Perio Review Autumn-Winter 2018
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Perio review Annual report of the European Federation of Periodontology 2018-19 EFP goes global New Classi cation toolkit EuroPerio9 Gum Health Day European Federation of Perio Master Clinic Periodontology Workshops and projects 2 New team takes helm to lead federation forward Anton Sculean and Filippo Graziani Iain Chapple and Nicola West Jörg Meyle and Monique Danser The EFP general assembly in our partners,” he said. “Our took very good care of the EFP implement a new investment Bern (Switzerland) on March 30 reach is now truly global fi nances, always questioning strategy for the EFP. ” marks a “changing of the guard”, and that is evidenced by our the need for fi nancial aid for Filippo Graziani paid tribute as a new team takes over new international associate any project presented to him to his three immediate key roles on the federation’s members which join this year.” with the fi nancial balance in predecessors as EFP president: executive committ ee. He added that he was “passing his mind. The EFP is fi nancially Juan Blanco (2016-2017), Gernot Iain Chapple (UK), secretary the reins to someone who healthy and Jörg deserves a Wimmer (2017-2018), and very big compliment for this.” general for the last three will excel in continuing this Anton Sculean (2018-2019). years, hands over the reins to growth and success” and that Before becoming treasurer in “I feel honoured to follow the Nicola West (UK), while Jörg he will “miss the EFP more March 2013, Prof Meyle was guidelines I have received Meyle (Germany), treasurer than anyone realises – it’s a chair of EuroPerio4 (Berlin, from them and I have some for six years, is succeeded by wonderful family of likeminded 2003) and EFP president in words to describe the style Monique Danser (Netherlands). people.” 2007-08. Monique Danser, of their presidencies,” said course director of the Prof Graziani. “So, for Juan Filippo Graziani (Italy) becomes Nicola West, professor president for the next year, postgraduate programme Blanco, “democracy” and of periodontology at the in periodontology at ACTA “transparency”, for Gernot following Anton Sculean University of Bristol, (Switzerland). in Amsterdam, has been the Wimmer, “teamwork” and commented: “I am truly EFP delegate for the Dutch “enthusiasm”, and for Anton Prof Chapple, professor of honoured to accept the position Society of Periodontology for Sculean, “institutional” and periodontology and head of of secretary general and would the last six years. She was also “thorough”. the School of Dentistry at the like to thank the EFP for the a member of the EuroPerio9 Looking to the composition of University of Birmingham, was confi dence that it has shown organising committ ee. the new executive committ ee, previously treasurer (2007- in me. I relish this wonderful “I feel very honoured in taking he said: “I am excited, because 2013) and chair of the scientifi c and exciting opportunity and on the role as treasurer for Nicola and Monique will bring advisory committ ee (2014-2016). I acknowledge that I follow in the next three years,” she said. new ideas, new energies, the footsteps of a great leader, “The last three years have “My biggest challenge will and new thoughts to the EFP involved a step change in Iain Chapple. He has inspired clearly be keeping the EFP because they were not part the EFP’s trajectory, driven and energised the EFP by fi nancially healthy. Good and of the board before. And we by fantastic workshops and motivating and empowering close communication with all need to make sure that women EuroPerio meetings, Perio everyone to achieve.” involved in the EFP therefore is as part of the leadership is Master Clinics, and some Paying tribute to Jörg Meyle, very important. Another project something routine for the sensational projects with Monique Danser said: “Jörg for me will be to present and federation in the future.” CONTENTS Perio Review is published by the New EFP executive committ ee page 2 European Federation of Periodontology EFP embraces the world page 3 Issue 2018/19 Published in March 2019 EuroPerio9 pages 4-5 Editor: Gum Health Day page 6 Joanna Kamma (EFP contents editor) New Classifi cation toolkit page 7 Writer: Paul Davies Perio Master Clinic and Perio Workshop page 8 (EFP editorial & content co-ordinator) Design and layout: Projects with partners page 9 Editorial MIC National activities pages 10-11 EFP offi ce: Avenida Doctor Arce 14, The year ahead page 12 Offi ce 38, 28200 Madrid, Spain www.efp.org Partners 3 EFP embraces the world The EFP general assembly on Bern. “I think that this move March 30, held in the Swiss city of including international of Bern, marks a watershed for associate members confi rms the federation. that the EFP is achieving its Four national societies of strategic objectives and that periodontology from Latin the entire world is looking at us America, the Middle East, and and wants to stay close to us.” Asia are set for approval as On top of that, he added, the EFP’s fi rst “international “it allows us to open up to associate members” and diff erent countries and it thereby formally inaugurate enhances our public – so every the new “global” phase of the time we do a project that might federation. have some benefi t for the Becoming the leading global public, it won’t be limited to the force in periodontal science European population but can and clinical practice has been reach out to the entire world.” excellence in periodontology from the EFP include the and implant dentistry; research summary JCP Digest • Perio Workshop (the (available in eight languages) European Workshop in and Perio Insight, a quarterly Periodontology), a world- publication on science and leading scientifi c meeting on clinical practice. periodontal science; All EFP publications and • Gum Health Day, an annual the latest news from the awareness day, on May 12; federation are published on its website (www.efp.org). The • The EFP-accredited EFP app, launched in March postgraduate programme in 2018 at the general assembly At EuroPerio9, members of the EFP executive committ ee met the periodontal periodontology, taught at 16 in Vienna, provides access via societies of Taiwan (above) and Mexico (top right) universities in 11 countries; smartphones and tablets to • EFP Alumni, a network of news, publications, and details former students of the of EFP events. part of the EFP’s strategy in A benchmark in perio postgraduate programmes The EFP is active on social recent years. The European Federation and members of faculty. media, publishing regular And it is embodied not only in of Periodontology (EFP), The EFP’s Journal of Clinical updates on: Facebook the arrival of the periodontal founded in 1991, is recognised Periodontology (JCP) , (@efp.org), Twitt er societies of Brazil, Lebanon, as a world-leading scientifi c edited by Maurizio Tonetti, (@perioeurope), Instagram Mexico, and Taiwan as members organisation and has is the most authoritative (@perioeurope), and LinkedIn but also in Perio Master Clinic become a benchmark in scientific publication in this (europeanperiodontology), 2019, held at the beginning periodontology and implant field with a 4.046 impact and videos on YouTube of March in Hong Kong as the dentistry. factor. Other publications (perioworkshop). EFP’s fi rst event outside Europe The EFP, whose strategic (see page 8). vision is expressed by the “This is defi nitely a very slogan “Periodontal health for exciting new phase in the a bett er life,” is a federation development, visibility, of national scientifi c societies and global infl uence of the of periodontology. With federation,” said Anton the arrival of the Georgian Sculean, EFP president for Society of Periodontology 2018-2019. “It off ers a unique as an associate member and opportunity to disseminate all the fi rst four international the knowledge and information associate members, the related to the prevention and federation is due to expand treatment of periodontal and to 35 societies at the Bern peri-implant diseases and to general assembly on March 30. spread the EFP philosophy on a global scale.” The EFP organises: “I believe it is an important • EuroPerio, the world’s landmark,” said Filippo biggest scientifi c meeting Graziani, who will succeed devoted to periodontology; Prof Sculean as president • Perio Master Clinic, a Perio Insight and Journal of Clinical Periodontology. at the general assembly in forum to promote clinical 4 EuroPerio9: a triumphant celebration of periodontology Michèle Reners at the opening ceremony EuroPerio9 opening ceremony “EuroPerio9 EuroPerio9 in Amsterdam in June 2018 was a four-day the dramatically increasing global threat of bacterial celebration of periodontology and implant dentistry resistance. reached its that att racted more than 10,000 professionals from 111 • The “nightmare” session, in which Caroline Fouque goals and diff erent countries, with a quarter coming from beyond (France), Giulio Rasperini (Italy), and Jean-Louis Europe. Giovannoli presented some of their “most horrible even more, The scientifi c programme for the congress, held at RAI treatment scenarios” in periodontal plastic surgery, and the Amsterdam, featured 134 presentations in 42 sessions, regenerative surgery, and implant surgery. more extensive than at any of the previous eight editions • Live surgery performed by Giovanni Zucchelli (Italy) feedback has of EuroPerio. and Martina Stefanini (Italy) at the ACTA dental The programme featured some new session formats school and transmitt ed in real time and high quality been very that proved popular with delegates. These included Perio to the audience at RAI Amsterdam. positive” Talks, the “nightmare” session, live surgery, debate, the Other well-received sessions included an interactive interactive session on treatment planning, and the Perio session on treatment planning, a 3D session on Michèle Reners Contest.