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Free check-ups to save lives
Mouth Cancer Awareness Day has seen more than 20,000 take up free check-ups in the last three years
More than 500 dental practices across Ireland offered free mouth cancer examinations at the fifth annual Mouth Cancer Awareness Day that took place on ı7 September. Since the event began in 20ı0, more
than 20,000 people have availed of the free check-ups with 22 cases of people being diagnosed with oral malignancy as a result. The initiative was launched by the dental
hospitals in Cork and Dublin in September 20ı0 and the following year the Irish Dental Association lent its support and more than 700 practices took part alongside the dental schools. The campaign aims to raise public and
professional awareness of mouth, head and neck cancer in Ireland and to highlight the importance of prevention and early detection. The campaign is led by Mouth, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Ireland (MHNCAI), a collaborative group of HNC survivors, Cork University Dental School & Hospital, Dublin Dental Hospital, Irish Cancer Society, Irish Dental Association and the Dental Health Foundation. There are more than 300 cases
of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx reported in Ireland
DMI buys Dentaquip TAKEOVER
Dublin-based dental supplier Dental Medical Ireland (DMI) has bought over Northern Irish dental supply company Dentaquip Limited. Dentaquip Ltd was founded more than
40 years ago and is based in Lisburn, co Antrim. It supplies a broad range of dental equipment consumables and after sales engineering services to dental practices and dental laboratories throughout the province.
A press statement from DMI said that
the acquisition represents an “excellent strategic fit with DMI” as the two compa- nies have similar distribution agreements with companies such as A-dec, Carestream, Dentsply and 3M Espe. Pat O’Brien, CEO of DMI, said: “We
are delighted to acquire such a reputable company. The acquisition of Dentaquip will expand the range of products and services available for Dentaquip’s customers, provide more opportunities for employees and create additional value for dental
professionals in Northern Ireland.” Over the coming months, DMI have stated that it intends to “ration- alise some processes to ensure customers obtain the benefits of scale associated with both companies coming together”. However, in the meantime, the company have assured customers that it is business as usual for both companies in terms of how they each interact with suppliers and customers.
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every year. In Britain, the incidence of mouth cancer has increased faster than any other cancer in the past 25 years. Worldwide, this disease affects 650,000 people a year and is the sixth most common type of cancer. However, a major issue with mouth
cancer is not simply that the incidence is rising, but also that these cancers are still being detected at an advanced stage. Consequently, treatments are more complex, can last longer and deeply affect a patient’s quality of life and survival.
® For more information, visit
www.mouthcancerawareness.ie
ASM looks at clinical controversies
EVENT
The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Dental Faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland will take place in Dublin on 30 and 31 October. The title of this year’s ASM will be ‘Clinical Controversies in Dental Practice’, and will include lectures on caries management, orthodontics, the role of fluoride, drug therapeutics and the dental practitioner, adhesion, radi- ology, endodontics and oral surgery. Confirmed overseas speakers include Amr Morsi (New York), StJohn Crean (Preston), Avijit Banerjee (London), Mark Hector (Dundee), Chris Deery (Sheffield) and Ross Hobson (Newcastle). Irish speakers include Hal Duncan (endodontics), Garry Fleming (adhesion) and Brian Bourke (ortho- dontics). On Friday afternoon the Leo Sheridan Lecture will be delivered by Brian Schmidt (New York) and David Vaughan (Liverpool) on ‘Current controversies in the surgical manage- ment of head and neck cancer’.
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