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Could your patient be the next face of Invisalign?

Your patient could be in with the chance of heading over to Paris for a complete style makeover, on behalf of Invisalign. The dental company is looking for someone whose life has been transformed by their new smile to become the next face of Invisalign. Professional stylists will give the chosen patient a hair and … Continued

RCSI hosts Dublin dentistry revision day

The Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) Faculty of Dentistry is running an intensive revision course day on 6 September for the Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry and MFD examinations. The course will be examination focused and will provide helpful information and guidance to candidates undertaking the upcoming diploma and MFD diets. The course will … Continued

A shot in the dark

Lorraine Browne tells us how an impromptu entry into the 2014 Irish Dentistry Awards helped her win Best Practice Manager What do you think is your strongest trait as a practice manager? I think my strongest trait is my ability to multitask. Working in a dental practice is becoming increasingly more difficult with new legislations … Continued

HSE forced to remove online pay data to dentists

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has been forced to remove website details of state payments to primary care health professionals. Details of state payments made public represented a ‘breach of privacy’, according to the Irish Dental Association (IDA). Nicola Coogan, senior compliance officer with the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), warned the HSE that serious action … Continued

An aesthetic dentistry surge

Irish Dentistry talks to Michael Aicken about the surge of interest in his aesthetic dentistry courses in Northern Ireland What treatments are covered on the Visage Academy course? Botulinum toxin type A (sometimes referred to generically as ‘Botox’) and dermal fillers, so this means we cover forehead, frown lines, crow’s feet, undereye, mouth corners, bunny … Continued

High-tech dentistry making waves with Irish public

A recent article in The Irish Times has lauded the high level of precision achieved by CAD/CAM technology within dentistry. The article, written by professor of meteorology at the University of Dublin and blogger Peter Lynch, describes the author’s recent encounter with CAD/CAM dentistry after having had two crowns inserted. Peter describes the mechanics behind … Continued

How to be an award-winning dental practice

Brenda Barrett reveals what motivated Pembroke Dental to enter the 2014 Irish Dentistry Awards, and why the practice is now on a roll We won an Irish Dentistry award in 2012 and 2014, so you might think we have a formula for success – but we don’t! Along with all the normal standards and constraints … Continued