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Here’s the shortlist for the Irish Dentistry Awards 2021. Have you or your practice made it on there? Tickets are selling quickly! If you appear on the below shortlist and would like to attend the ceremony, please call 01923 851732. Best Treatment of Nervous Patients Abercorn Dental Care Lucey Dental & Aesthetics Navan Dental O’Connor Moore Dental Practice. … Continued
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Have you signed up to the Northern Ireland Dentistry Show yet? Taking place at ICC Belfast on Saturday 25 September 2021, we will welcome a host of speakers and top suppliers. Running from 9am to 3.30pm, delegates can learn from the host of expert speakers, both local and international. Speakers will cover an array of … Continued
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Discussions over how many additional places will be available to medical and dental courses this autumn took place this week. According to Independent.ie, representatives from universities and the Departments of Higher Education and also Health have come together to discuss plans. This comes in anticipation of results inflation associated with calculating grades this summer following the … Continued
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A significant amount of dentists are dropping out of a scheme to treat medical card patients. This is according to new figures which were unveiled during a parliamentary question. The data suggests 250 dentists have stopped treating patients with a medical card. Additionally, there are 600 fewer dentists operating in the scheme. Cut numbers A … Continued
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Dr Clodagh McAllister has been appointed as the new president of the Irish Dental Association (IDA). At the association’s AGM, the Dublin-based practitioner credited her mother for her IDA involvement. ‘She knew and saw first-hand the positive impact of professionals working together for the betterment of a sector and those most reliant upon it,’ she said. … Continued
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More than 40 countries are coming together today to raise awareness on preventing and detecting gum disease. ‘Gum diseases are preventable’ – this is the slogan for Gum Health Day 2021, which takes place on 12 May and is promoted by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). The goal is to educate the public on how to detect … Continued
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Dentists in Ireland have ‘lost faith’ in the Department of Health to listen to the profession and take action. At its AGM this month, the Irish Dental Association (IDA) said dentistry needs to prioritise the patient. Dr Anne O’Neill is the outgoing president and said dentists need to see positive changes to dental care. Substantive … Continued
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As Deaf Awareness Week comes to a close, Gemma Forsythe – a dental nurse from Northern Ireland – discusses how she has applied sign language in practice and how it has improved her communication. I decided to take the Basic British Sign Language course during the first lockdown back in March 2020. It is something … Continued
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More than 45 million adults across the UK are at higher risk of tooth decay. This is according to new research from the Oral Health Foundation and Colgate-Palmolive. It found that more than four in five (84%) of all UK adults falls within groups that put them at heightened risk of the disease. The findings also … Continued
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People who are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke could have a 51% higher risk of developing oral cancer, research suggests. This is according to a new study published in Tobacco Control. It shows that inhaling secondhand smoke counts as a significant risk factor when it comes to developing oral cancer. Oral cancers – which includes lip, oropharynx and … Continued
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