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In the second part of a series on the General Data Protection Regulation and dentistry, Sinead O’Hanrahan explores its impact on children’s data The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 contain many provisions that relate to processing children’s data, but do they require dentists to treat children’s personal data any … Continued

Perio Master Clinic 2020 will be coming to Dublin next March. Ahead of the event, organiser Declan Corcoran shares some of the opportunities on offer to attendees The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) will be bringing its Perio Master Clinic 2020 to Dublin in March next year, and will provide clinicians with an exciting opportunity … Continued

In this first of a series of four articles, Kevin Cahill explains how dental professionals can establish a pragmatic balance in relation to General Data Protection Regulation The long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came in on 25 May last year like a lion, and we all expected the data protection police to kick down … Continued

Adrian Duffy offers hope to those who have lost faith in online marketing and IT When my team and I attended the Dublin Dentistry Show, we were astounded by the sheer amount of people coming to us with horror stories and needing urgent help. I alone must have had around 12 dental practice owners come … Continued

Burnout is increasingly common among dentists. A recent Dental Protection survey of its members found that only around half (54%) of respondents feel supported by their supervisor/practice principal on issues relating to wellbeing. Here, Dr David Monaghan, dentolegal consultant at Dental Protection, shares more about the occupational hazard What is ‘burnout’? The well-recognised Maslach Burnout … Continued

John O’Brien presents four case studies of patients whose lives have been transformed with the help of the mandibular snoring inhibitor I am a dentist and a strong devotee of the mandibular snoring inhibitor (MSI) appliance for management of snoring and in carefully selected cases, obstructive sleep apnoea. The MSI is a durable snoring appliance … Continued

Dental hygienist Siobhan Kelleher speaks to Elijah Desmond about combining motivation, dental education and cruising… Tell us a bit about yourself My name is Elijah Desmond, and I am a dental hygienist, motivational speaker, serial entrepreneur, author and proud father of two. I graduated in the United States from Ohio State University in 2009. Since … Continued