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Jane Renehan offers 10 tips to follow when buying a new autoclave in response to a reader’s question. The question – Dear Jane… Can you give me some advice as to what I should look out for when buying a new dental autoclave? The answer The autoclave is an essential equipment item in dental practices. … Continued

Irish Dentistry Awards judge Tony Aherne talks about implant dentistry, his session at the upcoming Irish Dentistry Show and what the future has in store. Please tell us about your background. I was very fortunate to have been mentored by Professors Brian Barrett and Denis O’Mullane at Cork Dental Hospital.  I was also fortunate to … Continued

Jane Renehan answers a reader’s question on how to get started with compliance. The question – Dear Jane… In recent months I opened a new dental practice.  I’m working single-handedly at the moment, but over time I have plans to expand the size of the practice.  With the new build, purchase of equipment, recruiting staff … Continued

Lyndsey McGuinness outlines some key aspects of her role in clinical compliance, from radiation protection to training and education. Weekly planning I usually like to plan out my time at the start of each week. I allocate time for completion of administration and desk-based work, which involves working on or researching clinical compliance projects, but … Continued

Nishma Sharma discusses how dentistry can cause burnout and the importance of finding your inner happiness. The very nature of dentistry, regardless of the sector we are in, means dealing with the public – their expectations, neuroses, past experiences, prejudices, ideas and so on. This makes it a highly unpredictable field we work in as … Continued

The link between diabetes and periodontal disease is well known to dental professionals, but not to diabetics – Aisha Ramadan shares her experience of training in dental hygiene with diabetes. Diabetes. Periodontal disease. Diabetes and periodontal disease. These are common words to hear as dental practitioners. From the bidirectional relationship, the complications and the severity … Continued

Jackie Ffrench discusses the implementation of the four-day work week at PD Ceramics Ltd and the benefits it can bring to the profession. As a dental laboratory servicing the dental sector here in Ireland over the past 30 years, it has been crucial to embrace change always and figure out a way to expand and … Continued