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Dr Alison Dougall has been inaugurated as the president of  the International Association of Disability and Oral Health (iADH) at its general assembly meeting last Saturday 3rd of October. Dr Dougall has had a long and active involvement with iADH, beginning as an emerging young researcher later involved as chair of the education committee, the secretary, the editor and finally chair of the executive board. Alison is Consultant for Medically Compromised Patients at Dublin Dental Hospital and Director of the 3 year Special Care Dentistry taught Doctorate programme at Trinity College Dublin. Dr Dougall was the co-author of the iADH curriculum for training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has taught SCD and sedation to dentists, hygienists, therapists and dental nurses for over 20 years. She is a passionate advocate, campaigning for increased access to services for people with disabilities and also recognition and rights for the teams that care for them.

Dear All, Thank-you so much to the attendees of this academic years Odontology Section RAMI meetings. Despite the pandemic lockdown restrictions, we enjoyed a very successful year, which included a packed house and a very warm welcome for our locally and internationally acclaimed speakers at our February meeting. The audience was clearly overwhelmed following the powerful clinical presentations from Dr Gerry Cleary, Dr PJ Byrne, Dr Marielle Blake and Dr Patrick Palacci which highlighted the possibilities and new heights which can be reached when interdiciplinary colleagues combine their efforts to realise clinical excellence.  Some photos from the evening are on twitter.  Looking forward to seeing you all at the next meetings during the 2020-2021 academic year. Best wishes, David McReynolds Odontology Section Secretary RAMI

Letter in Irish Times from Mouth Head & Neck (MHN) Cancer Awareness Ireland Group - representing MHN Cancer Survivors, Irish Cancer Society, Dental Health Foundation, Irish Dental Association, Spunout, Cork Dental Hospital, National Cancer Control Programme and Dublin Dental University Hospital.  Mouth Cancer Awareness Day will be on Wednesday 16 September 2020.  The focus of our information and advice in 2020 will be on older people to increase awareness about prevention and early detection of MHN Cancer:

WINNER OF EAPD YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD 2020

Dr Hal Duncan has recently been awarded a Fulbright-HRB Health Impact Scholar Award for 2020-21, which was announced at a recent virtual Fulbright award ceremony and launch.  

David Barry, CEO receiving his refresher Surewash Hand Hygiene Practical Training from Anne McCourt, Dental Nurse learning and memorising the 6 pose WHO hand hygiene technique.

New microbiological research undertaken by investigators from the Dublin Dental University Hospital and colleagues at St. James’s Hospital Dublin has revealed that staphylococcal bacteria in the mouth, gums and nose (oro-nasal cavity) of patients with type 2 diabetes are a likely source of infection for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).