Record number of sponsors for EuroPerio10

A record number of sponsors for EuroPerio10

A total of 31 sponsors have signed up for EuroPerio10 – a record number for an EFP EuroPerio congress. There are five "diamond" sponsors, four "platinum" sponsors, and 22 "gold" sponsors for EuroPerio10, which is due to take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in June. In addition, almost 100 companies have signed up to take space in the exhibition hall, which is a key part of the EuroPerio congress. Almost 3,000m² of exhibition space has so far been sold. "Industry interest is unabated – everyone’s excited to finally meet again in Copenhagen," said Mondial Congress & Events, the EFP's profesional conference organiser.

EuroPerio10, with a main programme featuring more than 130 speakers from over 30 countries, takes place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen (pictured) on June 15 to 18. The deadline for early booking – with a discount of 35% compared to onsite booking – is March 2.

EUROPERIO SERIES

The latest EuroPerio Series sessions on the "road to Copenhagen" highlighted innovations in periodontal therapy and the surgical management of peri-implantitis.

The fourth session, held on Monday 13 December, focused on step 2 of the EFP’s S3-level clinical practice guideline on the treatment of periodontitis in stages I-III, exploring when adjunctives should be used alongside subgingival instrumentation. Chaired by Filippo Graziani, former EFP president and professor of periodontology at the University of Pisa, the session involved four speakers – Iain Chapple (UK), Alpdogan Kantarci (USA), Wim Teughels (Belgium), and Giovanni Salvi (Switzerland) – who discussed the evidence and rationale for using different groups of adjunctives.

The fifth session, held on January 10, was chaired by Tord Berglundh (Sweden) and explored the “Scandinavian connection” in peri-implant diseases and what is new in the surgical management of these diseases. The session featured contributions from EFP president-elect Andreas Stavropoulos (Denmark), Lisa Heitz-Mayfield (Australia), Jan Derks (Sweden), and Frank Schwarz (Germany).

The sixth and penultimate EuroPerio Series session will take place on March 14 (18.00-20-00 CET), devoted to the topic of personalised medicine. It will be chaired by Bruno Loos (Netherlands) with speakers Niki Moutsopoulos (USA) and Egija Zaura (Netherlands). Access is free for people who have already registered and paid for the EuroPerio10. Registration for each individual session of the EuroPerio Series costs €35.

ALL THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE EFP

FINAL PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL PERIO MASTER CLINIC 2022 WITH TOP LINE-UP OF SPEAKERS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

The final slots have now been filled in the high-quality line-up of speakers for the EFP’s International Perio Master Clinic 2022 which takes place in León, Mexico at the end of next month. Twenty-five expert clinicians from 14 countries will share their knowledge on current and future challenges in hard- and soft-tissue reconstructions around teeth and dental implants. The aim of International Perio Master Clinic 2022, which takes place on February 25 and 26, is to present innovative clinical techniques that are based on sound scientific principles in periodontology and implant dentistry.

IAIN CHAPPLE RECEIVES UK HONOUR FOR SERVICES TO DENTISTRY

Former EFP secretary general Iain Chapple was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the UK’s New Year Honours 2022, which acknowledge people who have made achievements in public life. Prof Chapple, who is professor of periodontology at the University of Birmingham and was EFP secretary general from 2016 to 2019, was awarded his MBE for “services to Oral and Dental Health”.

PANOS N. PAPAPANOU HIGHLIGHTS SUCCESS OF JCP

In the latest EFP Virtual Perio Talks session on Instagram, Panos N. Papapanou – editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology (JCP) since April – talked about the EFP’s sector-leading scientific publication. Prof Papapanou, professor of dental medicine at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York, USA, described the history of the JCP, the publication’s impact factor, and gave some suggestions to authors who wish to see their research published in the journal.

EFP IS NAMED ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR

A few days after celebrating its 30^th anniversary on December 13, the EFP was named as the “European Association of the Year” in the International & European Association Awards Competition 2021. The judges who made the award said: “This sector experienced unique sets of challenges during the pandemic and this organisation (EFP) appears to have met them head on. Successful overall achievements. Well done!”

EFP AND AAP SIGN AGREEMENT ON NEW CLASSIFICATION

The EFP and its US counterpart the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) signed a collaboration agreement with SNOMED International, a not-for-profit organisation that owns and develops SNOMED CT, a leading healthcare terminology product. Under the five-year agreement, the EFP and the AAP will provide new and updated material on periodontology to SNOMED CT, in line with the new classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and conditions that the two periodontology organizations drew up at the World Workshop in Chicago in 2017 and published jointly the following year.

CALL FOR CASE VIDEOS FOR PERIO MASTER CLINIC 2023

The organising committee of EFP Perio Master Clinic 2023 on "Perio-ortho synergy" is inviting pitches of cases for consideration for 15-minute presentations at the event, which takes place in Antwerp, Belgium, in March 2023. Videos of a maximum of three minutes with a brief presentation of the case in English should be submitted by March 1 to the EFP European co-ordinator (monica@efp.org) and marked for the attention of the Perio Master Clinic 2023 committee.

JANUARY 30 DEADLINE FOR EFP DIGITAL INNOVATION PRIZE
The deadline of sumbissions for the EFP's new annual award for innovation in digital solutions for gum health is fast approaching. Applicants have until January 30 to submit their applications for the EFP Innovation Award for Digital Solutions for Gum Health, which is financially supported by GSK, one of the EFP’s partners. Three prizes will be awarded, with a first prize of €10,000, a second prize of €6,000, and a third prize of €4,000.