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More than half of Irish disgusted by bad breath

More than half (61%) of Irish say they are disgusted by other people’s bad breath caused by plaque. A nationwide survey conducted by Oral-B also noted that seven out of 10 (67%) people don’t check their own plaque levels. In fact, 91% of Irish people don’t even know how. Unfortunately, this means a drastic plaque … Continued

Boots Ireland raises €205,000 for cancer

Boots Ireland has raised €205,000 in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and won Best Corporate Charity Partnership at the Fundraising Ireland Awards. The money will pay for 586 nights of care throughout the country, providing free nursing services for cancer patients in their own homes. Boots Ireland supports a number of key awareness campaigns … Continued

Laser hope for dentine regeneration

A team of US scientists has discovered how to use wavelengths of light to regenerate broken or damaged teeth. The team used a low-power laser to trigger human dental stem cells to form dentine. David Mooney, Wyss Instititue core faculty member, hopes this different approach to regeneration will be ‘easier to get into the hands … Continued

Red wine kills oral bacteria

Red wine could help ward off dental diseases, researchers have discovered. Researchers dipped biofilm models of dental disease-causing bacteria in red wine, alcohol-free red wine, red wine with grape seed extract, water and 12% ethanol. Both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic wine successfully eliminated the bacteria. It was also noted that polyphenols from tea and cranberries … Continued

Win a trip to New York!

Want to win the trip of a lifetime? Fill out our survey of Irish dental professionals and you could be attending the Greater New York Dental Meeting later this year. FMC, publisher of Irish Dentistry, is undertaking the biggest survey in recent times to find out where general dentistry is going in terms of practice … Continued