The General Assembly of the European Periodontology Federation was held in United Kindom.
On March 28-29, 2025, the General Assembly of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) was held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with the participation of 43 member countries. The Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology was represented at this prestigious event by the Society’s President, Cavid Ahmedbeyli, and Vice President, the country’s EFP Delegate, Aslan Mammadov.
One of the key topics on the agenda was the upcoming EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026. The event is scheduled to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan at the Baku Congress Center from March 5-7, 2026. Cavid Ahmedbeyli, the Chair of the Congress, provided the EFP Executive Committee and country representatives with an update on the preparation process and the scientific program of the conference proposed by Mariano Sanz, Chair of the Scientific Committee and Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Furthermore, at the General Assembly, Cavid Ahmedbeyli was elected as a member of the EFP’s Communication Committee for the 2025-2028 term. This committee is responsible for managing the Federation’s communication strategies and initiatives, ensuring the effective dissemination of information in the field of periodontology.
During the meeting, various topics were extensively discussed, including the Federation’s activities and achievements for 2024-2025, Gum Health Day on May 12, the EuroPerio11 international conference to be held in Vienna from May 13-18, 2025, the admission of new member countries, committee reports, new publications, awareness campaigns, and other current issues. For the 2025-2026 term, the presidency of the European Federation of Periodontology will be held by Professor Spyros Vassilopoulos from the University of Athens, Greece. Additionally, a special tour was organized for the official delegates to visit the School of Dentistry and Hospital of the University of Birmingham, one of the world’s leading educational institutions. During the visit, the Dean of the School of Dentistry, distinguished scientist Professor Iain Chapple, provided detailed information about the university’s clinic, lecture halls, training robots, research laboratories, and scientific activities.
Official diplomas and letters of appreciation were presented to the participants of the Periodontology Curriculum organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology
The Periodontology Curriculum, an educational project of the Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology, accredited by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Continuing Medical Education, held in 2024 was successfully completed. The Periodontology Curriculum is an annual continuing medical education program, consisting of 2 seminars and 5 master classes on the diagnosis, non-surgical and surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant diseases. During the final meeting, curriculum graduates received their official diplomas and the letters of appreciation were presented to lecturers, volunteers and partners.
A seminar dedicated to the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases was held in Baku
Cavid Ahmedbeyli, the president of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology lectured on "Current approaches to the prevention and treatment of peri-implant diseases" at a seminar held on November 30, 2024 at the Ibis Baku City Hotel.
Professor Ali Çekici was granted Honorary Membership of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology
Ali Cekici, Professor of the Department of Periodontology at Istanbul University and President of the Turkish Society of Periodontology was awarded the "Honorary Membership of the Azerbaijan Periodontology Society" by the decision of the Board Committee of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology for his contributions to the field of Periodontology. The honorary membership plaque was presented to the professor by Cavid Ahmedbeyli, the President of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, at an event held in Baku on November 30, 2024.
A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and TABIB.
The memorandum was signed by the President of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, Cavid Ahmedbeyli, and the Deputy Executive Director of TABIB, Araz Nasirov. According to the memorandum, an agreement was reached to establish and develop mutually beneficial, long-term and effective relations with the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology in the fields of dentistry, periodontology and implantology. At the same time, the memorandum also reflected the preparation of medical specialists, the development of training programs, the submission and discussion of proposals in this regard, the organization of medical services in accordance with modern requirements for the protection of the oral health of the population in medical institutions under TABIB, the adaptation of these services to the requirements of the compulsory health insurance system, and the compilation of a list of services to be provided in the Services Envelope for compulsory health insurance. The signing ceremony, which was also attended by Hikmet Bakhishov, a member of the Board Committee and Project Coordinator of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, widely discussed the prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation for the development of the medical field.
The General Assembly of the European Periodontology Federation was held in Croatia.
On April 13, 2024, the General Assembly of the Federation was held in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, with the participation of 35 countries that are members of the European Periodontology Federation. At this event, our country was represented by Cavid Ahmedbeyli, the president of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, and Aslan Mammadov, the vice-president of the Society, the representative of our country in the Federation (EFP Delegate).
One of the main issues on the agenda of the General Assembly was the "EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026" conference, which will be held in Baku in 2026 at the Baku Convention Center under the co-organization of the Federation. Cavid Ahmedbeyli, the chairman of the organizing committee of the conference, presented to the Executive Committee of the Federation and representatives of the countries the preparations for the conference and the scientific program prepared by the chairman of the scientific committee of the conference, professor Mariano Sanz.
At the event, the Federation's activities and achievements during 2023-2024, May 12 International Gum Health Day; The EuroPerio11 international conference to be held in Vienna in 2025, the admission of new member countries to the Federation, the reports of various committees, the presentation of the Perio & Family Doctors awareness campaign, future projects, the presentation of EFP awards and other important issues on the agenda were also discussed in detail. During 2024-2025, Professor Moritz Kebschull (University of Birmingham, UK) will serve as the president of the Federation.
EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026 conference site inspection by the European Federation of Periodontology and Mondial Congress & Events took place in Baku, Azerbaijan.
On 12-13 February 2024, the delegation represented by Monique Danser, Treasurer of the European Federation of Periodontology, Phoebus Madianos, Congress Committee Chair of the European Federation of Periodontology, and Florian Fehringer, Director of International Projects of the Mondial visited Baku to evaluate the preparations for the EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026 to be held in Baku on 6-7 March 2026 in Baku Convention Center. The site inspection included meetings with Cavid Ahmedbeyli, President of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and Chair of the EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026 Conference; Local Organising Committee members Aslan Mammadov, Nargiz Aliyeva, Rustam Aghazada, Vafa Khanmammadova, and Samra Guliyeva, Head of Business Events of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board at Baku Convention Centre; hotels proposed for speakers and delegates; restaurants proposed for the official speaker and gala dinners. During the visit to the Baku Convention Center, the main auditorium, pre-congress workshop halls, exhibition and networking area and preliminary scientific programme proposed by Mariano Sanz, Scientific Chair of the EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026 Conference were evaluated and discussed in detail. Industry-supported pre-congress workshops will take place on Thursday, 5 March 2026; scientific programme accompanied by live surgeries - Friday and Saturday, 6-7 March 2026. Speaker’s dinners will take place on Friday, 6 March 2026, and the Congress Gala Dinner - on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
The 2nd international conference of Quintessence Azerbaijan, co-organized by Quintessence Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, was held in Baku.
On December 16, 2023, the 2nd international conference of Quintessenz Azerbaijan was held with the co-organization of Quintessence Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and participation of international and national keynote speakers such as Mariano Sanz (Spain), Cavid Ahmedbeyli (Azerbaijan), Aslan Mammadov (Azerbaijan) and Samir Karimov (Azerbaijan).
Professor Mariano Sanz was granted Honorary Membership of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology
Mariano Sanz, professor of the Complutense University of Madrid, was granted "Honorary Membership" of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology by the decision of the Society Board Committee for his outstanding contributions to the field of Periodontology & Implant Dentistry in Azerbaijan and globally. Honorary Membership plaque and various gifts from the Society was presented to him during 2nd international conference of Quintessenz Azerbaijan held with the co-organization of Quintessence Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Baku on 16 December 2023.
Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology was represented at the PerioTbilisi2023 International Conference organized by the Georgian Society of Periodontology.
On November 24-25 2023, Dr. Cavid Ahmedbeyli attended the PerioTbilisi2023 International Conference in Tbilisi (Georgia), organized by Georgian Society of Periodontology. During this visit, the development and prospects of existing relations between the organisations were discussed.
Official diplomas were presented to the first graduates of the Periodontology Curriculum programmes organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology.
The Periodontology Curriculum, an educational project of the Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology, accredited by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan for Continuing Medical Education was organized by the Society for the first time in Azerbaijan in 2023. The Periodontology Curriculum is an annual continuing medical education program, consisting of 4 seminars and 5 master classes on the diagnosis, non-surgical and surgical treatment of periodontal diseases was successfully held and the first graduates of the curriculum have recieved their official diplomas.
Cavid Ahmedbeyli, President of the Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology has lectured at the "Baku Heart Days" 8th International Congress organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Cardiovascular Surgery.
On 19-21 May 2023, "Baku Heart Days" 8th International Congress, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev, was held in Baku Gulistan Palace under the organization of the Azerbaijani Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. Cavid Ahmedbeyli, president of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology, was invited as a speaker to this congress attended by 400 local and foreign cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from more than 20 countries. His lecture entitled "The role of periodontology in heart health" was aiming to disseminate European Federation of Periodontology Perio & Cardio campaign, that promotes awareness of the important links between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases; explaining how these two diseases can be fought together. During the presentation, detailed information about the current activities of the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and European Federation of Periodontology, the highlights of the early diagnosis, prevention and co-management of periodontal disease in patients with cardiovascular disease based on the Perio & Cardio recommendations for medical professional and animation have been provided to the delegates.
EFP Perio Master Clinic 2026 conference will be held in Baku on 6-7 March 2026.
On April 1, 2023, the General Assembly of the Federation was held in the city of Helsingor, Denmark, with the participation of 37 countries that are members of the European Periodontology Federation. At this event, the Society has represented by Cavid Ahmedbeyli, president of the Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology, and Aslan Mammadov, vice-president, delegate in the European Periodontology Federation.
One of the main issues on the agenda of the General Assembly was the next "Perio Master Clinic" conference of the Federation to be held in 2026. The struggle to host this conference continued between Baku and Finland's Helsinki. In his presentation prepared with the support of the Azerbaijan Congress Bureau, Cavid Ahmedbeyli gave detailed information to the delegates about the potential of Baku for international business events.
The holding of the international conference with the participation of more than 1,000 specialists on March 6-7, 2026 at the Baku Congress Center in Azerbaijan was approved as a result of a secret vote of the countries that are full members of the European Periodontology Federation. Cavid Ahmedbeyli and Mariano Sanz (Madrid Complutense University, Spain) were appointed as the Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee chairs, respectively.
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Dr. Aslan Mammadov has attended EFP Perio Master Clinic Conference in Antwerp.
EFP Perio Master Clinic 2023, organised by the European Federation of Periodontology, was focused on ''Perio-Ortho Synergy'' and attended by 800 delegates in the Flanders Meeting & Convention Center Antwerp on 3-4 March 2023. Azerbaijan was presented at the meeting by Dr. Aslan Mammadov, Vice-President of Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology.
Forum Perio-Endodontika international conference was jointly organized by the Azerbaijani Society of Periodontology and Limon Dental in Baku.
EFP Perio&Cardio campaign was translated to the Azerbaijani language by the Azerbaijan Society of Periodontology and presented to the oral healthcare and medical professionals, pharmacists, patients and the public.