THE USE OF dental amalgam fillings are to be phased out in Europe – and it’s for environmental reasons. The use of the silver-coloured fillings, that contain several metals including mercury, is to be phased out gradually starting from this Sunday 1 July. From then, dentists will no longer use amalgam fillings on the teeth […]
SOME CHILDREN ARE waiting up to 12 years for their first dental screening. The Irish Dental Association (IDA) has called on the government to initiate a major recruitment drive for dentists to enable the Public Dental Service (PDS) to deliver on its programme of care for children and other vulnerable groups. The IDA has said […]
POOR DENTAL HABITS as a child has led to Irish people having broken or missing teeth as an adult. That’s according to a survey by Seapoint Clinic, which said 35 per cent of Irish people have broken or missing teeth, with a quarter blaming their bad habits as a child for this. Survey Most people […]
The inaugural annual scientific meeting of the Irish Association of Oral Surgeons will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 2 on 19th November 2016. Please check back here for updates as the programme is finalised.The current list of speakers includes: Alison Dougall Bleeding and its management Catherine Gallagher The Whys and […]