One third of all adult dental injuries are sports-related, the Irish Dental Association has reported. Dentists are warning people that oral injury can occur while playing basketball and volleyball and is not exclusive to those engaging in full contact sports such as rugby and Gaelic games. Women who play hockey are the most likely to … Continued

A review of the milk supply chain in Ireland has revealed that young women and teenage girls should increase their consumption of milk to improve their calcium intake. Martin Higgins, chief executive of safefood, which undertook the review, commented: ‘It is clear from this review that while nine out of 10 people on the island … Continued

Northern Ireland’s Acting Chief Dental Officer, Donncha O’Carolan, has issued a statement that the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) is scrapping the current programme of school dental screenings once those for the 2007/08 school year have been completed. This decision has been made following the results of research from the University … Continued

According to the latest figures from the Central Applications Office (CAO), there has been an increase in the number of students applying for dentistry courses at Level 8 (honours degree). This year, 1,110 people have applied for dentistry, an increase of 19.87% over last year’s figure of 926. Conversely at Level 7 (ordinary degree), there … Continued

The Tuarascáil Bhliantúil Annual Report 2007, launched on 8 April, has revealed the Health Service Executive, as a result of an investigation, apologised for providing public health dental services in English only for a Gaeltacht school, in breach of an agreed statutory obligation. A parent of a child attending a national school in the Gaeltacht … Continued

Fintan Hourihan has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Irish Dental Association (IDA). Mr Hourihan, who is currently director of industrial relations with the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), will take up the post in June.

Coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material before implanting helps them settle in the mouth more successfully than traditional titanium, according to new research. J.D. Santos, of the Biomedical Engineering Institute in Portugal, found that although titanium’s biological inertness means it will not trigger an adverse reaction from the immune system, it also means … Continued