Locations & Start Dates
Manchester: October 2026
Modules
10 (6 online modules followed by 4 practical days)
Enhanced CPD
119 Hours
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Overview
The Certificate in Periodontology is a comprehensive postgraduate programme designed to develop your understanding of periodontal disease, diagnosis, treatment planning, and contemporary periodontal therapies. Delivered through a blended learning format, the programme combines flexible, self-paced online study with four practical hands-on training days, enabling dentists to enhance both their knowledge and clinical skills while continuing to work in practice.
Structured across six online modules and complemented by 4 practical training days, the programme provides 119 hours of verifiable CPD and combines evidence-based teaching with real-world clinical application. Delegates can study at either Level 7 or Non-Level 7, gaining a strong foundation in periodontology and peri-implant disease management, alongside practical experience in modern periodontal techniques.
For dentists who wish to focus solely on the online learning component, the six-module programme is also available as the Certificate in Periodontal Science, providing the same comprehensive theoretical education and 95 hours of verifiable CPD, without the practical training days.
For those looking to broaden their postgraduate training further, the Certificate in Periodontology can also be combined with our Certificate in Restorative Dentistry to achieve the Diploma in Periodontology (Level 7), providing an integrated qualification in both periodontal and restorative care.
Clinical focus and outcomes
The programme provides a detailed understanding of the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of periodontal diseases, enabling clinicians to deliver evidence-based care with greater confidence. Beginning with the anatomy, biology, and classification of periodontal disease, delegates progress through the principles of non-surgical periodontal therapy, periodontal surgery, periodontal plastic surgery, peri-implant disease management, and occlusion.
By the end of this perio course, clinicians will have developed the knowledge and clinical decision-making skills required to diagnose periodontal conditions accurately, formulate effective treatment plans, and manage patients through both active treatment and long-term maintenance. Particular emphasis is placed on contemporary periodontal protocols, patient-centred care, and achieving predictable treatment outcomes.
Structure and learning experience
Designed for busy clinicians, this periodontology course offers complete flexibility, allowing you to progress through the online modules at your own pace. Learning is delivered through a blend of pre-recorded lectures, clinical demonstrations, live webinars, academic reading, and case-based discussions.
Each module includes assessments to reinforce learning, while monthly LIVE Study Clubs provide ongoing access to expert faculty, treatment planning discussions, clinical mentoring, and peer networking opportunities.
Following completion of the six online modules, delegates attend four practical hands-on training days, designed to consolidate and apply their learning in a clinical setting. These intensive sessions focus on the practical skills required for contemporary periodontal assessment and treatment, providing delegates with the confidence to translate theory into everyday clinical practice.
Improve outcomes for implant and peri-implant patients
Enhance patient compliance and long-term maintenance success
Develop a deeper understanding of occlusion in clinical practice
Study flexibly while earning 119 hours of verifiable CPD
Certificate in Periodontology
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Meet your lead tutor
Dr Hugo Grancho Pinto
BDS (Lisbon) 2004. Specialist in Periodontology, lecturer at Manchester University
Dr Hugo Grancho Pinto is a GDC-registered Specialist in Periodontics with extensive experience in both clinical practice and postgraduate dental education. His clinical interests focus on the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal disease, including non-surgical and surgical periodontal therapy, aesthetic periodontal procedures, and implant dentistry.
After qualifying from the University of Lisbon in 2004, Dr Hugo initially worked in general dental practice before dedicating his career exclusively to periodontology and implant dentistry in private practice from 2006 onwards.
Alongside his clinical work, Dr Hugo is actively involved in postgraduate education and currently serves as a Senior Teaching Fellow on the Postgraduate Programme in Periodontics at the University of Manchester. He previously held a lecturing position within the Department of Periodontology at the University of Lisbon.
A respected educator and international speaker, Dr Hugo regularly lectures on periodontics and implant dentistry both in the UK and overseas, sharing his expertise with dentists seeking to enhance their clinical knowledge and skills.
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