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Colgate Caring Dentist Awards 2022
The IDA is delighted to announce that the Colgate Caring Dentist Awards will continue in 2022.
Costello Medal 2022
The 2022 recipients of the Costello Medal, representing the Dublin Dental School and University Hospital, were Donald Ademaj and Cameron Price.
Mouth Cancer Awareness Day 2022
Mouth Cancer Awareness Day 2022 will take place on Wednesday, September 21.
Delighted to re-connect
The first IDA Annual Conference post Covid was a great opportunity to learn and socialise.
Workforce challenges in post-Covid Europe
The CED held its first in-person General Meeting in Porto in May.
Re-connecting the tribe
The IDA’s Annual Conference is back live and in person in the City of Tribes this May, with the theme of ‘Re-connect’ one we can all get behind.
Oral care principles for older adults: Part 2
Beyond purely dental considerations, clinicians will need to consider the wider ramifications of the social and medical status of older adult patients.
Oral care principles for older adults: Part 1
As the population ages, increasing numbers of older adults are keeping natural teeth well into old age. Over the course of a lifetime, teeth, periodontal tissues and oral mucosa are exposed to a wide range of risk factors for disease.
Quick chairside interventions to improve oral hygiene for dependent adults
Dependent adults, such as older adults with dementia and people with disabilities, make up about 10% of the Irish population.
Light curing
Inadequate light curing of composite resin can lead to less than optimal outcomes.
Efficient and effective use of the electronic apex locator
Efficient and effective use of the electronic apex locator [...]
Sublingual dermoid cyst: case report and literature review
Sublingual dermoid cysts are rare, benign cysts containing dermal adnexal structures, which present in the floor of the mouth. This case highlights the clinical findings and management of a sublingual dermoid cyst.
An audit of external referrals to the periodontology department in an Irish university dental hospital
An audit indicated that referral letters submitted to the periodontology department of a university dental hospital frequently failed to provide sufficient information.
Quality assessment and review of online information relating to third molar pain and removal
Dental information on the internet is unregulated and varies in quality, accuracy and readability. This paper aims to assess the quality of the information online relating to third molars.
