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Kids visiting dentist seven years late, says RCSI

Michael Watson looks at the impact of poor child oral health on dental visits and growing up healthy Children in Ireland are visiting the dentist for the first time seven years later than they should be, a conference in Dublin has heard. Children should have their first dental visit before their first birthday, but under … Continued

Botox: the practice of dentistry?

Michael Aicken discusses the Irish Dental Council’s statement on non-surgical cosmetic procedures – and whether it has a place in modern dentistry In February, the Irish Independent published a news article on a case report from the Journal of the Irish Dental Association (Kehily et al, 2015) regarding non-surgical cosmetic procedures. The article contained comments … Continued