Scientists are developing the technology to enable teeth to regrow the crystals that make up dentin and enamel. The technology will eventually phase out fillings and drillings completely. The goal – estimated to be at least 10 years away – is to spot tooth decay early enough that they then get the teeth to grow … Continued

State sector employees must now operate under new disciplinary codes that provide greater opportunities for rewards, but also makes it easier to discipline poor performers and even dismiss them, McCann FitzGerald Solicitors has advised. Speaking at a Legal Island Conference on the subject of HR matters for the State sector on 3 April, Terence McCrann, … Continued

Dentsply was pleased once again to be able to sponsor four prizes at the Cork University awards ceremony earlier this year. This year’s winners were announced as:1. Dr Noel Hayes/Dentsply Prize in Dental Surgery: Aoife Diggin2. Dr Anne Wilson/Dentsply Prize in Dental Pharmacology to Third Year Students: Faizan Zaheer3. Dentsply Dental Hygiene Tutor’s Award to … Continued

People with a poor oral hygiene routine are at an increased risk of heart disease, according to research presented at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s (RCSI) annual Research Day. The study, funded by the Health Research Board (HRB), states that bleeding gums allow oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream … Continued

Thousands of people marched through Dublin city centre on Saturday 29 March in protest at the state of the health service. Trade unions, patient and hospital groups called upon the public to join the march to demonstrate their anger and frustration at the Health Service Executive (HSE). The march went from the Garden of Remembrance … Continued

The Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Congress Youth Committee are campaigning for a decent public health service. According to Des Derwin, President of the DCTU, the decline in the health services can be directly attributed to the drive towards privatisation. ‘The only way we can safeguard … Continued

Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has revealed that dentists in Northern Ireland extracted nearly 30,000 teeth last year from children aged under 13. Most of those extracted were rotten baby teeth, which are meant to be lost naturally. Mr McGimpsey released the figures to the SDLP health spokesperson Carmel Hanna. Ms Hanna said the level of … Continued