CAD/CAM international magazine of digital dentistry

I 53 meetings _ Europerio 7 I CAD/CAM 3_2012 The scientific programme started with presen- tations on periodontal plastic surgery and new insights into the host response in periodontitis, alongside sessions on computer-guided treatment in dental implantology and dental hygiene. In addi- tion, posters were presented throughout the day. According to the organiser, over 1,300 abstracts were submitted for Europerio 7, a 60 per cent in- crease compared with the last congress. The event received support by a number of ma- jor industry players, including Straumann, Philips, Acteon, MIS and Nobel Biocare, which sponsored a number of seminars and corporate workshops duringEuroperio7.Newproductsandtechnologies were on display during the trade exhibition, which was joined by over 100 companies from around the globe. “With its particular emphasis on research that will address the global scientific community and give them a forum, my expectations for this con- ference and its reception are especially high,” Dr Gernot Wimmer told Dental Tribune Austrian Edition. “From a professional viewpoint, I am eager to see the results of the attendance at our diffe- rent events, as these evaluations will be vital for the planning of future congresses.” This year was the seventh time that the EFP had organised the congress in collaboration with one of its member periodontal societies. The federation, which is based in Madrid, was founded in 1991 in order to facilitate research in periodontology and dentalimplantology.Itsmaincongressisheldevery threeyearsindifferenthostcitiesinEurope.Thelast congress in Stockholm in 2009 saw the attendance of over 6,600 visitors from 82 countries. The next Europerio congress will be held in 2015 in London._ All images courtesy of AMFORT/Christian Lendl.