Periodontal Medicine: Past, Present, and Future

Join us for a  presentation on the critical role dental professionals play in advancing holistic health. Explore the growing connections between periodontitis and systemic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other noncommunicable diseases. Gain insights into how personal risk factors and systemic inflammation influence periodontal health—and how these conditions intersect with broader health outcomes. 

As more patients present with complex multimorbidities, dentists are uniquely positioned to screen for systemic risks such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Discover emerging innovations, including chairside tests and salivary diagnostics, that highlight the future of integrative care. Don’t miss this opportunity to examine dentistry’s evolving role in disease prevention and whole-person care.

About the speaker

Bruno Loos is professor emeritus of periodontology at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), where he formerly served as chair of the Department of Periodontology and, from 2019 to 2022, as director of research and vice dean. He currently leads the EFP-accredited postgraduate program in periodontology and implant dentistry. Loos’s research focuses on the immunobiology of periodontal and peri-implant diseases and the link between oral and systemic health—also known as periodontal medicine. In 2021, he received the International Association for Dental Research Distinguished Scientist Award for Research in Periodontal Disease. He is an honorary member of the Dutch Society of Periodontology.