the University of Birmingham (UK) and former EFP secretary general, discusses the report "Time to take gum disease seriously" from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Categories: Treatment, Podcast

How predictable is periodontal regeneration?

08 July 2022

Mariano Sanz and Anton Sculean focus on periodontal regeneration, discussing the advances made in regeneration in recent years and the biological knowledge and surgical skills needed by clinicians to perform bone regeneration successfully.
Categories: Classification & Guidelines, Clinical & Translational Research, Education & Career, Public health & Prevention, Responsible Periodontology, Systemic health, Treatment, Podcast

EuroPerio10

01 June 2022

The EFP's first podcast focuses on EuroPerio10 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Perio Talks host Bruno de Carvalho, discusses plans for the congress with organising committee members Phoebus Madianos, David Herrera, and Nicola West.
Categories: Education & Career, Article

Tips & tricks to take your social-media profile to the next level

23 November 2021

Patients’ perception of you as a dental professional can be directly impacted by your social-media posts, pictures, videos, and campaigns. Cândice Gasperin and Bruno de Carvalho explain how best to use social media.
Categories: Education & Career, Article

Ubele van der Velden describes how the EFP created accredited postgraduate programmes in periodontology

29 March 2021

Ubele van der Velden was one of the EFP's founders and involved in the creation of the federation's postgraduate programme in periodontology. He explains the origins of the programme, now taught at 16 universities in 12 countries.