{"id":21923,"date":"2026-06-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otexe.com\/?p=21923"},"modified":"2026-05-31T23:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:45:42","slug":"gum-health-day-expands-prevention-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otexe.com\/en\/gum-health-day-expands-prevention-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Gum health day expands prevention campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gum Health Day 2026 launches three\u2011year \u201cEmpowering Lives\u201d campaign; SEPA issues peri\u2011implant prevention consensus<\/h1>\n

Introduction \/ background<\/h2>\n

LEIPZIG, Germany \u2014 Gum Health Day 2026 signals the start of a three\u2011year global awareness initiative led by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) under the theme \u201cempowering lives\u201d. Observed annually on 12 May, Gum Health Day aims to increase public knowledge about the relationships among gingival health, overall well\u2011being and quality of life. The EFP has expanded the activity from a single\u2011day event to a year\u2011round series of communications and activities to broaden impact.<\/p>\n

What was planned and implemented<\/h2>\n

The EFP intends to disseminate campaign material throughout the year and align content with other health awareness dates and events. Preventive screening activities, which were piloted at EuroPerio11 in Austria, are to become a recurring element of EFP events. The first post\u2011pilot screenings were held in March at the Perio Master Clinic 2026 in Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n

For 2026 the campaign concentrates on prevention, early detection and the broader health implications of periodontal disease. According to the EFP, the second year of the initiative will emphasise self\u2011care and the third year will address the link between oral health and overall well\u2011being.<\/p>\n

“One important change is that the campaign will not be limited to a single day. The idea is to bring \u2018empowering lives\u2019 to life throughout the year,” said Dr Spyros Vassilopoulos, former EFP president and current chair of the Communication and Engagement Committee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr Vassilopoulos also outlined clinician participation options: practices, universities and national societies can use Gum Health Day materials, share evidence\u2011based messages with patients and support local initiatives. He added that oral health professionals, dental hygienists, educators and students “all have a role to play,” and that Gum Health Day seeks to reinforce their role as ambassadors for gum health and well\u2011being.<\/p>\n

SEPA consensus: scope and recommendations<\/h2>\n

The Spanish Society of Periodontology and Osseointegration (SEPA) published an expert consensus titled “Influence of surgical and prosthetic factors on peri-implant health or disease” in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. The document consolidates input from dental technicians, periodontists and prosthodontists and provides clinical recommendations intended to reduce the risk of peri\u2011implant complications by framing prevention as a process beginning at treatment planning.<\/p>\n

Recommendations are grouped into three principal domains:<\/p>\n