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Belfast homeless present oral health challenge

An assessment of the oral health needs of the single homeless population of north and west Belfast has identified significant problems among the patient group. The research, carried out in response to the British Dental Association’s 2004 report Dental Care for Homeless People, discovered that 92% of those examined had obvious signs of gum disease. … <a href="https://irishdentistry.ie/2019/05/16/new-chief-exec-sought-rqia/">Continued</a>

High calibre candidates seek education elsewhere

According to a report issued this summer by the Higher Education Authority, every year Irish students travel to the United Kingdom to take up places on courses in higher education institutions. Students apply through the Universities and Colleges Application System (UCAS), a similar system to the CAO. Some high-points courses in Irish universities, including dentistry, … <a href="https://irishdentistry.ie/2019/05/16/new-chief-exec-sought-rqia/">Continued</a>

Fluoride level tests in the pipeline for Ireland

Following a recommendation by the Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, a country-wide study to check fluoride levels is being planned. Fluoride levels in tap water were reduced on 1 July this year, from 0.8 to 1.0 ppm to between 0.6 and 0.8 ppm, with a target value of 0.7 ppm. Legislation to amend … <a href="https://irishdentistry.ie/2019/05/16/new-chief-exec-sought-rqia/">Continued</a>

Minister lines up bespoke contract for NHS dentists

On 2 July Health Minister Michael McGimpsey revealed that negotiations had already started between the Department of Health and the general dental practice committee of the British Dental Association to secure a bespoke dental contract for Northern Ireland, thereby enabling the recommendations of the primary dental care strategy to be implemented. The custom-made contract is … <a href="https://irishdentistry.ie/2019/05/16/new-chief-exec-sought-rqia/">Continued</a>

New Dean for dental school at Queen’s

Paddy Johnston, a professor of oncology who is currently director of the world-renowned Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen’s, is to become Dean of Queen’s School of Medicine and Dentistry in September. His mission will be to transform medical education and research in Northern Ireland, bringing together world-class strengths in medicine, dentistry … <a href="https://irishdentistry.ie/2019/05/16/new-chief-exec-sought-rqia/">Continued</a>

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New chief executive sought for Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) is looking for a new chief executive. The current chief executive, Olive Macleod, will leave the post in June, having completed a three-year secondment in the role. The body, which oversees safety standards in dental practices, hospitals and care homes in Northern Ireland, is understood to be looking … Continued

Biomin signs Ireland distribution agreement

Biomin Technologies Ltd, manufacturer of the remineralising toothpastes Biomin F and Biomin C, has signed a distribution agreement with Burbel to supply the product in the Republic of Ireland. Sales to clinicians and the public will commence this month. Signing the contract on behalf of Burbel at the IDS event in Cologne, Dr Anne O’Donnell, … Continued

Opinion split over new National Oral Health Policy

Irish children under the age of 16 are to be given free universal dental care as part of a new €80m government initiative. Smile agus Sláinte – Ireland’s new National Oral Health Policy – will cover 1.1 million children under 16. The policy, which was announced on 3 April, will also extend the dental care … Continued

Allium veg could ward off cancer

Onions and garlic might protect against cancer, according to a recent study. Scientists from the First Hospital of China Medical University set out to understand whether consuming greater amounts of allium vegetables (garlic, onions, leeks, chives, and shallots) might prevent people from developing colorectal cancer. As theorised, the researchers found that there was a significant … Continued

Work-related stress in Ireland doubles over five years

Work-related stress among employees in Ireland doubled between 2010 and 2015, according to a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute. The study found that 17% of the workforce experienced stress in 2015, up from 8% in 2010 – one of the steepest increases among the 10 western European countries surveyed. The Irish figure … Continued

Link between green space and mental health discovered

New research suggests that people who have grown up in close contact with nature are less likely to develop mental health problems in adulthood than peers who had less access to green space as children. A study from postdoctoral researcher Kristine Engemann and colleagues from Aarhus University in Denmark has found a link between growing … Continued

Reallocation of NI GDS underspend ‘putting Health Service dentistry at risk’

BDA Northern Ireland has hit back at the Health and Social Care Board (HSBC) on its recent decision to reallocate £7.7m of underspend away from the GDS budget to ‘other budgets’. In a letter to Dr Ian Clements, chair of HSCB, the chair of the BDA Northern Ireland dental practice committee, Richard Graham, challenged the … Continued