Andreas Stavropoulos DDS. PhD

Professor Andreas Stavropoulos (Malmö University, Sweden) is the new president of the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness of periodontal science and its importance to gum health. Andreas Stavropoulos succeeds Lior Shapira (Hebrew University-Hadassah Faculty of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem, Israel) at the top position of the EFP.

Andreas Stavropoulos was born in Greece, where he studied dental technology and dentistry, before receiving postgraduate training in periodontology and implant dentistry at Aarhus University in Denmark. From the same university, he later earned his Ph.D., mentored by the late Prof. Thorkild Karring, and his Dr. Odont. degree based on studies of guided-tissue regeneration and bone-substitute materials for treating advanced periodontal defects and in combination with implants. After almost 16 years in Aarhus, he was recruited to Malmö as a Professor of Periodontology.

Prof. Stavropoulos has won several awards for his research, has authored many scientific publications, and is also a member of the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including the Journal of Clinical Periodontology and Clinical Oral Implants Research, as well as acting as an ad hoc reviewer for several others. In a message to EFP members, Prof Stavropoulos says: “We should not let minor differences and special interests divide us – we should stay united and continue jointly working for the pan-European recognition of periodontology as a dental specialty, for the benefit of patients.”

Andreas Stavropoulos notes how the EFP is completing its clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of periodontitis and how it is now working on the guidelines for the treatment of peri-implant biological complications. “This was a major project, which was only possible due to very hard joint work of a dedicated group of experts from all around Europe and beyond,” he adds. “We’re convinced that these EFP S3-level clinical practice guidelines will have a positive impact on the health of patients across the globe.” He also looks ahead to EuroPerio10, “the global congress of periodontology par excellence”, which takes place on June 15-18 in his hometown of Copenhagen where the periodontal community will finally be able to “meet again, enjoy the presentations and discussions, the scientific confrontations and debates.”