At the General Dental Council meeting held on Wednesday 5 March, it was agreed that the Council should establish an office in Northern Ireland, as well as Scotland and Wales. Members authorised the Finance and HR Committee to sanction up to an additional £100,000 if needed for this purpose during 2008 and noted that a … Continued

Belfast company StreamOn has launched a video-based e-learning site for healthcare professionals, including dentists. Courses are available for download to the user’s PC from the website www.edcastmedical.com, with prices starting at £20 sterling. The site will provide training from dental and medical professional bodies, commencing at the launch with content from the Northern Ireland Medical … Continued

Adult special needs patients in Cork are going without basic dental care because there is no facility to provide a general anaesthetic service, it has been reported. Fine Gael Cork South Central TD Deirdre Clune said relatively minor dental treatment, such as fillings, can be traumatic for some adult special needs patients and can lead … Continued

A US dental technician is blazing a trail as one of the world’s first tooth tattooist. Steve Heward is also a trained tattooist and hand paints minute works of art onto crowns. His company, Heward Dental Lab, based in Utah, US, has been established for 20 years and his team of technicians are trained to … Continued

On 6 March at a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Minister for Health, Mary Harney, suggested that the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) could be used to fund orthodontic treatment for patients in some parts of Ireland where there are very long waiting lists. Questioned about using the Fund by Fianna … Continued

After 18 months of research, and with the help of a leading consultant microbiologist, Marks & Spencer has launched Sleep Safe, a new antibacterial nightwear range to help protect against MRSA. The nightwear is made using See It Safe fabric with X-Static silver technology, which is clinically proven to reduce the risk of MRSA. It … Continued

The graduation of the National Dental Nurse Training Programme of Ireland class of 2007 took place on 22 February 2008 for all centres. Prizes for the highest result in each of the following centres were sponsored by the Dublin Dental School and Hospital and the recipients were as follows:• Dublin – Marina Quinn• Galway – … Continued