Journal of the Irish Dental Association
CONTENTS
The Journal of the Irish Dental Association Unit 2 Leopardstown Office Park Sandyford, Dublin 18 Tel +353 1 295 0072 Fax: +353 1 295 0092 www.dentist.ie IDA PRESIDENT
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EDITORIAL
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PRESIDENT’S NEWS Fighting back
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IDA NEWS An Bord Snip Nua Report, upcoming IDA meetings, and more
Dr Donal Blackwell
IDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Fintan Hourihan
JOURNAL CO-ORDINATOR Fionnuala O’Brien EDITOR
Professor Leo F.A. Stassen
FRCS(Ed), FDSRCS, MA, FTCD, FFSEM(UK) FFDRCSI
DEPUTY EDITOR
Dr Dermot Canavan BDentSc, MGDS(Edin), MS(UCalif)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr Tom Feeney BDS Dip Cl Dent(TCD) FICD
James, Ger and Niamh treating kids in the clinic.
Dr Michael Fenlon PhD BDentSc MA FDS MGDS
Dr Aislinn Machesney
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QUIZ
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BUSINESS NEWS Industry news for dentists
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BDentSc, DipClinDent
Dr Christine McCreary MA MD FDS(RCPS)OM FFD(RCSI)
Dr Ioannis Polyzois DMD, MDentCh, MMedSc
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Dr Ciara Scott BDS MFD MDentCh MOrth FFD (RCSI)
Carmen Sheridan
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MA ODE (Open), Dip Ad Ed, CDA, RDN
The Journal of the Irish Dental Association is the official publication of the Irish Dental Association. The opinions expressed in the Journal are, however, those of the authors and cannot be construed as reflecting the Association’s views. The editor reserves the right to edit all copy submitted to the Journal. Publication of an advertisement does not necessarily imply that the IDA agrees with or supports the claims therein.
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OVERSEAS 174 Busman’s holiday
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NEWS FEATURE 179 Snapshot of dentists’ attitudes 181 A changing profession 182 Dental nursing across Ireland
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SCIENTIFIC 184 An effective bleaching technique for non-vital, discoloured teeth in children and adolescents
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EU NEWS CED independence likely by end of 2009
190 Pericoronitis: treatment and a clinical dilemma
Ann-Marie Hardiman
Survey of dentists.
28%
Dental nurse training.
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Pericoronitis.
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Paul O’Grady DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Tony Byrne Tom Cullen
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FACT FILE Identifying orthodontic problems
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DIARY OF EVENTS
200
ABSTRACTS Abstracts from scientific papers
204
CLASSIFIED
Ruth O’Sullivan ADVERTISING
179
Pat Murray
Member of the Association of the Irish Dental Industry Ltd Member of Magazines Ireland Total average net circulation 01/07/08 to 31/12/08: 3,169 copies per issue.
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