The entry deadline for the Irish Dentistry Awards has been extended to 13 January 2020, so if you haven’t submitted your entry yet, what are you waiting for? Head over to www.irishdentistryawards.com to register, and get your entries in! The dedicated awards website provides a step-by-step guide on how to enter the awards, as well as hints, tips and … Continued
In the fourth and final article on the GDPR and dentistry, Kevin Cahill offers five practice computing tips to help avoid breaches of data Quite on purpose, the GDPR is not prescriptive about the IT measures an organisation must take in order to be compliant. It would be unreasonable to expect smaller organisations and global … Continued
With just two days of Mouth Cancer Action Month left for 2019, Cancer focus Northern Ireland and the British Dental Association (BDA) have teamed up to raise awareness of the early signs of mouth cancer and encourage people to seek medical help if they have any concerns. Cases of mouth cancer in Northern Ireland are expected to almost … Continued
In the third of a series of four articles on the GDPR and dentistry, Kevin Cahill takes a look at the data controller and processor in practice, and what this means for associates The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) holds an enterprise responsible for meeting its data protection obligations and protecting personal data. In GDPR … Continued
The Council of European Dentists is using World Children’s Day (20 November) to draw attention to the importance of oral healthcare in children. The CED said in a tweet, ‘Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, but it can be prevented, and is much easier and cheaper to treat in … Continued
The Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) has teamed up with ‘Smiley Eileey’, a children’s dental awareness programme, to bring dental health workshops to the children of Tallaght. There is currently no Health Service Executive (HSE) dental hygienist covering the Tallaght area of Dublin. CDI and Smiley Eileey’s awareness drive involves dental health promotion workshops in local … Continued
In the second part of a series on the General Data Protection Regulation and dentistry, Sinead O’Hanrahan explores its impact on children’s data The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 contain many provisions that relate to processing children’s data, but do they require dentists to treat children’s personal data any … Continued
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