DT News - UK - EuroPerio8: Sunstar Symposium and fifth Sunstar World Perio Research Awards

Dental Tribune International

Thu. 11 June 2015

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LONDON, UK: In order to promote research on the association between periodontal disease and diabetes, as well as oral and systemic health, the Sunstar Foundation has been organising scientific seminars around the world since 2008. Last week, during Sunstar-sponsored sessions at EuroPerio8, international experts lectured on periodontitis and its oral and systemic effects, as well as the role of nutrition in severe periodontitis and new regenerative medicine options for periodontal patients. Over 400 dental professionals attended the sessions.

As a partner of the European Federation of Periodontology, Sunstar also hosted the fifth World Perio Research Awards, which were established in 2003. This year, the three winning papers were those submitted by Dr Lisi Tan et al. (first place) from China, Dr Marjorie Jeffcoat et al. (second place) from the US, and Dr André Luis Caúla et al. (third place) from Brazil. The awards recognise research advances in oral and systemic health.

Mayumi Kaneda, Sunstar’s global public relations director, told Dental Tribune Online in London: “For the Sunstar Foundation, it is very important to support researchers. I feel that this is our mission as a foundation and we really believe that it helps the development of science and will also translate to the patients in the end. The trophy for the prize was designed by Italian designer Claudio Bellini. It symbolises an infinity sign and expresses our wish for researchers never to stop continuing their work. This trophy is also granted to winners of the Sunstar World Dental Hygienist Award, which application deadline will be this year on 31 December.”

“Sunstar is not only committed to supporting clinical studies and science, but we’re also committed to promoting education. Being seen as a partner in education at every stage is extremely important to us. We really want to help professionals become aware that, from the patient’s perspective, they are all key players when it comes to achieving a better quality of life, which is actually our foundation’s motto. We really believe in it—in all our efforts we have that goal in mind. One example is the project done in collaboration with Quintessence Publishing to produce the latest chapter of the Cell-to-Cell Communication oral and general health animated video which premiered at EuroPerio8,” Kaneda stated.

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Sunstar also announced the 19^th Joslin–Sunstar Diabetes Education Initiative (JSDEI) session, the fourth in Europe, to be held on 6 November in Barcelona in Spain. After the success of the 2014 JSDEI seminar in Frankfurt in Germany, which was attended by a record number of 350 delegates, the next seminar will again focus on the latest cutting-edge research on the link between oral and systemic health—which is still frequently underestimated. The format of the meeting will encourage interaction between participants at the symposium delivered by distinguished speakers from Spain and the US. Sunstar also announced that the 20^th JSDEI event will be held in Singapore in January 2016. Again, experts in the fields of general dentistry, periodontology, dental hygiene, diabetology, nutrition, internal medicine and general medicine from all over the world are expected to attend.

“Top key opinion leaders in the field of periodontology and the field of diabetology will be lecturing. The seminar is focused on promoting interaction between professionals; in fact, the interactive aspect is very, very important to us. We are trying to make everybody comfortable enough to ask questions, as we really want to start discussions between these professionals,” Dr Marzia Massignani, Scientific Affairs Manager at Sunstar, said.

This year, Sunstar will be introducing a new interactive JSDEI concept to universities across Europe. Students will be able to take part in the event via a live webinar, enabling a greater audience reach. “We are collaborating with key universities from different countries that include JSDEI in their education schedule. So far, the feedback has been very good and several universities have already agreed to be involved,” Massignani stated.

The seminar is supported by the Sunstar Group, the FDI World Dental Federation and the Sociedad Española de Periodoncia y Osteointegración (the Spanish society of periodontology and osseointegration).

Dental professionals can learn more about and register for the events at www.jsdei-seminars.com. More information about the company can be found at www.sunstar.com.

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