Journal of the Irish Dental Association | August/September 2022: Vol 68 (4

HONORARY EDITOR Dr Cristiane da Mata BDS MFD (RCSI) Dip TLHE MPH PhD journaleditor@irishdentalassoc.ie

DEPUTY EDITOR Dr David McReynolds BA BDentSC MFDS RCSEd DChDent (Pros) FFD RCSI

EDITORIAL BOARD Dr Meriem Abbas BDS (NUI) MFDS RCSEd Dr Mirza Shahzad Baig BDS MSc (UK) PhD (TCD) AnnMarie Bergin RDH Dr Evelyn Crowley BDS (NUI) MSc (ULond) DDPHRCSEng MSc (TCD) Dr Claire Curtin BDS (NUI) MFDS (RCSEd) Dip Con Sed DSCD M Spec Care Dent MDTFEd PGCert Med Ed Dr Laura Kavanagh BDS Dip Clin Dent Dr Geraldine McDermott BA BDentSc MFDS (RCSI) PGradDip ConSed (TCD) MSc Healthcare Leadership (RCSI) Dr Judith Phelan BDS (NUI) MDS (NUI) MSc (U Lond) MRD (RCS Eng and Glas) Dr Catherine Vaughan BDS (NUI) 181

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IDA PRESIDENT Dr Caroline Robins IDA CHIEF EXECUTIVE Fintan Hourihan CO-ORDINATOR Liz Dodd

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169 EDITORIAL Influencing change

171 ASSOCIATION NEWS

172 QUIZ

174 IDA NEWS IDA centenary; Diary of events; Mouth Cancer Awareness Day 2022

178 BUSINESS NEWS All the latest news from the trade

181 INTERVIEW Dr Caroline Robins

184 OPINION Ireland’s chronic shortage of dentists 185 CLINICAL FEATURE Diagnosis and management of oral mucosal conditions commonly seen in the elderly population

189 MEMBERS’ NEWS

4 IDA pre-Budget submission 2023 193 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Complications: recognising, managing and preventing them

195 CLINICAL TIPS Canine ramps

198 PEER-REVIEWED 198 An audit of external referrals to the periodontology department in an Irish university hospital C. O’Meara, H.F. Duncan, P. Harrison

206 ABSTRACTS

210 CLASSIFIEDS

214 MY PROFESSION Dr Denise MacCarthy

4Registration pathway for refugee dentists 4Mandatory sick pay