ScSP 2017 CONGRESS PERIODONTAL TREATMENT AND MAINTENANCE: DO WE NEED TO MEDICATE TO REGENERATE?

24-26 August 2017, Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland

Program, venue, and registration: lyyti.fi/p/scsp2017

24.8.2017

Welcome reception by the city of Mariehamn

25.8.2017 Friday

Session 1: Antibiotics in periodontal treatment
– Systemic and local antimicrobials in the therapy of periodontitis. Karin Jepsen (University of Bonn)
– Patient undergoing implant therapy: A need for antibiotic? Stefan Renvert (Kristianstad University)
– Antibiotic prescription patterns among dentists: Evidence or experience. Margareta Hultin (Karolinska Institute)
– Global problem of antimicrobial resistance. Palle Holmstrup (University of Copenhagen)

Session 2: Periodontal bacteria: Taking the persistence, resistance and environmental distribution into account
– Geographical distribution of periodontal bugs. Eija Könönen (University of Turku)
– Superinfections: Are they on the way? Morten Enersen (University of Oslo)
– Removal of bacterial biofilm: What do the guidelines say? Mervi Gürsoy (University of Turku)
– Jens Wærhaug lecture
– General assembly

Gala Dinner

26.8.2017 Saturday

Session 3: New perspectives in treatment and regeneration
– Young researcher award competition
– Healing processes at periodontal and peri-implant tissues. Cristiano Tomasi (University of Gothenburg)
– Soft and hard tissue regeneration. Andreas Stavropoulos (Malmö University)
– Genes, bacteria, or medication: Which one predicts the outcome? Marja Laine (ACTA)

Session 4: Beyond the antibiotics
– Modulation of inflammation as a treatment of periodontal disease and a regenerative approach. Alpdogan Kantarci (Forsyth Institute)
– Non-antibacterial tetracycline formulations. Timo Sorsa (University of Helsinki)
– Award ceremony (Young researcher award competition)

Get together with light dinner

We look forward to see you in the beautiful Finnish archipelago.