EFP Perio Talks

Host Bruno de Carvalho speaks to Professor France Lambert (University of Liège) and Professor Reinhard Gruber (Medical University of Vienna) to bring you the latest updates and challenges in the field.

What do you need for your dental practice to succeed? Listen to the marketing expert Carlo Gallucci and the periodontist Gustavo Giordani discuss how to take full advantage of dental marketing and entrepreneurship.

The latest episode of Perio Talks is dedicated to EFP-accredited programmes and the experience of being an EFP alumni. Joining the podcast host, Bruno de Carvalho, Professor Nikos Donos, chair of the EFP Education Committee and Doctor Ed Madeley, EFP Alumni co-ordinator, explain how the programmes contribute to unlock excellence.

This episode brings together two experts: Associate Professor Ali Çekici from the Periodontology Department of Istanbul University in Turkey and member of the EFP Scientific Affairs Committee, and Per-Anders Abrahamsson, Professor of Urologic Oncology at Lund University in Sweden.

Among many topics, the panel discusses:

1. Why is periodontal disease more prevalent in men? Do they have lower hygiene standards? Are there biological reasons?

2. Is there a correlation between gum health and prostate cancer?

3. How are testosterone levels linked to periodontal health?

4. Does mental health impact oral health?

5. What does research say on intensive sports, steroids, supplements and potential higher risk for oral health issues?

Hosted by Bruno de Carvalho, EFP Perio Talks brings together two experts: Associate Professor Ali Çekici (Turkey) and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr Renee Behrens (UK). Together, they unveil the complex influence of hormonal changes on women's gum health across different life phases, offering valuable insights into puberty, the menstrual cycle, contraceptive use, pregnancy, IVF, post-menopause, and even transgender health.

In the latest episode of EFP Perio Talks podcast, Doctor Istvan Urban unveils the secrets of his success in the field of bone regeneration as well as how he keeps balance in his busy life.

EFP past president Andreas Stavropoulos and EuroPerio11 treasurer Elena Figuero discuss the importance of research in dentistry and periodontology. 

Closer collaboration between oral health professionals and family physicians is necessary for the prevention, early detection and proper management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and vital to promote healthy lifestyles. Pathways for early detection of periodontitis by family physicians, and of NCDs by dental practitioners should be developed. This is the main conclusion of the recently published consensus report of the joint workshop of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European region of the World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA Europe).

Prof. David Herrera, chair of the EFP workshop committee and first author of the publication, Prof. Lior Shapira, past EFP president (2021-2022) and co-author, and Prof. Shlomo Vinker, president of WONCA Europe and co-author of the publication, discuss with Bruno de Carvalho the paper published by the Journal of Clinical Periodontology which summarises the discussions that took place at the EFP’s focused workshop on periodontology and family doctors in July 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

Spyros Vassilopoulos, Gum Health Day 2023 co-ordinator, and Bruno de Carvalho, host of the EFP Perio Talks podcasts, discuss the important role that healthy gums have in our general health, self-esteem and explain the Gum Health Day campaign for this year. 

If you are interested in hard- and soft-tissue aesthetic reconstructions around teeth and dental implants, the International Perio Master Clinic (5 and 6 May 2023) is the place to be!