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Dentists’ Retirement Savings Scheme seeks Trustee Directors
Support and advice with dental compliance
The Irish Dentists’ Approved Retirement Savings Scheme is seeking to appoint Trustee Directors and wishes to invite expressions of interest from IDA members. The Scheme is operated on a not-for-profit basis and is open to all IDA members. The Trustees believe that the Scheme, as currently operating, is a better pension arrangement than most of the Association’s current membership realise. Most of the Association’s members have individual personal pension plans, which tend to be significantly more expensive and consequently underperform group arrangements such as this Scheme. If the Scheme attracts more members, fees can be further reduced and therefore the Scheme would become an even more attractive proposition through time. Below are the general responsibilities of a Trustee Director of an occupational pension scheme: 4 attendance at two to four trustee meetings per year – meetings tend to take two hours maximum; 4 complete Trustee training every two years – this is likely to be an additional half-day commitment every two years; 4 familiarise themselves with Scheme documents; and, 4 promote the Scheme where possible among fellow IDA members. The following, although the responsibility of the Trustees, are led and assisted with by Acuvest and other providers: 4 administer the trust in accordance with trust law, all other laws and the terms of the Trust Deed and Rules; 4 act in the best interests of beneficiaries; 4 act fairly between beneficiaries; 4 act prudently and diligently; 4 exercise care and utmost good faith in all trustee duties; 4 seek professional advice, as necessary; and, 4 supervise those to whom functions have been properly delegated. For further information, members should contact Mr Edward O’Hanlon at: EdwardOH@acuvest.ie.
Health and safety inspections
Quiz Submitted by Dr Rachael O’Rorke.
The Health & Safety Authority is currently conducting inspections in dental practices around the country. To prepare for these inspections, and to ensure you are compliant with regulations, tune into the IDA webinar on the topic, which is available to purchase on our CPD platform.
HIQA – oral radiation
Dr Andrew Bolas presents a very clear and concise webinar on the topic of ‘HIQA and Oral radiation: How to best prepare for a HIQA radiation inspection’. Delegates will be brought through the online self-assessment that is required as part of the inspection process, highlighting what is required for each of the topics being inspected, from documentation to patient information. The information given will give practitioners the guidance to better prepare for the ionising radiation inspections. Webinar open to all IDA members to purchase.
A 52-year-old lady, who is fit and well and smokes three cigarettes daily, presents with a swelling in the gingivae between the LR3 and LR4 (Figure 1). It has been present for around four months, is not painful and has had no associated discharge. The adjacent teeth are shown to be vital (Figure 2). The lesion is excised under local anaesthetic and the histology report shows it to be a lateral periodontal cyst.
Questions 1. What special investigations would you carry out alongside your examination? 2. Describe the lesion seen in the radiograph. 3. What is a lateral periodontal cyst? 4. What is the origin of a lateral periodontal cyst? FiIGURE 1.
FIGURE 2.
124 Journal of the Irish Dental Association | June/July 2021: Vol 67 (3)
Answers on page 163
