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Online Certificate in Perio Science
A comprehensive 1-year postgraduate programme designed for dentists who want to develop a deeper understanding of periodontal disease, diagnosis and modern treatment strategies – all through a flexible, fully online learning format that fits around your clinical schedule.
Locations & Start Dates
Online (start anytime)
Modules
6
Enhanced CPD
95 Hours
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Overview
The Certificate in Perio Science is a postgraduate programme designed to develop your understanding of periodontal disease, diagnosis, treatment planning, and contemporary periodontal therapies. Delivered 100% online and self-paced, the course enables dentists to enhance their periodontal knowledge while continuing to work in practice.
Structured across six modules and worth 95 hours of verifiable CPD, the programme combines evidence-based teaching with clinical application, providing a strong foundation in periodontology and peri-implant disease management. Delegates can study at either Level 7 or Non-Level 7, and for those seeking hands-on experience, the programme also offers a progression route to a Certificate in Periodontology (Level 7) through four additional practical training days.
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 the programme, 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, the programme offers complete flexibility, allowing you to start at any time and study 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.
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 95 hours of verifiable CPD
Certificate in Perio Science
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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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