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: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Decision-making on using systemic antibiotics to treat periodontitis

06 September 2024

A retrospective analysis comparing the clinical effectiveness and the frequency of antibiotic usage between two different decision-making strategies in the management of periodontitis.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Can we avoid surgery for peri-implantitis with systemic antibiotics?

22 August 2024

This retrospective cohort study assesses the prolonged impacts of systemically administered amoxicillin and metronidazole, alongside non-surgical sub-marginal instrumentation, and evaluates the requirement for additional surgical treatment during the...
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, JCP Digest, Article

Short versus long implants: when does size matter?

30 July 2024

A systematic review/meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the survival rates (primary outcome), as well as marginal bone loss (MBL) and complications of short implants (≤6mm) compared to long implants (≥10mm) in specific...
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Article

Adjacent teeth have no impact on marginal bone levels around implants

30 July 2024

In the final of a series of articles by the four winners of the EFP Graduate Research Prize 2023, Lucienne Weigel (University of Bern, Switzerland) describes a retrospective study into marginal bone level changes around dental implants.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Treatment, Podcast

AI in dentistry

21 March 2024

Tali Chackartchi and Tommie Van de Velde discuss artificial intelligence and its vast potential in dentistry - as well as short- and long-term consequences for clinicians and patients.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Treatment, Podcast

Biomaterials in perio

22 February 2024

Host Bruno de Carvalho speaks to Professor France Lambert (University of Liège) and Professor Reinhard Gruber (Medical University of Vienna) on innovations and challenges in the field.
Categories: Clinical & Translational Research, Podcast

The importance of research in dentistry

07 July 2023

EFP past president Andreas Stavropoulos and EuroPerio11 treasurer Elena Figuero discuss the importance of research in dentistry and periodontology.
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.