Articles
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Building the foundations
Queen’s University Belfast graduate William Maguire discusses his experiences going through the North East General Practitioner Trainee (GPT) Scheme in England
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Functional therapy
Dr Tony O’Connor’s article on orofacial myofunction has been credited for its well researched logic into early intervention
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Getting the whole picture
Dr Laura Fee gives an overview on the use of panoramic radiographs in general dental practice
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Orofacial myofunction
Cork dentist Dr Tony O’Connor explains why early orthodontic intervention is imperative in tackling a range of developmental problems among children
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Prevention over intervention
Gerry McKenna, president of the European College of Gerodontology 2014–2015, asks who is picking up the bill for the ageing population?
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Whiter than whitening
Dental professionals are continuing the fight to prevent beauty salons illegally carrying out the popular procedure. But more has to be done to stop customers being ripped off, finds Stewart McRobert
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A better solution for bulk filling
Dr Christoph Hüskens explains how the dual-curing principle can be a major advantage compared with the existing thin-flowing bulk composites presently available on the market
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Comfortably numb
Dr Laura Fee explores the controversies surrounding local anaesthetics and the medically complex patient
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Pathophysiology of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea
An increasing number of dentists are managing sleep-related breathing disorders as a result of awareness of the role they can play in improving the quality of life of patients who suffer with this debilitating disease. What are its causes and consequences?
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Academic, relevant and controversial
Dr Sean Malone explains what makes the RCSI Dental Faculty’s Annual Scientific Meeting special and what attendees can expect to gain from the 2015 event
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Straight talker
When his involvement with the hugely successful Smiles chain of dental practices ended, orthodontist Hugh Bradley embarked on another challenge in Donnybrook
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Alternative aesthetics
The use of bulk fill materials appear to provide the advantages of an aesthetic material with less sensitive placement, offering a real alternative to amalgam in posterior restorations
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Part 2 Pixel perfect
Quality Assurance and the digital image – are you getting your 256 shades of grey?
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Aesthetic orthodontic brackets Are they all the same?
Preet Bhogal compares and contrasts the advantages and disadvantages of various aesthetic labial brackets on the market
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Helping the children of Chernobyl
Galway dentist Cíara Houlihan travelled to Belarus recently with humanitarian aid agency Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International. Here, she describes her experience
