May 15, 2013
The Irish Society of Dentistry for children recently held their Annual Scientific meeting in Dublin. There was exceptional interest in the O’Mullane prize which encourages presentations from any dental team members related to the provision of dental care to children in Ireland. Four of the finalists represented the DDUH and the winner of the competitions… Read More »
May 3, 2013
Each year the Odontology Section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland awards a Bronze Medal for the best dissertation by a Final Year dental student. This year four students were selected to present their dissertations at this prestigious event which took place on Wednesday 24th April 2013 in the Royal College of Physicians… Read More »
May 2, 2013
The fellowship is worth 10,000 dollars and provides travel, living expenses and basic laboratory consumables to encourage research collaboration and new technique training in world-renowned institutions. The aim of this summer’s fellowship is to visit Professor Paul Mark’s epigenetic laboratory in Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, New York to undergo applied training in cell biology/chromatin techniques… Read More »
The first cohort of graduates from the inter-university (TCD & UCD) Innovation Academy was presented with their Graduate Certificates in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by the Provost, Professor Paddy Prendergast, and the President of UCD, Professor Hugh Brady at a graduation ceremony at TCD on Tuesday 30th April 2013. Fifteen doctoral students received their certificates as… Read More »
April 22, 2013
The timeline for applications to the D.Ch.Dent programmes has changed significantly. Prospective applicants are advised that applications for all of our 2014 D.Ch.Dent programmes must be submitted via my.tcd.ie no later than October 31st 2013. We offer six strands within the D.Ch.Dent programme: Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Periodontology and Special Care Dentistry. Full… Read More »
April 19, 2013
Orla Brennan, a Ph.D. student from the Microbiology Research Unit, Division of Oral Biosciences, successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on Thursday the 11th April 2013. Orla was jointly supervised by Professor David Coleman and Dr. Anna Shore from the Microbiology Unit. Orla’s research focused on detailed population analysis of MRSA isolates recovered in Irish hospitals… Read More »
April 8, 2013
Congratulations to three of the second year Dental Science students who were successful in the ‘Schols’ examinations this Trinity Monday! Brian, Wan Ying and Abdulrahim are pictured with the Provost after the announcements in Front Square on Trinity Monday, 8th April 2013. Pictured with the Provost, Professor Patrick Prendergast are (L-R): Brian Dunne, Wan Ying Lim… Read More »
March 12, 2013
The DDUH congratulates Dr Osama Omer, Senior Lecturer Consultant in Restorative Dentistry on his recent appointment as Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Dentistry at the RCSI. Dr Omer received his BDS degree from the University of Khartoum in 1981. In 1986 he obtained an MSc from Manchester University and this was followed by a PhD… Read More »
February 26, 2013
The Restorative Department of the Dublin Dental University Hospital will provide a four day update course in preparation for the Irish Dental Council’s Statutory Examination Bench Test. If there is sufficient interest (minimum 10 participants, maximum 20 participants), the Bench Test Preparation programme 2013 will run for three and a half days, from Tuesday April 2nd… Read More »
February 20, 2013
Dr Garry Fleming, Head of the Materials Science Unit at Dublin Dental University Hospital (DDUH) and staff member in the School of Dental Science in Trinity College Dublin recently secured funding of €309,617 over 48 months from the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Investigator Projects (IvP) call announced on 25th January 2013. The Project entitled ‘DENTAL glass-ionomer… Read More »