JCP Digest: Periodontal therapy – with or without adjunctive systemic antimicrobials – can have positive effect on metabolic status Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that may contribute to…
Finalists for EFP Research prize have been selected after record number of submissions The three finalists for the EFP Research Prize in Periodontology, which will be awarded at the EuroPerio9…
Twenty-nine EFP-affiliated societies will take part in European Gum Health Day 2018 All but one of the 30 EFP-affiliated national societies of periodontology will take part in European Gum Health Day…
Belgium grants official recognition to dental hygienists The Belgian government has approved legislation that gives official status to dental hygienists for the first time. The legislation, published…
Younger participants account for nearly half of EuroPerio9 registrations One of the strategies adopted by the EuroPerio9 organising committee has been to attract younger periodontists, dentists, and…
JCP Digest: Clinical trial shows probiotics can reduce inflammation in gingivitis patients A clinical trial of the efficacy of probiotics in controlling gingivitis has shown promising results. A…
Italian perio society’s congress focuses on appropriate practice in periodontology The Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP) held its 20th national congress from March 15 to 17 in…
EFP welcomes Lithuanian Society of Periodontology as full member At its recent general assembly, the European Federation of Periodontology accepted the Lithuanian Society of Periodontology as a full…
Perio societies of Finland, Hungary, and Israel join European Projects Committee The EFP’s recent general assembly elected three new members of the European Projects Committee, the committee…
EFP general assembly meets in Vienna to review progress and plan future The general assembly of the EFP took place on Saturday, March 17 in Vienna, with a packed agenda as the federation…