The British Society of Periodontology is a society of
periodontologists (i.e.
Dental Care Professionals
Dental may refer to:
* Dental consonant, in phonetics
* Dental Records, an independent UK record label
* Dentistry, oral medicine
* Teeth
See also
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* Dental care (disambiguation)
* Dentist (disambiguation)
* Tooth (disambiguation)
A tooth (pl ...
s who specialize in treating gum diseases) in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1949 and its aim is to "promote the art and science of
periodontology
Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek , – 'around'; and , – 'tooth', genitive , ) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. The supporting ...
". Its activities include advisory publications for professionals and the public, educational workshops, society meetings and awards for research.
See also
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American Board of Periodontology
The American Board of Periodontology is an organization which serves the public and the dental profession by administering the board certification process for experts in the dental specialty of periodontics. The board was formed in 1939 by the Am ...
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American Academy of Periodontology Foundation
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation is a non-profit, charitable foundation that promotes public awareness of periodontal disease, provides funding for research fellowships to produce new knowledge related to periodontal health, and p ...
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European Federation of Periodontology The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting awareness of Periodontology, periodontal science, the science and clinical practice of periodontics and implant dentistry, and the importance of gum ...
External links
BSP WebsiteBSP Lectures on periodontology for dental students and dentists
Periodontology
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