SDLP Fermanagh South Tyrone MLA Tommy Gallagher has spoken of his alarm after learning that a £4m drive to recruit salaried NHS dentists has only managed to employ four people. Mr Gallagher, who sits on the Assembly’s Health Committee, said provision is most needed in the west but that all four new dentists had been … Continued

Belfast dentist, Lucy Jaffa, is hosting a multi-sports race called Diamond Quest Ireland for her charity, the African Schools Trust. With thousands of pounds worth of diamonds up for grabs, drop your drills and grab your trainers for one of the most exciting races of the year. This May, hundreds of men and women from … Continued

The Taoiseach, Mr Brian Cowen TD, has announced expenditure savings through a general reduction of the order of 8% for all professional fees, including those paid to dentists. This estimated saving of €80 million across dentistry, medicine, law, pharmacy, chiropody and optical services is to help the Government reach its target of achieving €2 billion … Continued

Representatives of the Irish Dental Association (IDA) met with the Joint Committee on Health and Children on 29 January to present the dental profession’s views regarding the current oral health situation across the county. Speaking at the Office of the Houses of the Oireachtas, Fintan Hourihan, CEO of the IDA, initially focused on the problems … Continued

New guidelines on the use of topical fluorides for the prevention of tooth decay in Irish children and adolescents are now available. The aim of the guidelines is to maximise the benefits from the use of topical fluorides for Irish children under the age of 16 years. The guidelines cover fluoride-containing toothpastes and mouthrinses, as … Continued

Trials showing a positive treatment effect, or those with important or striking findings, are much more likely to be published in scientific journals than those with negative findings, a new review from The Cochrane Library has found.  ‘This publication bias has important implications for healthcare. Unless both positive and negative findings from clinical trials are … Continued

University study reveals link