Promoting Continued Learning for the Dental Team

Opening Address: Mr. Chris Fitzgerald, Principal Officer, Public Health Division,

Department of Health and Children

Guest speakers include: Dr. P.J. Byrne, Dr. Michael O’Sullivan, Ms. Bernie

French R.D.H, Ms. Vanessa Casserly, Dr. Claire Healy, Ms. Elaine Tilling,

Dr Tiernan O’Brien & Mr Steve Cartin

Workshops: Instrument Sharpening and Ultrasonic Techniques, Clinical

Photography for the Dental Team, Hand Hygiene and Cross Infection Control

www.irishdentalhygienists.com

17th – 18th October 2008Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Cavan

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Saturday 18th October

Student 360 375

Hygienist IDHA Member 380 395

Dental Nurse 385 3100

Hygienist Non-Member 390 3105

Dentist 390 3105

Free Social Events (Please indicate your attendance)

Friday Lunch Free

Saturday Lunch Free

Friday Salsa Night Free

Social Programme(Please indicate number of tickets required in box).

Prices for Social Programme events are per person.

Golf Outing (Fri 17th) 330.00 p/p

Outdoors and Dirty (Sat 18th) 3100.00 p/p

Gala Dinner (Sat 18th) 360.00 p/p

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IDHA Presidents’s Welcome

As the newly elected President of the IDHA,

I wish to welcome you all to our first ever Scientific

Team Conference. Our aim, when we set out to

organise this conference, was to provide a team

focused programme in a social atmosphere that will

encourage all members of the Dental Team to come

together to learn while enjoying themselves too!

We have chosen the stunning Cavan Crystal Hotel, Cavan to

hold our 2 day event on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th of

October 2008.

We have lined up a variety of speakers from Ireland, UK and US

covering topics from many aspects of Dentistry and beyond so

there will be something to interest everyone attending. As always

our Trade Sponsors will be close by showing off their large array

of products and equipment as well as running some very

interesting workshops.

This year don’t leave your partners at home! Entertainment, fun

and frolics are guaranteed for both evenings as well as during

our accompanying persons programme. On Friday our Main

Sponsor Sensodyne will host a Salsa Night and our conference

will close on Saturday night with a Gala Dinner for all our delegates

and their partners.

Remember that this is a conference for all the Dental Team so we

hope that you will encourage all your work colleagues to join with

us and make this event the great success it deserves to be.

Look forward to seeing you all there,

Yours truly,

Trish Dickson R.D.H.,

IDHA President.

SensodyneadOver 7 hours of CDEOur conference has

been approved by the

Postgraduate Medical

and Dental Board for up

to 7½ hours of

CDE credits.

Trish Dickson R.D.H.,IDHA President

visit our website: irishdentalhygienists.com for more conference information

including directions and transport to conference venue and local accommodation

Conference Speakers Conference Speakers

Ms. Vanessa CasserlyBA, MA SOC,

HDip in Primary Education

Mr. Steve CartinCartin Coaching and Management

Steve Cartin brings more than 20 years of speaking, training, and

management experience to the platform, serving the dental industry

since 1989. Practices in the US and UK have benefited from

his work before his coming to Ireland in 2007. Steve’s lively and

engaging delivery aims to help participants gain information they can

immediately implement upon returning to the practice.

Vanessa graduated with a Bachelor Degree from University College

Dublin in 2000 and with a Masters Degree in Social Science in

2001. She then completed her post-graduate qualification in

Primary School teaching. She works as a Special Needs Teacher in

Dublin and is the Assistant Principal of the school’s Special Needs

provision. She also works on a one to one basis with children with

Autism and their parents in their home. Vanessa is qualified in many

teaching methodologies specific to Autism Spectrum Disorder

including Applied Behaviour Analysis, Pivotal Response Training,

Picture Exchange Communication and TEACCH.

Dr. P.J. Byrne graduated from the Dental School in UCC in 1982 and

obtained his MSc in Periodontology from Eastman Dental Institute,

University of London in 1990. He was President of the ISP from 1998

to 2000 and was elected to the Board of the Faculty of Dentistry,

RCSI in 1999 where he became Vice-Dean in 2004 and was elected

Dean in 2007. Dr. Byrne has held numerous hospital appointments

in the UK and Ireland and currently has a referral practice in Dublin

limited to Periodontology, Oral Surgery & Implant Dentistry. He is

also a Lecturer in Periodontology at Dublin Dental School & Hospital,

Trinity College since 1991 and has been Director of the Programme

for Clinical Dental Photography since 1998.

Dr Patrick j. Byrne B.D.S.N.U.I., M.Sc. (Lond.) F.D.S.

R.C.S., (Ed.) F.F.D.R.C.S.I., F.I.C.D.

Bernie is a graduate of the Dublin Dental School and Hospital,

Trinity College Dublin and The College of Medical Acupuncture and

Traditional Chinese Medicine (CMATCM). She works part-time both

as a Dental Hygienist at O’Brien & Molloy Periodontics, Dock Rd,

Galway and as an Acupuncturist at her own Acupuncture Clinic,

Health Balance Therapy Clinic, Galway. She is a Member of the

Traditional Chinese Medicine Council of Ireland TCMCI, ARCHTI.

Ms. Bernadette Ffrench DN, RDH, Lic.Acupuncture

After qualifying from Trinity College Dublin in 1988, Claire worked in

DDSH for a short period of time before taking up a post in The Royal

London Hospital as a clinical research fellow. She was awarded a

PhD in 1995. She then returned to Trinity College Dublin to study

medicine. After working in St. James’s Hospital, she completed

specialist training in oral medicine in DDSH and obtained an exit

fellowship in oral medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons

in England in July 2006. Dr. Healy has been Consultant/ Senior

Lecturer in Oral Medicine Dublin Dental School and Hospital

since 2006.

Dr. Claire Healy MB BCh BAO, BDentSc, FDS RCS(Eng)

OM, FFD RCSI, PhD

Dr. Tiernan O’Brien graduated from the Dental School at Trinity

College Dublin in 1987. After working for one year in the Dublin

Dental Hospital and two years in general practice, he spent the

following three years in the Graduate Periodontal Programme at the

University of Minnesota where he completed his Master of Science

degree. Following a brief period on the faculty at the University of

Minnesota he returned to Ireland and established a practice limited

to Periodontics and Implant Dentistry in Galway. Dr O’Brien is past

President of the Irish Society of Periodontology and has lectured

extensively nationally as well as in the UK and North America.

Dr. Tiernan O’Brien B.Dent.Sc., M.S. (Perio)

Conference Speakers Conference Programme

Friday 17th October

09.00 Registration & Opening of Trade Exhibition

10.00 Mr. Chris FitzgeraldOpening address by Principal Officer, Public Health Division, Dept. of Health & Children.

10.15 Dr. Michael O’Sullivan Treatments Today & in the Future for Hypondontia Patients

11.00 Ms. Vanessa Casserly Getting to Know Children with Autism

11.45 Trade Exhibition

12.30 – 13.15 - Lunch

13.15 Trade Exhibition

14.00 Dr. Claire Healy Unusual Periodontal Manifestations - an Overview

14.45 Dr. Tiernan O’Brien Maintenance of Dental Implants

15.30 – 16.15 - Coffee Break

16.15 Ms. Elaine TillingOral Hygiene Products – Evidence Base or Marketing Might? (Sponsored by Molar Ltd.)

17.00 - Close

Saturday 18th October

09.00 Registration & Opening of Trade Exhibition

09.30 – 12.30

Practical Workshops:

Dr. P.J. Byrne Hands on Clinical Photography

Sponsored by Dentsply Instrument Sharpening and Ultrasonic Techniques

Sponsored by ProMedThe Importance of Hand Hygiene & Decontamination in the Dental Surgery

09.30 – 13.00 Trade Exhibition

09.30 Dr. P.J. Byrne An Introduction to Clinical Photography for the Dental Team

10.15 Ms. Bernie Ffrench Acupuncture in Dentistry-What’s the Point?

11.00 – 11.30 - Coffee Break

11.30 Mr. Steve Cartin Communicating Your Way to a Successful Practice

13.00 - Lunch and Close

Dr. Michael O’Sullivan graduated from the Dental School at

Trinity College Dublin in 1990. He completed his Masters Degree

in 1994 in the University of London, Eastman Dental and was

awarded fellowships from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland,

Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the Intercollegiate RSC

Restorative Dentistry. He was then awarded a Ph.D in 2000. Dr.

O’Sullivan is currently Senior Lecturer/ Consultant in Restorative

Dentistry (Special Dental Needs) in the Dublin Dental School

and Hospital, Trinity College Dublin. This involves the treatment

of patients with dental anomalies such as severe hypodontia,

amelogenesis imperfecta and detinogenesis imperfecta

Dr. Michael O’Sullivan

Elaine is the Education and Project Manager for Molar Ltd where

she is involved with designing and implementing educational

programmes for the dental profession and the general public.

As a passionate crusader of the team ethic in health, she sits on the

editorial boards of SMILE, Preventive Practice, Team in Practice and

Dental Health also writing regularly for the dental press on a variety

of subjects. Elaine is the immediate Past President of the Institute of

Health Promotion and Education and is a member of the SUSTAIN

working group which amongst other things campaigns against

inappropriate marketing of unhealthy foods to children.

Ms. Elaine Tilling

More conference details and registration forms will soon be available on our website:

www.irishdentalhygienists.com

Brochure design sponsored by

Hands on Workshops

Saturday 18th October

Trade Exhibition

Instrument sharpening workshop and ultrasonic updateSponsored by Dentsply

Participants will learn the fundamental techniques in general instrument care from cleaning, sharpening, sterilisation and storage. The hands on workshop will give all those attending an opportunity to develop practical skills to maintain the edge on their instruments and techniques to prolong the life of instruments. The workshop will also provide the opportunity to experience the New Cavitron Plus and Cavitron Jet Plus Ultrasonic Units. Participants will be able to experience the units in a practical session and have a chance to see the full range of tips available.

Clincial photography for the dental team Dr P.J. Byrne

Dr. Byrne’s lecture in the main programme will be followed by a Hands-on Course on Clinical Photography designed to demonstrate the use of the appropriate clinical photographic equipment required to take high quality intra- and extra-oral photographs. This workshop will equip all members of the Dental Team with the knowledge and skills to undertake clinical photography in dentistry. Each participant will get the opportunity to be instructed in the techniques and re-assess, with the lecturer, the results of their own images which will be taken during the course. Additional advice on improvements in technique will be provided.

The Importance of Hand Hygiene & Decontamination in the Dental Surgery – Sponsored by ProMed

This sessions aims to discuss the importance of hand washing in the Dental Surgery which is a very topical subject in light of the recent media campaigns highlighting its importance. Participants will be shown the correct technique for hand washing and given the opportunity to practice these techniques as well as the use of alcohol hand gels. There will also be an updated on decontamination of the dental surgery between patients and all participants will receive a copy of Decontamination Procedures in the Dental Surgery DVD to take back to their practices.

The number of places available in each of the workshops is limited. They will be

assigned on a first come-first served basis upon registration at the conference.

The IDHA would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our Trade Sponsors for their continued support

Friday the 17th October 9.00am to 5.00pm

Saturday the 18th October 9.30am to 1.00pm

Main Sponsor:

Luncheon Sponsors:

Trade Exhibitors:

Celtic Marketing

If you wish to avail of any of the activities above please indicate so on the Conference Registration Form as subsequent booking will not be possible.

For more details on activities in Cavan and the surrounding areas visit the conference section of our website: www.irishdentalhygienists.com

Pack Your Smile for Cavan Accompanying Persons Programme

Friday 17th OctoberGOLF AT COUNTY CAVAN GOLF CLUB (www.cavangolf.ie)

This is a meticulously manicured 18 hole – par 70 parkland course in the heartland of the Lakeland district situated 10 minutes drive from the Cavan Crystal Hotel.

A friendly welcome awaits all grades of leisure golfers and there are a few challenges for the lower handicapper, particularly the new back 9 holes. Green fees €30 per person (this is a discounted rate available to those booking through the IDHA)

4 course lunch also available with a choice of starters, main courses, desserts, and tea and coffee for €16 per person (payable at the County Cavan Golf Club).

Tee off 2pm Friday 17th of October.

Saturday 18th OctoberOUTDOORS & DIRTY GAMESPARK (www.odd.ie)

Want some crazy extreme outdoor action? Want off – road & speed? Want to experience something new? This is the place for you!

Situated at Prospect Brackley Lake at Ballyconnell this number one outdoor action attraction is only a 30 minute coach transfer from the Cavan Crystal hotel.

Itinery (approx. 3.5 hours)

• 1.5 hours Woodland Laser Combat games

• Refreshment Break

• 1.5 hours divided into Powerturn Dragster Carts & Clay Pigeon Laser Shoot

• Price per person €100 (including return Coach transfer from the Cavan Crystal Hotel)

• Depart Cavan Crystal hotel at 12.30pm

• Return Cavan Crystal hotel 5pm

Social Events

FRIDAY: SENSODYNE SALSA NIGHT

8.30-11.00pm (free, all welcome)

Come join us for cocktails, finger food and lots of laughs while being entertained by our Salsa DJ

Alex and his Salsa Dancers. There will also be prizes galore to be won in our Charity Raffle in aid

of Irish Autism Action.

SATURDAY: GALA DINNER

8.00pm til late (€60 per ticket, all welcome)

What better way to wind up the weekend than to be wined and dined with a delicious 4 course

meal. Then dance the night away to our live band the ‘Acoustic Brothers’ followed by a Dj into

the early hours. This is an evening not to be missed!!

Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

Get your glad rags packed for Cavan ’08, Bring your dancing shoes and sequins it’s gonna be great.

In the lovely Breifne county, you’re coming up for fun, We’ve many aims for this weekend and craic is number one!

Tee off is on Friday, golf our starting goal, And a few shots later, we will meet you at the 19th hole.

Later it’s our Cuban night, for salsa to a Latin rhythm and beat, A cocktail (if you fancy) it will help you move your feet.

Fresh air on Saturday, to clear the cobwebs from the brain, There’s carting, laser combat, clay pigeon shooting, let’s hope it doesn’t rain.

A Gala dinner on Saturday eve for your delight, Fine food and wine, live band and dj, late into the night.

So join us this winter in Cavan, it’s a weekend for all, We guarantee you’ll be entertained, you will have a ball!