About the EFP

In August 1987 the first activities aiming to the creation of a platform for the co-ordination and the improvement in the field of periodontology started.

During the 4th meeting in May 1990 in Maastricht, which was presided by U. van der Velden, a constitution including the rules of procedure for the EFP was put up and discussed. It was agreed on the organization of a European Meeting in May 1994 in Paris.

Besides three very successful conferences (Europerio 2 with more than 3500 participants and Europerio 3 with 4000) the EFP succeeded in the invention of standardized European guidelines for student and postgraduate education in the field of periodontology.