Following a meeting on 12 March, the Department of Health is set to move early next month to reduce the fees of dentists and other professionals providing State services. Having reviewed its projected financial position, the best estimate of the HSE and the Department is that the financial shortfall is of the order of €480m … Continued

University College Cork’s Dental Society will host the Irish Dental Students’ Association Conference this weekend. Dental students from Trinity College Dublin and Queens University Belfast will be among the delegates who will gather at UCC this evening (27 February) for the weekend event. Following a social gathering on the Friday evening, the Conference will commence … Continued

Dr Mark Hamilton is returning to Queen’s on Monday, 9 March to host this year’s SWOT Fashion Show alongside television presenter Emma-Louise Johnston. This annual event is organised by the fourth-year dentistry and medical student society Students Working Overseas Trust (SWOT). This year’s show, to be held in Whitla Hall, features a special appearance by … Continued

The Health Minister, Michael McGimpsey, has re-appointed three non-executive members to the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA). Dr Ronald Atkinson has been re-appointed for a further three years, while Mrs Anna Eggert and Dr John Marley have both been re-appointed for a further four years. Dr Ronald Atkinson lives in Hillsborough, Co … Continued

A new study, to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics, has found that anxiety levels can be reduced in children when the sensory environment of the dental surgery is changed. For many children, a trip to the dentist is a stressful experience. The sounds, smells, and lights associated with the clinical setting can cause … Continued

A Cork-based bio-medical firm has launched ground-breaking surface modification and coating technology that can be used in dental applications. EnBIO’s technology modifies the surface on dental implants in a way that enables delivery of therapeutic drugs directly to the implant location, thereby potentially removing the need for patients to take the drug orally. Speaking at … Continued

As reported in the Fermanagh Herald, Northern Ireland’s Western Health and Social Services Board has confirmed that dentists do not have to treat under-age patients or those on Income Support as NHS patients. Prior to this statement, a reader of the newspaper had complained that she had tried to find an NHS dentist to treat … Continued