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EFP News 4 - Summer 2015 www.efp.org

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EFP launches website to spread guidelines of Prevention Workshop The EFP has launched a website dedicated to disseminating the conclusions of the XI European Workshop in Periodontology (the “Prevention Workshop”) which was held in Spain in November last year. EuroPerio8: a great success The new site, prevention.efp.org, is sponsored by Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson, with almost 10,000 attendees which also sponsored the workshop and are he EFP-organised EuroPerio8 congress, hygienists and dental nurses, proved very among the EFP’s partners. T which took place in London between successful. The scientific programme, which This special site provides a wealth of information June 3 and 6, was the world’s biggest-ever dedicated substantial attention to the links from the Prevention Workshop, including its periodontology event, attracting 9,700 between gum disease and systemic illnesses, conclusions, the full guidelines that were set attendees from 115 different countries. brought delegates up to date on the latest out by the researchers who took part in the Highlights of the event included the world periodontal research and innovations in event, video interviews with the chairmen of the premiere of the documentary film The clinical practice. four worxqking groups, and a link to the EFP Sound of Periodontitis (see p3), which “Apart from the high numbers of Manifesto. brought patients onto the EuroPerio stage delegates, it was the positive responses More on p6 for the first time. we had that confirmed our belief that this The organising committee’s approach of was a huge success,” said organising committee attracting the whole dental team, including chairman Francis Hughes. More on pp4-5 Graziani EFP-funded receives film shows Clinical patient Research Prize perspective More on p3 More on p3 EFP delegation takes ‘EFP Interviews’ offers gum-health insights from Van der Velden and other pioneers message to The EFP website has launched a video archive of interviews with perio pioneers showing how European Parliament they shaped and developed this branch of top-level EFP delegation, led by president dentistry. A Søren Jepsen, visited the European The section ‘EFP Interviews’ shows how perio Parliament in Brussels on June 17 to highlight science used to be and how it has evolved as the importance of gum health to improving the leading figures explain what drove them to do health and wellbeing of European citizens and to In a packed agenda of meetings and networking what they did. public health across the European Union. events, the EFP delegation met MEPs, former Tiernan O’Brien, the promoter of this initiative, The delegation included EFP president-elect MEPs, and policy advisors from four different has interviewed Ubele van der Velden in three Juan Blanco, immediate past president Phoebus political groups and eight nationalities, as instalments, as well as Niklaus Lang and Jan Madianos, editor of the Journal of Clinical well as senior European Parliament officers, Lindhe. The next interview will feature Thorkild Periodontology Maurizio Tonetti, and strategic parliamentary assistants, networkers, and experts. Karring. officer Nairn Wilson. More on p7 More on p7

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From the European Federation of Periodontology 2 Issue 4 - Summer 2015

PERIO FOR A BETTER LIFE EFP joins key European initiative on chronic diseases

Chrodis co-ordinator Teresa Chavarría attended a course on perio health held by Complutense University where she met (from left) EFP president Søren Jepsen, SEPA president David Herrera, and EFP junior officer Filippo Graziani.

he EFP has been accepted as a collaborating by member-state authorities and the EU to T partner in the Chrodis joint action, an address specific priorities under the EU Health European Union initiative on chronic diseases and Programme. promotion of healthy ageing across the life cycle. Wealth of knowledge The EFP will be able to liaise with more than 60 partners from 26 countries which are involved As the www.chrodis.eu website notes: “There in four specific programmes: knowledge is a wealth of knowledge within EU member platform, health promotion, multi-morbidity states on effective and efficient ways to prevent and type 2 diabetes. and manage cardiovascular disease, stroke JA-Chrodis is the largest joint action co- and diabetes type-2. There is great potential to financed under the EU Health Programme to reduce the burden of chronic disease by making date. Joint actions are designed and financed better use of this knowledge.”

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More than 200 professionals and institutions have signed the Dentaid, EFP Manifesto - join them now adapting interproximal The EFP Manifesto - Perio and General Health - has care to you now been signed by nearly 200 institutions and individuals, from 40 countries. Signatories include BBC series featuring not only European practitioners, researchers, companies, and organisations, but also from Brazil, Iain Chapple shows how USA and other countries around the world. The Manifesto calls upon all dental and health to tackle gum disease professionals to act in the prevention, early A two-part BBC series investigating poor dental diagnosis, and effective treatment of perio disease hygiene has boosted efforts to raise public in order to combat the devastating oral and awareness of perio disease. general-health effects for the individual and society. The second part of The Truth About Your Teeth, It is based on the rigorous scientific analysis of broadcast on BBC One on June 11, showed the evidence base for reported links between periodontal and systemic diseases carried out at presenter Chris van Tulleken allowing himself to the 9th European Workshop in Periodontology, develop by not cleaning the Dentaid Research Center has developed which declared that periodontal disease should teeth in part of his mouth for several weeks. a new interproximal brush with an be acknowledged as a major public-health issue. The journalist was then given treatment, with ergonomic and flexible design, which The workshop was organised by the EFP and together with the Interprox Plus brush the whole process supervised by EFP secretary the American Academy of Periodontology, and line, will help to cover all patient needs for general-elect Professor Iain Chapple of the held at La Granja, Spain, in November 2012. The different interproximal space sizes, thereby University of Birmingham’s School of Dentistry. Manifesto can be read and signed by you, your supporting professionals and their patients The two programmes, which explored the practice and your university at both the EFP main in the improvement of oral health. stories of several people with dental problems, website and the new EFP Prevention Workshop offered much advice on oral health. special site, prevention.efp.org. Quarterly Bulletin

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EUROPERIO ‘The Sound of Periodontitis’, a pioneering film that gives voice to patients From p1

he EFP-funded film The Sound of negative effects of periodontal disease and the Dental Hygienists and Therapists, with support TPeriodontitis: The patient’s view of gum beneficial, life-changing effects of treatment.” from the UCL Public Engagement Unit. disease received its world premiere on June Prof. Needleman (pictured below) added that Both The Sound of 3 at EuroPerio8, giving centre stage to the these insights will help enhance more effective Periodontitis and its perspective of patients. communication with patients and lobbying trailer can be seen This 10-minute documentary follows four to promote the prioritisation of periodontal on the EFP’s YouTube British patients who talk about their experiences health. channel and the EFP of periodontitis, peri-implantitis and periodontal The film tells the patients’ stories and covers main website, where treatment. After the screening at ExCeL three areas: the effect of the condition and viewers are warmly London, three of the four patients took to the diagnosis, the experience of treatment, and the invited to complete a stage to participate in a lively discussion. beneficial impact of treatment on health and survey about the film. “The film explores the experience of what it is well-being. So far, nine out of ten like to live with the condition and the treatment Produced by the Media Trust with funding viewers found the film journey”, said Ian Needleman, who chaired the from the EFP, the project was led by the UCL interesting, and two out project’s working group. “The aim of the film Eastman Dental Institute, the British Society of three said that they had learnt new insights is to deliver fresh insights into the substantial of Periodontology, and the British Society for and ideas from the film.

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From the European Federation of Periodontology 4 Issue 4 - Summer 2015

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EuroPerio8, a vibrant celebration of perio London hosts biggest-ever gathering of periodontal professionals From p1

he EuroPerio8 congress, held at ExCeL together an impressive scientific programme explored contemporary practical periodontics. TLondon from June 3 to 6, provided the which offered lively sessions that explored in Other sessions were devoted to critical record figure of almost 10,000 attendees with depth the latest research in periodontology and factors in implant dentistry, the current base a packed scientific programme that will stay in the most up-to-date clinical practices. knowledge about periodontitis, the links the memory for many years to come. The scientific programme included the Master between periodontitis and systemic diseases, Three years in the making, the organising Clinician Forum on perio-mucogingival surgery and the prospects for using stem cells. committee chaired by Francis Hughes put and implants, and a series of sessions which On the final day of EuroPerio8, there were keynote lectures from a trio of top speakers: Jan Lindhe, Niklaus Lang, and Paul Sharpe. At the EuroPerio8 press conference, leading EFP figures called for greater awareness of the prevalence and personal impact of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. As well as the packed scientific programme, the organising committee also put together an attractive social programme, including a well- attended and much-enjoyed congress party. Success of EuroPerio8 was completed by the all-important contribution and support of Officers from the American Academy of Periodontology and the EFP met in London at EuroPerio8. the industry, which showcased the best and most advanced dental-related products at the exhibition, and developed an interesting Closing ceremony pays tribute to ‘architects’ Lindhe and Lang programme of conferences and activities. he final event of The emotional high point issues. Organising committee Diamond, Platinum and Gold sponsors made TEuroPerio8 was a came when co-presenters chairman Francis Hughes, EuroPerio8 look better than ever before! comprehensive 80-minute Mariano Sanz and Maurizio gave thanks to the thousands Mobile app helps visitors navigate EuroPerio8 review of European Tonetti invited the audience of international visitors to EuroPerio8 delegates were able to get the periodontology over the past to pay tribute to two the congress, to sponsors, most out of the event thanks to a innovative 25 years, in which leading “architects of modern exhibitors, organisers, mobile app which researchers highlighted periodontology”, ’s speakers, technicians, and allowed users to advances in science and Jan Lindhe and Switzerland’s to his own King’s College, browse through the clinical practice and gave their Niklaus Lang, who shared London students who congress programme views on what the future holds. their views on some key worked as helpers. and create their own personal schedules, view abstracts for all the scientific sessions, and access information on the speakers. Interactive maps via the app enabled users to find their way around the massive complex with ease, and there was From left to right: Mariano Sanz, Niklaus Lang, Jan Lindhe, and Maurizio Tonetti. also an overview of all the exhibitors and their location within the exhibition hall. Quarterly Bulletin

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EFP Village, meeting point for 29 societies Behind the desk was the EFP Wall, which screened videos and presentations from all the A key location within EuroPerio8 was the EFP national societies and offered images of all the Village, designed as the meeting point for the previous EuroPerio congresses and an invitation Next stop, Amsterdam 29 national societies which make up the EFP to EuroPerio9 in Amsterdam in 2018. All for EuroPerio9 in 2018 and a place for delegates to relax and find EuroPerio attendees were also warmly invited information. It featured an information desk to attend the 2nd Master Clinic, which will take At the end of the closing ceremony of where details of the activities of the EFP. place in Istambul in 2017. EuroPerio8, Francis Hughes handed over the baton to the organising committee for the next congress, in Amsterdam in 2018, whose members took to the stage in typically Dutch fashion by riding bicycles. Michèle Reners, who chairs the EuroPerio9 organising committee, then invited delegates – who had been given special orange-coloured sunglasses – to the event, which will take place at the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre on June 20-23, 2018. The scientific chairman is Søren Jepsen, the current EFP president, and Gernot Wimmer is the treasurer. The team’s candidacy, approved by the EFP General Assembly in Athens in May, strongly supported the participation of EFP national societies and the younger generation of periodontists.

A thumbs-up for the Fantastic Four From left to right: Nikolaos Donos, representative of the BSP to EuroPerio8; Francis Hughes, EuroPerio8 chairman; Mariano Sanz; EuroPerio8 scientific chairman; and Korkud Demirel, EuroPerio8 treasurer. Quarterly Bulletin

From the European Federation of Periodontology 6 Issue 4 - Summer 2015

WORKSHOP EFP launches prevention.efp.org website on guidelines from Prevention Workshop From p1

he EFP Prevention Workshop took place highlight the risk of conditions such as peri- in the coming weeks, is available at prevention. Tin November 2014 in La Granja de San implantitis which has grown alarmingly in efp.org. It is sponsored by Procter & Gamble Ildefonso, near Segovia, in Spain. Its focus recent years. The Workshop’s conclusions were and Johnson & Johnson. was the prevention of periodontal and peri- published in April in a special supplement of In the 20 years since the first European implant diseases and more than 75 participants the EFP’s scientific publication the Journal of Workshop in Periodontology was held, 11 – international experts in oral-health Clinical Periodontology. editions have taken place, with subjects science, research, protocols and products “It is important to understand that including periodontal infections, periodontal – systematically reviewed recent studies to periodontitis can be prevented very easily, but if and systemic diseases, and periodontal plastic produce conclusions relevant to professionals in it develops and becomes severe it really poses a surgery and soft-tissue regeneration. the dental and medical communities. risk for the health of the patient,” said Mariano This year’s Workshop, to be held in Madrid, will The conclusions signed off by the chairmen Sanz, chairman of the Prevention Workshop. focus on communications and how the EFP can of the working groups called for the findings The new website, which is still a work-in- maximise the impact of its key messages about to be included in public-health campaigns to progress with additional content to be added periodontal health.

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A research paper which could have a big impact on the way that periodontal scientists report their findings has been published by the EFP’s Sunstar Journal of Clinical Periodontology. The paper, ‘Standards for reporting chronic Oral-Systemic Health periodontitis prevalence and severity in seminars epidemiologic studies’, is the work of the Joint Giessen university awards EU/US Periodontal Epidemiology Working Group. It highlights the problem of varied definitions honorary doctorate and methodology in epidemiological studies, to Thomas Van Dyke and proposes standardised principles to help researchers, epidemiologists and others better The University of Giessen in Germany has synthesise published information. awarded an honorary doctorate to Prof. Dr The working group is led by Birte Holtfreter Thomas Van Dyke, chair of the Department (Ernst Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald, of Applied Oral Health Sciences at the Forsyth Germany) and Jasmin Albandar (Temple Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. University School of Dentistry, Philadelphia, USA). Van Dyke is a pioneer in research on the links between periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases, where he has demonstrated the impact Sunstar is showing its commitment and effect of orally administered resolvins on towards Oral-Systemic Health education the formation and structure of atheromatous by sponsoring activities run by the Sunstar plaques in the vessels. Foundation in collaboration with the Joslin The application was submitted to the Faculty of Diabetes Center (professional education, Medicine by Prof. Dr Joerg Meyle, director of the more info at www.jsdei-seminars.com) Department of Periodontology and EFP treasurer. and the Spanish Society of Periodontology Two external reviewers gave their opinions based (to generate patient awareness, more info on Van Dyke’s scientific work and CV. at www.sunstar.com). This is the first time in more than 20 years that the University of Giessen has awarded an honorary doctorate in dentistry. Quarterly Bulletin

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INSTITUTIONAL EFP tells MEPs and policy advisors that gum health is key to improving public health From p1

EFP delegation to the European Parliament, from left: Maurizio Tonetti, Juan Blanco, Søren Jepsen, Phoebus Madianos, and Nairn Wilson.

ithin the one-day visit to Brussels which The EFP representatives emphasised how Winkel, was the first event of its kind that the Wtook place on June 17, Søren Jepsen and prevention and treatment of periodontal disease EFP has organised. It paves the way towards a the rest of the EFP delegation hosted a working can prevent, control, or detect diabetes and other fruitful partnership with European policymakers, lunch at the European Parliament’s “MEPs systemic conditions. That message was warmly laying the foundations for building a strategic Restaurant” with a selection of policymakers, welcomed by their counterparts in Brussels. relationship with key actors in the EU decision- policy advisors, networkers, journalists and The EFP officers made the case for the relevance making process. Brussels officers, where discussion focused of gum health to oral health, general health EFP delegates, policymakers and officers all on the relevance of gum health to public and public health, and also presented the EFP considered this pioneering visit to the European health. One area of particular interest to MEPs Manifesto ‘Perio and General Health’ – which Parliament to have been a success in its own (members of the European Parliament) was readers of the EFP News quarterly bulletin may right. Future networking and co-operation the demonstration of the value of periodontal sign via the EFP website – to the MEPs and provide a potentially rewarding opportunity prevention to improving both quality of life policy advisors. for advancing the priorities of the EFP and and the cost-effectiveness of European public- This Brussels visit, under the supervision of the interests of periodontal and other oral- health systems. external affairs committee chairman Edwin healthcare professionals across Europe.

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he freshly-rebranded section ‘EFP began to evolve more than 40 years ago, TInterviews’ includes a three-part video when periodontology enjoyed none of featuring Dutch periodontal researcher the respect it has today as a science and a Ubele van der Velden (above) interviewed by practice. Tiernan O’Brien (below), the future chairman In the third video, ‘The Java studies’, Van der of the EFP’s external affairs committee. Velden talks about a “By listening to these ‘fathers of pioneering research periodontology’ explain things from their study whose fieldwork Now, dental professionals can provide own perspectives, you will be able to fill in took place over 15 more detailed guidance the gaps between their core publications years in a village in the within the Oral-B App and so allow and see something of the person behind the former Dutch colony of their patients to better comply with their writing,” said O’Brien. Indonesia. recommendations. App data shows that The most recent videos added to the library The research identified Oral-B electric users brush on (available at the members-only section of the risk factors and average 2:24 versus to less than 60 s with main website) are the three-part interview predictors, and showed a manual toothbrush. The Oral-B App 3.0 with Van de Velden. that male gender was is available for free in iOS and Android. In the ‘The early years’ video, Prof. Van a risk determinant. der Velden explains how he came to It concluded that screening for relevant periodontology and in ‘Genesis of the EFP’, parameters early in life could help prevent he recalls how European periodontology periodontal diseases. Quarterly Bulletin

From the European Federation of Periodontology 8 Issue 4 - Summer 2015

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Austria Österreichische Gesellschaft für Edwin Winkel chairs Parodontologie Belgium Société Belge de Parodontologie / new association Belgische Vereniging Parodontologie Croatia Hrvatsko Parodontološko Društvo for halitosis research Czech Republic Ceská Parodontologická Spolecnost Denmark Dansk Parodontologisk Selskab Finland Suomen Hammaslääkäriseura Apollonia he International Association for Halitosis Research Not only do we need to create awareness among France Société Française de Parodontologie T(IAFHR) was officially formed on June 5 at a the public but also enhance the information and et d’Implantologie Orale meeting of leading halitosis researchers during the treatment advice for professionals,” continued Germany Deutsche Gesellschaft für EuroPerio8 congress in London. Dr. Winkel. Parodontologie The IAFHR aims to promote research in all aspects “Halitosis research has a huge impact,” said the Greece Ελληνική Περιοδοντολογική president of this group, Dutch specialist Edwin of halitosis and related issues and to spread and Εταιρεία Winkel, who chairs the EFP’s external affairs publicise research. The IAFHR board has Marc Hungary Magyar Parodontológiai Társaság committee. “Halitosis has always been a problem Quirynen as its president-elect, and Silvia Roldán Ireland Irish Society of Periodontolgy but we are responding to a huge increase in research as its general secretary. activity and these findings translate into guidelines To receive information about the IAFHR visit Israel Israeli Society of Periodontology and for dental professionals and medical practitioners. www.iafhr.org. Osseointegration Italy Società Italiana di Parodontologia e JOURNAL Implantologia Netherlands Nederlandse Vereniging voor JCP gains highest-ever Download JCP Digest 12 Parodontologie impact factor: 4.01 - and all previous 2014 issues Norway Den norske tannlegeforening Poland Polskie Towarzystwo The Journal of Clinical Periodontology (JCP), the Periodontologiczne EFP’s monthly scientific publication, achieved its Portugal Sociedade Portuguesa de best-ever impact factor in 2014 - an impressive value Periodontologia e Implantologia of 4.01 - and is now ranked second among the Serbia Udruzenje Parodontologa Srbije dental journals worldwide. This represents a great Slovenia Združenje za ustne bolezni, achievement for European periodontology and parodontologijo in stomatološko the EFP and, in particular, for the team of authors, implantologijo reviewers and editors, led by JCP editor Maurizio Spain Sociedad Española de Periodoncia y Tonetti (below). Osteointegración During 2014, articles published in the JCP during EFP’s publication JCP Digest 12, the latest issue Sweden Svenska Parodontolog föreningen the previous two years were cited in other scientific of the 2014 collection’s research summaries,, is publications a total of 1,223 times. The JCP available for reading, printing or download in Switzerland Societé Suisse de PDF format from the EFP website, www.efp.org, Parodontologie / Schweizerisch Gesellschaft published a total of 305 articles in 2012 and 2013. für Parodontologie / Società Svizzera di offering a summary of a study of whether there are Parodontologia sex-specific genetic effects that increase the risk of severe periodontitis in men. Turkey Türk Periodontoloji Dernegi The study, ‘Genome-wide exploration identifies United Kingdom British Society of sex-specific genetic effects of alleles upstream NPY Periodontology to increase the risk of severe periodontitis in men’, tested the hypothesis that, in cases of aggressive EFP associate member societies periodontitis, gender interacts with specific single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and alters disease Lithuania Lietuvos Periodontolog Draugija risk. Morocco Société Marocaine de The study’s authors concluded that an associated Parodontologie et d’Implantologie intergenic region of 140-kb, situated upstream Romania Societatea de Parodontologie din of the gene neuropeptide Y (NPY), conferred an Romania increased risk for in men but Russia Российской Пародонтологической a decreased risk in women. Ассоциации Ukraine Асоціація лікарів-пародонтологів JCP Digest is now available in French too України ll 12 editions of JCP Digest are now available Spanish (Ana Molina Villar). Ain French from the EFP main website thanks The translation project aims to make the to the EFP’s translation project, which means content of JCP Digest more easily available to that each issue is now published first in English all oral-healthcare professionals whose mother and then translated into five other European tongue is not English, thereby spreading the languages. scientific knowledge of the Journal of Clinical Antonio López Aguado 4, Bº Dcha 28029 Madrid, Spain The French version, translated by Alexandre Periodontology (JCP) to a wider audience. +34 91 314 27 15 Sarfati, joins the German version (translated by The publication is co-ordinated by Iain Chapple www.efp.org Alexandra Stähli), the Italian (Filippo Graziani), with the co-operation of Maurizio Tonetti, JCP the Portuguese (Ricardo Faria Almeida) and the editor-in-chief.

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