Cameras flashed and the audience clapped enthusiastically as dental and medical students took to the catwalk for the annual SWOT fashion show.  SWOT (Students Working Overseas Trust) is a fourth-year dentistry and medicine student society that aims to raise money for vital Third World medical equipment. This year, the fashion show raised £30,000 from ticket … Continued

Professor Edward Lynch has come a sterling fifth in Dentistry magazine’s ‘Top 50’ of the most influential people in the UK dental profession. By achieving a high placing, Edward demonstrates the crucial influence that academics can have on the dental sector. Edward holds the position of professor of restorative dentistry and gerodontology at Queen’s University … Continued

As reported by the Irish Independent, dental students would face massive debts of around €64,000 when they graduate from university under a plan by Fine Gael for a ‘graduate tax’. The figures suggest that such a plan would result in graduate dentists repaying €1,333 a month for four years or €1,067 for five years. In … Continued

Researchers in Japan have observed macaque monkeys show their offspring how to clean their teeth using fibres such as human hair stolen from tourists. The team, led by Nobuo Masataka, a professor at Kyoto University’s Primate Research Institute in Aichi Prefecture, recorded 100 examples of this behaviour by seven adult female crab-eating macaques, half with … Continued

New research has found that modern lifestyle habits may play a bigger role than food alone, when it comes to tooth decay. A review of the scientific evidence over the past 150 years found that the effects of fluoride toothpaste, good oral hygiene and health education may override the effects of food alone on tooth … Continued

This St Patrick’s day, patients need to be warned that drinks dyed green are actually bad for their teeth and could even leave them with a green smile. The dye used can stain dental work, so patients with veneers or other types of restorative work should be especially careful. Natural teeth are also at risk, … Continued

Following a meeting on 12 March, the Department of Health is set to move early next month to reduce the fees of dentists and other professionals providing State services. Having reviewed its projected financial position, the best estimate of the HSE and the Department is that the financial shortfall is of the order of €480m … Continued