The seventh World Aesthetic Congress (WAC) – the UK’s leading and largest aesthetic dentistry event – takes place in just over two weeks and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Attendees will gain advice to enhance their dental skills from some of the world’s leading experts from the fastest-growing area in UK … Continued

With excessive alcohol intake acknowledged as a major contributing factor to mouth cancer, the Health Service Executive has launched a new alcohol awareness campaign aimed at delaying the age at which young people start to drink. The HSE Alcohol Awareness Campaign features a thought provoking television advertisement depicting a number of young people in a … Continued

Flossing while driving, opening bottles with the teeth, ignoring bleeding gums and using knives, paper clips and lollipop sticks to pick the teeth are just some of the bad habits revealed among people in Belfast by this year’s National Dental Survey. The survey, conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation and Oral B, marks the … Continued

Dental experts are blasting the claim that fruit smoothies are a healthy option. The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) is warning that if consumed too frequently they could cause an ‘erosion epidemic’. The Foundation said that while fruit smoothies undoubtedly hold some benefits by aiding the consumption of fruit, the damage they could do to … Continued

At the 55th annual British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry (BSSPD) conference held in Exeter, it was announced that the winner of this year’s Coltene Student Bursary is Eamon Howard-Bowles from Cork Dental School. Eamon will use the Bursary to support a study on the clinical performance of resin-bonded bridgework, completing the work … Continued

The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney TD, proposes to introduce legislation to allow for the introduction of combined text and photo warnings on tobacco products. Pre-testing of the 42 images in the EU library has already been conducted and the 14 warnings to be used on the Irish market have been identified. Submissions … Continued

In the first Irish study of its kind, the Health Research Board (HRB) has reported an improvement in the dental care of children, among other benefits. The study assessed the cumulative outcomes of a selection of HRB funded research projects over time to demonstrate the impact that HRB funding is having on people’s health and … Continued