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Dublin researchers unveil ‘smart’ mouthguard INNOVATIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY
(L-R) Prof O’Connell, Dr Babu and Dr McAuliffe
A team of Dublin dental researchers has secured a €ı00,000 investment from the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC) to launch an “intelligent” mouthguard that monitors and records bruxism. Dr Padraig McAuliffe and Professor Brian
O’Connell from Dublin Dental Hospital and School of Dental Science at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and Dr Ramesh Babu and Dr James Doyle from AMBER, the Science Foun- dation Ireland-funded materials science centre based at Trinity College Dublin, have licensed sensor technology from TCD through their spin-out company SelfSense Technologies Ltd. The invention, called SmartSplint, is
expected to be brought to market by the autumn. The company is taking part in the NDRC VentureLab programme for sci-tech start-up companies. SelfSense Technologies has already secured
more than €700k in grant funding from EI, SFI and HRB at Trinity College Dublin and the Dublin Dental Hospital. The team is seeking to raise investment in the next few months and continues to collaborate with the research and
clinical facilities at the Dublin Dental Hospital and the AMBER Centre. Dr Padraig McAuliffe, co-founder of SelfSense Technologies, said: “As a dentist, it can be very difficult to know whether an individual patient has bruxism until we see that some damage has been done. By then it’s too late. Early diagnosis and prevention of damage are key. “We developed SmartSplint because there
were no bruxism tests available that we considered suitable or practical for wide- spread use at an affordable price. The success of treatment for tooth decay and gum disease were revolutionised by the development of simple tests and we hope that SmartSplint can do the same for bruxism.”
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Dental software company recognised for export achievements
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A Lisburn-based dental company has been recognised at a local business awards ceremony for reaching new markets outside of Northern Ireland. CoinciDental, which
produces a practice manage- ment software package, was named first runner-up in the Business Export Award category at the Lisburn City Business Awards 20ı5. The business was estab-
lished in 20ı2. Director Darrin Lynn said: “I would attribute our success to delivering localised service and support. Having a base in Ireland, the company has been highly visible and accessible to all clients.”
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