EFP awards top annual prize for postgraduate research to paper on oral health and blood pressure The EFP has awarded its annual Postgraduate Research Prizes to three papers written by postgraduate…
Full-mouth periodontal therapy triggers increase in inflammatory biomarkers, so may not be suitable for patients with uncontrolled co-morbidities The potential risk from the use of intensive…
EFP praises the ‘huge success’ of European Day of Periodontology The European Day of Periodontology on May 12 was hailed as a “huge success” by EFP president Juan Blanco, who praised the…
Spanish perio society launches ‘Alliance for Health’ on European Day of Periodontology during 50th annual congress The Spanish Society of Periodontology (SEPA), celebrated the European Day of…
FOCUS: How top advertising agency helped British perio society launch powerful gum-health awareness campaign The British Society of Periodontology (BSP) made a big impact on May 12, the European Day…
JCP Digest 09 considers influence of systemic antibiotics and progression of periodontitis The question of whether the progression of periodontitis is relevantly influenced by systemic antibiotics is…
EFP-affiliated societies are offering subtitled versions of pioneering documentary ‘The Sound of Periodontitis’ Several of the EFP’s national societies have translated the documentary The Sound…
EFP starts work on new five-year strategic plan Voting members of the EFP’s Executive Committee (the Core Executive) met in Amsterdam on June 17 to discuss a new five-year strategic plan for…
Study shows that short dental implants produce similar results to long implants with sinus grafting The use of short (6mm) dental implants results in similar clinical and radiographic outcomes to the…
Dutch perio society uses national press to spread word on importance of oral health to general health The Dutch Society of Periodontology (NVvP) has raised its profile and spread the message about…