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Study highlights post-pandemic impact on Irish workplaces

A study of mental health and wellbeing promotion in Irish workplaces has been published, revealing the changing picture of mental health following the pandemic. The study surveyed more than 1,500 businesses across Ireland. It has revealed the first national mental health picture of the impact of the pandemic across Irish workplaces. Conducted by University College Cork (UCC), … Continued

Irish Dentistry Awards 2023: categories and criteria

Entry is now open for the Irish Dentistry Awards 2023 – here’s everything you need to know about this year’s awards. FMC is delighted to announce the launch of the Irish Dentistry Awards 2023! The Irish Dentistry Awards are now in their 11th year, and are well known in Ireland for celebrating the hard work … Continued

Free charity dental treatment for Northern Ireland’s homeless

Dental charity Dentaid and Bupa Dental Care have partnered up to offer free dental treatments to those who are homeless in Northern Ireland. The new mobile unit will visit Simon Community NI, a homeless charity in Northern Ireland. Clients suffering from toothache will be able to access free, emergency pain relieving treatments on the Dentaid … Continued

Gum Health Day returns

Held every year on 12 May, Gum Health Day 2023 will be taking Ireland by storm! Here’s how you can get involved with the international awareness day. The Irish Society of Periodontology is backing this year’s Gum Health Day – a worldwide public health campaign held on 12 May. Led by the European Federation of … Continued

Ice creams with highest sugar and fat content revealed

As the warmer weather rolls in, the ice cream treats with the highest sugar content have been revealed.  Four out of five of the ice creams and lollies with the most sugar are Magnums – with Magnum Salted Caramel taking the top spot with 27g. This is according to new research carried out by website Play … Continued

Polymerisation shrinkage with bulkfill composites

Raymond L Bertolotti, DDS, PhD, reviews bulkfill composite materials. In my opinion, bulkfill composite never made sense. Composite is not white amalgam. In all composites, polymerisation shrinkage is the enemy. So, what about composite that has low shrinkage? Shrinkage is shrinkage, and bacteria which get in the resulting gaps are very small. Typical gaps are … Continued

Ian Kok – Irish Dentistry’s Rising Star

Julian English spoke to Ian Kok about his achievement at the Irish Dentistry Awards. How does it feel to have won an Irish Dentistry Award? It feels fantastic. The amount of talent we have in this country is superb and I’m very honoured to have been mentioned among them. How did it feel when your … Continued