The British Society of Periodontology

Salivary Diagnostic Testing

Read the BSP statement on Salivary Diagnostic Testing.

The Oral Health Summit 2025

📢We are live! View the programme and book your place at the BSDHT & BSP Oral Health Summit 2025!
The Oral Health Summit at Edinburgh International Conference Centre on 28-29 November 2025, with BSP workshops and symposia on 27 November 2025.

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BSODR/BSP Joint Meeting: Bridging research and practice - innovations in periodontology

Tailored for a mixed audience of dental academics, researchers, dentists, hygienists, and therapists, this session offers an exciting exploration of how research can directly enhance clinical practice.
TICKETS ONLY £49!

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EuroPerio11 Vienna 2025

Don't forget, BSP members benefit from the EFP member discounted rate!
Also register for the BSP social event in Vienna!

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Become a BSP member!

BSP members are a rich mix of perio specialists and trainees, GDPs, dental hygienists, dental therapists, postgraduates, undergraduates, nursing staff and dental technicians.
Join online today and enjoy our member benefits!

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Professional Support

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BSP Early Career Group

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Gum Health for a Better Life

Find out more about protecting your family from Periodontal disease.

News

Mar 2025

A note from our President…

It has been lovely to welcome Spring this month and enjoy warmer weather and sunnier evenings. As a keen gardener, it’s rewarding to see the garden come back to life as the plants start to grow.

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Mar 2025

Research Corner - Innate immune training of osteoclastogenesis promotes inflammatory bone loss in mice

Mr Alex Pollard, our Honorary Editor, has written a precis of a article that was recently published.

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Mar 2025

Research - Endodontic-periodontal lesions questionnaire

We have received a research questionnaire from Beata Szychowska, a third-year MSc student at the University of Essex, and would encourage you to please complete her short form.

Events

Apr 2025