Spring 2015 Postgraduate Dental Education Programme
Content
SPRING Postgraduate Dental
Education Programme
February 28th / April 25th / May 23rd 2015
INTENSIVE REVISION COURSE DIPLOMA
of PRIMARY CARE DENTISTRY & MFD
March 28th 2015
Welcome address from Dean
Dr John Walsh
BDentSc, MSD (Paed) Indiana U,
MSD (Orth) U. Washington,
Diplomate American Board of Paediatric Dentistry,
FFDRCSI, FACD, FICD
Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
Dear Colleagues,
The RCSI Postgraduate Lecture series is
now in its fifth year. The purpose of the
programme is to provide an opportunity for
dentists who wish to update their knowledge
on the current concepts relative to general
dental practice and also for those who are
actively pursuing additional postgraduate
qualifications. Indeed the lectures are
particularly suited to preparation for the
Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry and MFD.
The format of the presentations is short
lecture based and the concept is “maximum
knowledge in minimum time.”
The lecture series combines basic sciences,
practice management, practical tips and
indeed the whole range of dental practice.
We are fortunate that the speakers who
have agreed to present at the meetings are
all experts in their chosen areas. You will
be familiar with some of these speakers but
the Faculty also actively encourages more
recently qualified colleagues, who may
be less well known, to present topics of
relevance.
The excellent team of lecturers assembled
for the day have been given the brief of
providing information in the form of five tips
relevant to the area they have been asked to
present. There is a wide diversity of topics
from infection control to prosthodontics and
there will be practice question sessions along
with an exam overview to assist potential
candidates.
A new innovation this year is the introduction
of a mornings hand on course in endodontics
which should be of interest to all. In addition
at the end of each of the mornings there will
be practical sessions of particular interest to
those who are taking the Diploma of Primary
Care Dentistry or MFD examinations.
As part of the spring programme the Faculty
will hold an Intensive Revision Course on
March 28th 2015. This intensive review course
is increasingly being availed of as a method
of revision both for the Diploma of Primary
Care Dentistry and the MFD examinations.
It promises to be an exciting, intensive day
and I look forward to seeing you there.
I hope you enjoy the programme and any
suggestions you have for improvements or
future topics are always welcome.
Dr. John Walsh
Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday, 28th February 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 9.35
Practical Paediatric Dentistry
Dr. Billy Fenlon
9.40 - 10.15
Orthodontics
Dr. Ebrahim Al Awadhi
10.15 - 10.30
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 11.20
Communication in dentistry
Ms. Catherine Waldron
11.25 - 12.00
Practical aspects of crown
lengthening
Dr. Declan Corcoran
12.15 - 12.45
Practical Skills Session –Orthodontic
tracings/rubber dam
CPD Points: 4
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Billy Fenlon
Billy is a Paediatric Dentist in referral
practice since 1992 at the Northbrook
Clinic in Ranelagh. He completed his
Masters in Paediatric Dentistry from
the University of Leeds & Membership
in Paediatric Dentistry from the Royal
College of Dentists in Canada in 1990.
Billy has particular interest in behaviour
guidance of the fearful child patient and in
comprehensive dental care of the young
child.
Dr. Ebrahim Al Awadhi
Dr. Al Awadhi qualified from Dublin Dental
School and Hospital in 1998. He then
went to work for 2 years in the Eastern
Health Board. He completed his MFD
examination in Dublin in 2000. Later that
year, he attended the Eastman Dental
Institute where he completed his Masters
in Orthodontics in 2002. A Membership
of Orthodontics (MOrth) from the Royal
College of Surgeons of England and a
Fellowship from the Royal College of
Surgeons Ireland followed. He worked for
2 years in the Regional Orthodontic Unit
in St. James Hospital in Dublin before
moving back to Dublin Dental Hospital
where he obtained his PhD from Trinity
College, Ireland. He was the Director
of Teaching and Learning (Post Grad) in
Trinity College, Ireland from 2012-2014.
He has research interests in Temporary
anchorage devices, orthodontically
induced root resorption and Invisalign. He
is a consultant lecturing in Orthodontics
and also maintains a part time private
practice since 2004.
Ms. Catherine Waldron
Catherine Waldron has worked in the
dental field for over 30 years, with
qualifications in Dental Nursing, Dental
Hygiene and teaching. She has completed
a Masters by Research and a Masters in
Health Promotion. She is a past president
of the Irish Dental Nurses Association and
Irish Dental Hygienists Association and a
past Vice-President of the International
Federation of Dental Hygienists.
Catherine has worked in general and
specialist dental practices and was the
Lecturer and Director of the Dental
Hygiene Programme in the Dublin Dental
University Hospital up to last year. She is
currently studying full time for a PhD in
Special Care Dentistry.
Dr. Declan Corcoran
Dr. Corcoran was conferred with a
Masters in Periodontology (Indiana U)
and a Certificate in Postgraduate Study
(Indiana U). In 1998 Dr. Corcoran was
conferred with a FFD, Royal College of
Surgeons, Dublin. Dr. Corcoran maintains
a practice limited to Periodontics and
Implant Dentistry in Dublin. He is a
clinical instructor to post graduate dental
students in the Dublin Dental University
Hospital. Dr. Corcoran is past president
of the Irish Society of Periodontology and
past president of the European Federation
of Periodontology. In 2014 he was
recertified as a Diplomate of the American
Academy of Periodontology.
Intensive Revision Course Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry
& MFD examinations
Saturday 28th March 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre
Time
Title
Speaker
8.00 - 8.30
Registration
8.30 - 9.00
Overview of Diploma/MFD/Primary Care pathways
9.00 - 11.00
Category 1 – Surgical sciences
(5 relevant tips)
Head and Neck Anatomy tips
Medical Emergency tips
Oral Medicine tips
Oral Surgical tips
Infection Control tips
Dr. Peter Cowan
Prof. Kumara Ekanayake
Prof. Stephen Flint
Prof. Kumara Ekanayake
Dr. Albert Leung
11.00 - 11.30
Question Practice session
11.30 - 12.00
Break
12.00 - 13.00
Category 2 – Restorative Dentistry (5 relevant tips)
History and diagnosis
Removable Prosthodontics
13.00 - 13.45
Dr. Albert Leung
Dr. Eddie Cotter
Lunch
Fixed Prosthodontics
Endodontics
Periodontics
Dr. Paul Quinlan
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. PJ Byrne
15.00 - 15.30
Question Practice session
15.30 - 15.45
Break
15.45 -17.15
Category 3 – Legal/Orthodontic/
Paediatric Dentistry
(5 relevant tips)
Ethical/Legal considerations
Paediatric Dentistry
Orthodontics
Dr. Albert Leung
Dr. John Walsh
Dr. Kieran Daly
17.15
Final discussion and close
CPD Points: 6
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Peter Cowan
Dr. Peter Cowan qualified in dentistry in
1978 from Trinity College Dublin. He was
awarded FDRCSR(Edin) by examination
in 1981 and the Specialist Fellowship of
the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI (FFDRCSIrel)
in Restorative Dentistry in 1984. He was
a lecturer and later clinical tutor in the
Dublin Dental University School and
Hospital between 1981-1991 and has
been a senior lecturer and examiner
for the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI since
1995 to date. He is a Fellow of the
International College of Dentists and a
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
He has published both nationally and
internationally. Dr. Cowan is a past Dean
of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI (20012004) and is currently Chief Executive
Officer of the Faculty of Dentistry,
RCSI. He is the Faculty’s examinations
co-ordinator and chief examiner for
the Membership and Fellowship
examinations. He is a specialist oral
surgeon and runs a clinical practice in
Dublin limited to minor Oral Surgery with
a special interest in implant dentistry.
Professor Kumara Ekanayake
Professor Ekanayake qualified in Dentistry
at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
and in Medicine at Trinity College
University of Dublin. He completed
Specialist Registrar training in Ireland at
St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Professor
Ekanyake worked as a Consultant
in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and
Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Dental
Sciences/ University Dental Hospital
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka after obtaining
specialist registration in Ireland. He is
based at the Dublin Dental University
Hospital with commitments to St James’s
University Hospital, Dublin and the Mater
Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.
Professor Stephen Flint
Stephen Flint is Clinical Professor and
Consultant in Oral Medicine in the Dublin
Dental School and Hospital in Ireland
and Pro-Dean of the Dental School. He
completed his specialist oral medicine
training and a PhD in molecular biology
at the University of Bristol, following
undergraduate degrees in dentistry (Guy’s
Hospital) and medicine (the Royal Free
Hospital) in London. He has numerous
journal scientific publications, book
chapters and is co-author of the textbook,
“Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases”. He
teaches a postgraduate Oral Medicine
course at the Karolinska Institute and is
external examiner to the Eastman Dental
Institute in London, Kuwait University
and Cork University. He is a Fellow of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
the International College of Dentistry
and Trinity College, Dublin, Regional
Co-coordinator for Continuing Dental
Education for the Postgraduate Medical
and Dental Board, past chairperson of
the Scientific Advisory Committee of the
Health Protection Surveillance Centre in
Ireland, advisor to the Dental Council,
Department of Health and Children and
Irish Medicines Board, an invited Medical
Research Assessor to the Italian Minister
for Health and Ministry for Universities
and Research, visiting lecturer to the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden, Mexico,
Brazil and Kuwait.
Dr. Albert Leung
Albert is a Principal Clinical Teaching
Fellow and Programme Co-ordinator for
the MSc in Restorative Dental Practice at
the Eastman Dental Institute, University
College London. He is an external BDS
Examiner for University College Cork and
examines the ORE for the UK General
Speakers’ Biographies
Dental Council. He chairs the FGDS/
MGDS Examinations Committee and is
a Member of the Board of the Faculty of
Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland.
Dr. Eddie Cotter
Edward Cotter graduated from Dublin
Dental School in 1988.He received his
post graduate training in Prosthodontics
at the University of Iowa. He then
completed a Fellowship in Prosthodontics
at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital
in Iowa City. This was followed by a
Fellowship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics and
Dental Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer
Center in Texas.He is in Practice limited to
Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics
and Dental Oncology.
Dr. Paul Quinlan
Paul Quinlan graduated from the Dublin
Dental School 1991. He completed an
M.Sc. in periodontology at the Eastman
Dental School, London, in 1993. In 1996
he was awarded a fellowship in Dental
Surgery from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Glasgow and he also received
a Fulbright Scholarship for study in the
USA. He completed the periodontal and
prosthodontic training programs at the
University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio in 2001. He returned
to Ireland and commenced specialist
practice limited to prosthodontics and
periodontics at Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.
He is a diplomat of the American Boards
of Periodontology and Prosthodontics.
He is a fellow of the ITI. He has lectured in
Ireland, the UK and Internationally.
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. Hal Duncan qualified from University
of Glasgow in 1993. After several practice
and dental school appointments, he
worked in several specialist endodontic
practices in Ireland and England from
1998-2002. Dr. Duncan received his
postgraduate endodontic training in Guy’s
Hospital London from 2002-2006. In 2008
Hal completed a collaborative research
project on MTA in the University of Zurich
and recently completed a fellowship in
New York University on pulpal research.
Since 2008 he has worked at Trinity
College Dublin as a Consultant and in
Endodontics. He is currently undertaking
an external PhD with the University of
Birmingham, England with Professor’s
Tony Smith and Paul Cooper, in the
area of pulpal damage, regeneration
and repair. He edited the textbook
‘Pitt Fords Problems based learning in
Endodontology’, has contributed to
other leading endodontic textbooks and
published several articles in peer-reviewed
international journals.
Dr. PJ Byrne
Dr. Byrne graduated in Dentistry in
1982 from University College Cork.
He completed a number of hospital
appointments followed by a period in
practice in Periodontology and Oral
Surgery. In 1990 he completed his
MSc at the Eastman Dental Institute in
Periodontology which was awarded with
distinction from the University of London.
He was awarded the Sir Wilfred Fish
Research Prize by the British Society of
Periodontology in 1990. He held posts
as Registrar in Oral Surgery in Dublin
Dental Hospital and in the Department
of Periodontology at the Eastman
Dental Institute, London. In 1991, he
was elected by examination, Fellowship
in Dental Surgery, F.D.S. Royal College
of Surgeons, Edinburgh and Fellowship
of the Faculty of Dentistry, F.F.D. Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has
Speakers’ Biographies
been in referral practice in Dublin in
Periodontology, Oral Surgery & Implant
Dentistry, and lecturer in Periodontology
at Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity
College since 1991. He is The Director
of the Programme for Clinical Dental
Photography (Postgraduate Core Course)
since 1998. He was awarded a Fellowship,
F.I.C.D. by the International College of
Dentists in 2002 and in 2007elected a
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
He was elected Vice-Dean of the Faculty
of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland, in 2004, and Dean of the Faculty
of Dentistry RCSI in September 2007 until
February 2011.
Dr. John Walsh
Dr. John Walsh received his undergraduate
dental degree from Trinity College in 1974
and was awarded the Sheldon Friel Prize.
After a year in private practice in England
he received the American Dental Society
of Europe Scholarship award that enabled
him to attend the Graduate Paedodontic
Program at Indiana University School of
Dentistry where he received his Masters
Degree in 1977. He was awarded the
Ralph E. McDonald Scholarship and
the G. R. Baker prize. Subsequently he
gained entry to the Graduate Orthodontic
Program at the University Of Washington
from where he obtained his Masters
Degree in Orthodontics in 1986.On
his return to Ireland he continued to
participate as a part time lecturer in the
Division of Child Dental Health at Dublin
University Dental Hospital.In 1989 he
became the first European to successfully
complete the Board certification process
of the American Board of Paediatric
Dentistry. He was awarded an FFD (Ad
Eundem) from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland in 1997. He has also
received the FICD and the FACD. He is a
past President of the Metropolitan Branch
of the Irish Dental Association and has
served on both the Dental Council and
the Council of the Irish Dental Association.
He was a trustee of the Irish Dental Health
Foundation for over twenty years. He is
currently Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry,
RCSI and continues in specialist practice in
Orthodontics. He has lectured extensively
at home and abroad in the areas of both
Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics.
Dr. Kieran Daly
Kieran graduated from the Dental School
at Trinity College Dublin in 1996. In 2001,
he was awarded the Membership of
the Faculty of Dentistry from the Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland and in
2005 he was awarded the Membership in
Orthodontics from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Edinburgh. Kieran completed
a three-year full time Masters Programme
in Orthodontics at the Dental School,
Trinity College Dublin in 2005. He was
awarded a Fellowship of the Faculty of
Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland in 2005. Kieran has worked
exclusively in the field of Orthodontics for
over 10 years, completing thousands of
orthodontic cases.
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday 25th April 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre, RCSI
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 9.35
The single tooth space
Dr. Donal A. Blackwell
9.40 - 10.15
Special Care Dentistry in practice
Dr. Grace Kelly
10.15 - 10.30
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 11.20
Removable partial denture design
Dr. Arthur O’Connor
11.25 - 12.00
Oral Surgery in practice
Professor Duncan Sleeman
12.15 - 12.45
Practice Skills Session—suturing/
blood pressure
CPD Points: 4
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Donal A. Blackwell
Donal Blackwell graduated from the
Dental School at Trinity College Dublin
in 1988. Following a number of years
in General Practice, he completed
his Master’s Degree Programme in
Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman
Dental Institute London in 1996. He
returned to the South East of Ireland to
open a referral practice concentrating
on crown and bridgework and implant
dentistry. In 2004 he moved with his family
to New York City to undertake further
post-graduate studies, a two year fulltime
Advanced Programme in Implant Dentistry
at New York University. He completed
this programme and returned to Ireland
in 2006. Donal works in Waterford City, in
Practice Limited to Fixed Prosthodontics
and Implant Dentistry.
Dr. Grace Kelly
Grace graduated from UCC in 2003 and
completed her vocational dental training
in 2004. She worked in the HSE MidWest for 6 years, before undertaking
a Senior House Officer post in Special
Care Dentistry in Dublin University Dental
School in 2008. She completed her
MFDS in the Royal College of Surgeons
(Dublin) in 2009, her Diploma in Hypnosis
related to dentistry in University College
London in 2010; her Diploma in Conscious
Sedation in Cardiff University and Diploma
in Special Care Dentistry in the Royal
College of Surgeons (London) in 2013.
Grace completed her three year specialist
training in Special Care Dentistry in 2013,
the first specialist trained in Special Care
Dentistry in Wales and was subsequently
appointed to her current post in March
2014. She was awarded the Tricollegiate
Membership in Special Care Dentistry RCS
Glasgow in June 2014.
Dr. Arthur O’Connor
Arthur O’Connor graduated from Cork
Dental School, University College Cork
in 2001. He obtained membership of
the Faculty of Dentistry of the RCSI,
completed his prosthodontic training in
Boston University Goldman School of
Dental Medicine in 2010 and his fellowship
in Implant dentistry in University of
Pennsylvania Dental School in June 2011.
He is in private prosthodontic practice in
Cork.
Professor Duncan Sleeman
Duncan Sleeman is Professor of Oral
& Maxillofacial Surgery at University
College Cork. Completing his medical
and dental training in Ireland he entered
the Maxillofacial training programme
in the United Kingdom receiving his
FRCS (Maxfax) from Edinburgh in 1990.
Following terms as Lecturer/Senior
Registrar at Dublin Dental Hospital in 1992
and at Sunderland in 1993 he returned to
St. James Hospital in 1994 before being
appointed as Professor at Cork Dental
School in 1995. Professor Sleeman has
numerous publications and lectures
widely and has been a board member
of the Faculty of Dentistry for many
years. Professor Sleeman has served as
an examiner for RCSI as well as an Inter
collegiate examiner in Oral Surgery. He is
a member of the Executive Committee of
Cork Dental School.
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday 23rd May 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre, RCSI
HANDS ON COURSE - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 12.30
SHAPING UP FOR ENDODONTICS
1) Access
Dr. Johanna P. Glennon
2) Negotiation and Canal Preparation
Dr. Hal Duncan
3) Disinfection and Irrigation
Dr. Pat Cleary
CPD Points: 7
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Johanna P. Glennon
Johanna Glennon qualified from Dublin in
1984 and worked in general dental practice
for eight years in the United Kingdom and
held a part-time Clinical Assistant post in
Oral Surgery during 1987 – ‘88. In 1994 she
completed her Masters in Endodontics with
Distinction at the University of London.
Her research work, as part of her MSc.,
has been published in the International
Endodontic Journal. Since completing
her Masters programme Johanna has
been in practice limited to Endodontics
and is a part-time clinical demonstrator/
lecturer at Dublin Dental Hospital, teaching
at undergraduate and post-graduate
level. She was one of the three course
organisers of the endodontic module
for the Diploma in Clinical Dentistry,
postgraduate programme at Dublin Dental
Hospital. She is a Past President of the
Irish Endodontic Society and was actively
involved on the committee for 11 years.
During her Presidency, Ireland hosted the
12th Biennial conference of the European
Society of Endodontology. She has both
organised and given practical endodontic
courses in Ireland. She has lectured
nationally and internationally.
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. Henry (Hal) Duncan qualified from
University of Glasgow in 1993. After
practice and dental school appointments,
he worked in specialist endodontic
practices in Northern Ireland and England
from 1998-2008. Dr Duncan received his
postgraduate endodontic training in Guy’s
Hospital London from 2002-2006 under
the tutelage of the late Tom Pitt-Ford and
is currently a UK registered Endodontic
specialist. In 2008 he concluded a
collaborative research study with Dr Ram
Nair (in the University of Zurich) on pulp
capping with MTA and calcium hydroxide
and in 2013 he completed an IADRfellowship in New York University with Dr
Nicola Partridge on the role of epigenetic
modifying agents on pulpal mineralization.
Since 2008 he has worked full-time at
Trinity College Dublin as an academic and
Consultant in Endodontics. He is currently
completing an external PhD with the
University of Birmingham, England with
Professor’s Paul Cooper, Tony Smith and Dr
Garry Fleming in the area of epigenetics,
pulpal regeneration and repair. He has
received several research grants, has
edited and contributed to Endodontic
textbooks, published a number of articles
in peer-reviewed international journals and
is an Associate Editor for the International
Endodontic Journal. He is a current
committee member of the Irish Division of
the IADR, is the Irish representative to the
European Society of Endodontology (ESE)
and also serves on the ESE membership
committee. He is the recent past president
of the Irish Endodontic Society.
Dr. Patrick Cleary
Dr. Cleary graduated from Trinity College
Dublin in 1981 with BDentSc. He obtained
a Certificate of Postgraduate Study and
an MSD in Endodontics from Indiana
University in 1986. On returning to Ireland
Dr. Cleary set up a practice limited to
endodontics and currently practices in
Booterstown. He is a past president of
the Irish Dental Association and the Irish
Endodontic Society, a specialist member of
the American Association of Endodontists.
Dr. Cleary is a Fellow of the International
College of Dentists, Fellow of the
American College of Dentists and Fellow
of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI. He has
presented at National and International
meetings.
Dates for your Diary
Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI Annual Scientific Meeting 2015
The Annual Scientific Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29th and Friday,
October 30th 2015 and is entitled ‘New Horizons in Dental Practice’. This meeting will
review all the digital aids that are used in record keeping, pre-treatment diagnosis and
treatment planning and clinical and laboratory work. There will be a ‘visionary lecture’
on where we will be in 15 years’ time. We will also review the current requirements
for clinical waste management in practice. The emphasis is on relevance to general
dentistry. Further details and programme information will shortly be available on the
Faculty website: http://dentistry.rcsi.ie
RCSI Faculty of Dentistry
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Coláiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn
123 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 402 2239 / 2256
Fax: +353 1 402 2125
Email: [email protected]
http://dentistry.rcsi.ie
RCSI THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, STUDY AND RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY
Education Programme
February 28th / April 25th / May 23rd 2015
INTENSIVE REVISION COURSE DIPLOMA
of PRIMARY CARE DENTISTRY & MFD
March 28th 2015
Welcome address from Dean
Dr John Walsh
BDentSc, MSD (Paed) Indiana U,
MSD (Orth) U. Washington,
Diplomate American Board of Paediatric Dentistry,
FFDRCSI, FACD, FICD
Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
Dear Colleagues,
The RCSI Postgraduate Lecture series is
now in its fifth year. The purpose of the
programme is to provide an opportunity for
dentists who wish to update their knowledge
on the current concepts relative to general
dental practice and also for those who are
actively pursuing additional postgraduate
qualifications. Indeed the lectures are
particularly suited to preparation for the
Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry and MFD.
The format of the presentations is short
lecture based and the concept is “maximum
knowledge in minimum time.”
The lecture series combines basic sciences,
practice management, practical tips and
indeed the whole range of dental practice.
We are fortunate that the speakers who
have agreed to present at the meetings are
all experts in their chosen areas. You will
be familiar with some of these speakers but
the Faculty also actively encourages more
recently qualified colleagues, who may
be less well known, to present topics of
relevance.
The excellent team of lecturers assembled
for the day have been given the brief of
providing information in the form of five tips
relevant to the area they have been asked to
present. There is a wide diversity of topics
from infection control to prosthodontics and
there will be practice question sessions along
with an exam overview to assist potential
candidates.
A new innovation this year is the introduction
of a mornings hand on course in endodontics
which should be of interest to all. In addition
at the end of each of the mornings there will
be practical sessions of particular interest to
those who are taking the Diploma of Primary
Care Dentistry or MFD examinations.
As part of the spring programme the Faculty
will hold an Intensive Revision Course on
March 28th 2015. This intensive review course
is increasingly being availed of as a method
of revision both for the Diploma of Primary
Care Dentistry and the MFD examinations.
It promises to be an exciting, intensive day
and I look forward to seeing you there.
I hope you enjoy the programme and any
suggestions you have for improvements or
future topics are always welcome.
Dr. John Walsh
Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday, 28th February 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 9.35
Practical Paediatric Dentistry
Dr. Billy Fenlon
9.40 - 10.15
Orthodontics
Dr. Ebrahim Al Awadhi
10.15 - 10.30
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 11.20
Communication in dentistry
Ms. Catherine Waldron
11.25 - 12.00
Practical aspects of crown
lengthening
Dr. Declan Corcoran
12.15 - 12.45
Practical Skills Session –Orthodontic
tracings/rubber dam
CPD Points: 4
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Billy Fenlon
Billy is a Paediatric Dentist in referral
practice since 1992 at the Northbrook
Clinic in Ranelagh. He completed his
Masters in Paediatric Dentistry from
the University of Leeds & Membership
in Paediatric Dentistry from the Royal
College of Dentists in Canada in 1990.
Billy has particular interest in behaviour
guidance of the fearful child patient and in
comprehensive dental care of the young
child.
Dr. Ebrahim Al Awadhi
Dr. Al Awadhi qualified from Dublin Dental
School and Hospital in 1998. He then
went to work for 2 years in the Eastern
Health Board. He completed his MFD
examination in Dublin in 2000. Later that
year, he attended the Eastman Dental
Institute where he completed his Masters
in Orthodontics in 2002. A Membership
of Orthodontics (MOrth) from the Royal
College of Surgeons of England and a
Fellowship from the Royal College of
Surgeons Ireland followed. He worked for
2 years in the Regional Orthodontic Unit
in St. James Hospital in Dublin before
moving back to Dublin Dental Hospital
where he obtained his PhD from Trinity
College, Ireland. He was the Director
of Teaching and Learning (Post Grad) in
Trinity College, Ireland from 2012-2014.
He has research interests in Temporary
anchorage devices, orthodontically
induced root resorption and Invisalign. He
is a consultant lecturing in Orthodontics
and also maintains a part time private
practice since 2004.
Ms. Catherine Waldron
Catherine Waldron has worked in the
dental field for over 30 years, with
qualifications in Dental Nursing, Dental
Hygiene and teaching. She has completed
a Masters by Research and a Masters in
Health Promotion. She is a past president
of the Irish Dental Nurses Association and
Irish Dental Hygienists Association and a
past Vice-President of the International
Federation of Dental Hygienists.
Catherine has worked in general and
specialist dental practices and was the
Lecturer and Director of the Dental
Hygiene Programme in the Dublin Dental
University Hospital up to last year. She is
currently studying full time for a PhD in
Special Care Dentistry.
Dr. Declan Corcoran
Dr. Corcoran was conferred with a
Masters in Periodontology (Indiana U)
and a Certificate in Postgraduate Study
(Indiana U). In 1998 Dr. Corcoran was
conferred with a FFD, Royal College of
Surgeons, Dublin. Dr. Corcoran maintains
a practice limited to Periodontics and
Implant Dentistry in Dublin. He is a
clinical instructor to post graduate dental
students in the Dublin Dental University
Hospital. Dr. Corcoran is past president
of the Irish Society of Periodontology and
past president of the European Federation
of Periodontology. In 2014 he was
recertified as a Diplomate of the American
Academy of Periodontology.
Intensive Revision Course Diploma of Primary Care Dentistry
& MFD examinations
Saturday 28th March 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre
Time
Title
Speaker
8.00 - 8.30
Registration
8.30 - 9.00
Overview of Diploma/MFD/Primary Care pathways
9.00 - 11.00
Category 1 – Surgical sciences
(5 relevant tips)
Head and Neck Anatomy tips
Medical Emergency tips
Oral Medicine tips
Oral Surgical tips
Infection Control tips
Dr. Peter Cowan
Prof. Kumara Ekanayake
Prof. Stephen Flint
Prof. Kumara Ekanayake
Dr. Albert Leung
11.00 - 11.30
Question Practice session
11.30 - 12.00
Break
12.00 - 13.00
Category 2 – Restorative Dentistry (5 relevant tips)
History and diagnosis
Removable Prosthodontics
13.00 - 13.45
Dr. Albert Leung
Dr. Eddie Cotter
Lunch
Fixed Prosthodontics
Endodontics
Periodontics
Dr. Paul Quinlan
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. PJ Byrne
15.00 - 15.30
Question Practice session
15.30 - 15.45
Break
15.45 -17.15
Category 3 – Legal/Orthodontic/
Paediatric Dentistry
(5 relevant tips)
Ethical/Legal considerations
Paediatric Dentistry
Orthodontics
Dr. Albert Leung
Dr. John Walsh
Dr. Kieran Daly
17.15
Final discussion and close
CPD Points: 6
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Peter Cowan
Dr. Peter Cowan qualified in dentistry in
1978 from Trinity College Dublin. He was
awarded FDRCSR(Edin) by examination
in 1981 and the Specialist Fellowship of
the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI (FFDRCSIrel)
in Restorative Dentistry in 1984. He was
a lecturer and later clinical tutor in the
Dublin Dental University School and
Hospital between 1981-1991 and has
been a senior lecturer and examiner
for the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI since
1995 to date. He is a Fellow of the
International College of Dentists and a
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
He has published both nationally and
internationally. Dr. Cowan is a past Dean
of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI (20012004) and is currently Chief Executive
Officer of the Faculty of Dentistry,
RCSI. He is the Faculty’s examinations
co-ordinator and chief examiner for
the Membership and Fellowship
examinations. He is a specialist oral
surgeon and runs a clinical practice in
Dublin limited to minor Oral Surgery with
a special interest in implant dentistry.
Professor Kumara Ekanayake
Professor Ekanayake qualified in Dentistry
at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
and in Medicine at Trinity College
University of Dublin. He completed
Specialist Registrar training in Ireland at
St James’s Hospital, Dublin. Professor
Ekanyake worked as a Consultant
in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and
Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Dental
Sciences/ University Dental Hospital
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka after obtaining
specialist registration in Ireland. He is
based at the Dublin Dental University
Hospital with commitments to St James’s
University Hospital, Dublin and the Mater
Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.
Professor Stephen Flint
Stephen Flint is Clinical Professor and
Consultant in Oral Medicine in the Dublin
Dental School and Hospital in Ireland
and Pro-Dean of the Dental School. He
completed his specialist oral medicine
training and a PhD in molecular biology
at the University of Bristol, following
undergraduate degrees in dentistry (Guy’s
Hospital) and medicine (the Royal Free
Hospital) in London. He has numerous
journal scientific publications, book
chapters and is co-author of the textbook,
“Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases”. He
teaches a postgraduate Oral Medicine
course at the Karolinska Institute and is
external examiner to the Eastman Dental
Institute in London, Kuwait University
and Cork University. He is a Fellow of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England,
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland,
the International College of Dentistry
and Trinity College, Dublin, Regional
Co-coordinator for Continuing Dental
Education for the Postgraduate Medical
and Dental Board, past chairperson of
the Scientific Advisory Committee of the
Health Protection Surveillance Centre in
Ireland, advisor to the Dental Council,
Department of Health and Children and
Irish Medicines Board, an invited Medical
Research Assessor to the Italian Minister
for Health and Ministry for Universities
and Research, visiting lecturer to the
Karolinska Institute in Sweden, Mexico,
Brazil and Kuwait.
Dr. Albert Leung
Albert is a Principal Clinical Teaching
Fellow and Programme Co-ordinator for
the MSc in Restorative Dental Practice at
the Eastman Dental Institute, University
College London. He is an external BDS
Examiner for University College Cork and
examines the ORE for the UK General
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Dental Council. He chairs the FGDS/
MGDS Examinations Committee and is
a Member of the Board of the Faculty of
Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland.
Dr. Eddie Cotter
Edward Cotter graduated from Dublin
Dental School in 1988.He received his
post graduate training in Prosthodontics
at the University of Iowa. He then
completed a Fellowship in Prosthodontics
at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital
in Iowa City. This was followed by a
Fellowship in Maxillofacial Prosthetics and
Dental Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer
Center in Texas.He is in Practice limited to
Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics
and Dental Oncology.
Dr. Paul Quinlan
Paul Quinlan graduated from the Dublin
Dental School 1991. He completed an
M.Sc. in periodontology at the Eastman
Dental School, London, in 1993. In 1996
he was awarded a fellowship in Dental
Surgery from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Glasgow and he also received
a Fulbright Scholarship for study in the
USA. He completed the periodontal and
prosthodontic training programs at the
University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio in 2001. He returned
to Ireland and commenced specialist
practice limited to prosthodontics and
periodontics at Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin.
He is a diplomat of the American Boards
of Periodontology and Prosthodontics.
He is a fellow of the ITI. He has lectured in
Ireland, the UK and Internationally.
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. Hal Duncan qualified from University
of Glasgow in 1993. After several practice
and dental school appointments, he
worked in several specialist endodontic
practices in Ireland and England from
1998-2002. Dr. Duncan received his
postgraduate endodontic training in Guy’s
Hospital London from 2002-2006. In 2008
Hal completed a collaborative research
project on MTA in the University of Zurich
and recently completed a fellowship in
New York University on pulpal research.
Since 2008 he has worked at Trinity
College Dublin as a Consultant and in
Endodontics. He is currently undertaking
an external PhD with the University of
Birmingham, England with Professor’s
Tony Smith and Paul Cooper, in the
area of pulpal damage, regeneration
and repair. He edited the textbook
‘Pitt Fords Problems based learning in
Endodontology’, has contributed to
other leading endodontic textbooks and
published several articles in peer-reviewed
international journals.
Dr. PJ Byrne
Dr. Byrne graduated in Dentistry in
1982 from University College Cork.
He completed a number of hospital
appointments followed by a period in
practice in Periodontology and Oral
Surgery. In 1990 he completed his
MSc at the Eastman Dental Institute in
Periodontology which was awarded with
distinction from the University of London.
He was awarded the Sir Wilfred Fish
Research Prize by the British Society of
Periodontology in 1990. He held posts
as Registrar in Oral Surgery in Dublin
Dental Hospital and in the Department
of Periodontology at the Eastman
Dental Institute, London. In 1991, he
was elected by examination, Fellowship
in Dental Surgery, F.D.S. Royal College
of Surgeons, Edinburgh and Fellowship
of the Faculty of Dentistry, F.F.D. Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has
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been in referral practice in Dublin in
Periodontology, Oral Surgery & Implant
Dentistry, and lecturer in Periodontology
at Dublin Dental School & Hospital, Trinity
College since 1991. He is The Director
of the Programme for Clinical Dental
Photography (Postgraduate Core Course)
since 1998. He was awarded a Fellowship,
F.I.C.D. by the International College of
Dentists in 2002 and in 2007elected a
Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
He was elected Vice-Dean of the Faculty
of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland, in 2004, and Dean of the Faculty
of Dentistry RCSI in September 2007 until
February 2011.
Dr. John Walsh
Dr. John Walsh received his undergraduate
dental degree from Trinity College in 1974
and was awarded the Sheldon Friel Prize.
After a year in private practice in England
he received the American Dental Society
of Europe Scholarship award that enabled
him to attend the Graduate Paedodontic
Program at Indiana University School of
Dentistry where he received his Masters
Degree in 1977. He was awarded the
Ralph E. McDonald Scholarship and
the G. R. Baker prize. Subsequently he
gained entry to the Graduate Orthodontic
Program at the University Of Washington
from where he obtained his Masters
Degree in Orthodontics in 1986.On
his return to Ireland he continued to
participate as a part time lecturer in the
Division of Child Dental Health at Dublin
University Dental Hospital.In 1989 he
became the first European to successfully
complete the Board certification process
of the American Board of Paediatric
Dentistry. He was awarded an FFD (Ad
Eundem) from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland in 1997. He has also
received the FICD and the FACD. He is a
past President of the Metropolitan Branch
of the Irish Dental Association and has
served on both the Dental Council and
the Council of the Irish Dental Association.
He was a trustee of the Irish Dental Health
Foundation for over twenty years. He is
currently Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry,
RCSI and continues in specialist practice in
Orthodontics. He has lectured extensively
at home and abroad in the areas of both
Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics.
Dr. Kieran Daly
Kieran graduated from the Dental School
at Trinity College Dublin in 1996. In 2001,
he was awarded the Membership of
the Faculty of Dentistry from the Royal
College of Surgeons in Ireland and in
2005 he was awarded the Membership in
Orthodontics from the Royal College of
Surgeons in Edinburgh. Kieran completed
a three-year full time Masters Programme
in Orthodontics at the Dental School,
Trinity College Dublin in 2005. He was
awarded a Fellowship of the Faculty of
Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland in 2005. Kieran has worked
exclusively in the field of Orthodontics for
over 10 years, completing thousands of
orthodontic cases.
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday 25th April 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre, RCSI
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 9.35
The single tooth space
Dr. Donal A. Blackwell
9.40 - 10.15
Special Care Dentistry in practice
Dr. Grace Kelly
10.15 - 10.30
Discussion
10.30 - 10.45
Break
10.45 - 11.20
Removable partial denture design
Dr. Arthur O’Connor
11.25 - 12.00
Oral Surgery in practice
Professor Duncan Sleeman
12.15 - 12.45
Practice Skills Session—suturing/
blood pressure
CPD Points: 4
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Donal A. Blackwell
Donal Blackwell graduated from the
Dental School at Trinity College Dublin
in 1988. Following a number of years
in General Practice, he completed
his Master’s Degree Programme in
Restorative Dentistry at the Eastman
Dental Institute London in 1996. He
returned to the South East of Ireland to
open a referral practice concentrating
on crown and bridgework and implant
dentistry. In 2004 he moved with his family
to New York City to undertake further
post-graduate studies, a two year fulltime
Advanced Programme in Implant Dentistry
at New York University. He completed
this programme and returned to Ireland
in 2006. Donal works in Waterford City, in
Practice Limited to Fixed Prosthodontics
and Implant Dentistry.
Dr. Grace Kelly
Grace graduated from UCC in 2003 and
completed her vocational dental training
in 2004. She worked in the HSE MidWest for 6 years, before undertaking
a Senior House Officer post in Special
Care Dentistry in Dublin University Dental
School in 2008. She completed her
MFDS in the Royal College of Surgeons
(Dublin) in 2009, her Diploma in Hypnosis
related to dentistry in University College
London in 2010; her Diploma in Conscious
Sedation in Cardiff University and Diploma
in Special Care Dentistry in the Royal
College of Surgeons (London) in 2013.
Grace completed her three year specialist
training in Special Care Dentistry in 2013,
the first specialist trained in Special Care
Dentistry in Wales and was subsequently
appointed to her current post in March
2014. She was awarded the Tricollegiate
Membership in Special Care Dentistry RCS
Glasgow in June 2014.
Dr. Arthur O’Connor
Arthur O’Connor graduated from Cork
Dental School, University College Cork
in 2001. He obtained membership of
the Faculty of Dentistry of the RCSI,
completed his prosthodontic training in
Boston University Goldman School of
Dental Medicine in 2010 and his fellowship
in Implant dentistry in University of
Pennsylvania Dental School in June 2011.
He is in private prosthodontic practice in
Cork.
Professor Duncan Sleeman
Duncan Sleeman is Professor of Oral
& Maxillofacial Surgery at University
College Cork. Completing his medical
and dental training in Ireland he entered
the Maxillofacial training programme
in the United Kingdom receiving his
FRCS (Maxfax) from Edinburgh in 1990.
Following terms as Lecturer/Senior
Registrar at Dublin Dental Hospital in 1992
and at Sunderland in 1993 he returned to
St. James Hospital in 1994 before being
appointed as Professor at Cork Dental
School in 1995. Professor Sleeman has
numerous publications and lectures
widely and has been a board member
of the Faculty of Dentistry for many
years. Professor Sleeman has served as
an examiner for RCSI as well as an Inter
collegiate examiner in Oral Surgery. He is
a member of the Executive Committee of
Cork Dental School.
Postgraduate Dental Education Programme Spring 2015
Saturday 23rd May 2015
Venue: Albert Lecture Theatre, RCSI
HANDS ON COURSE - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Time
Title
Speaker
8.15 - 8.45
Registration
8.50
Welcome by Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI
9.00 - 12.30
SHAPING UP FOR ENDODONTICS
1) Access
Dr. Johanna P. Glennon
2) Negotiation and Canal Preparation
Dr. Hal Duncan
3) Disinfection and Irrigation
Dr. Pat Cleary
CPD Points: 7
Speakers’ Biographies
Dr. Johanna P. Glennon
Johanna Glennon qualified from Dublin in
1984 and worked in general dental practice
for eight years in the United Kingdom and
held a part-time Clinical Assistant post in
Oral Surgery during 1987 – ‘88. In 1994 she
completed her Masters in Endodontics with
Distinction at the University of London.
Her research work, as part of her MSc.,
has been published in the International
Endodontic Journal. Since completing
her Masters programme Johanna has
been in practice limited to Endodontics
and is a part-time clinical demonstrator/
lecturer at Dublin Dental Hospital, teaching
at undergraduate and post-graduate
level. She was one of the three course
organisers of the endodontic module
for the Diploma in Clinical Dentistry,
postgraduate programme at Dublin Dental
Hospital. She is a Past President of the
Irish Endodontic Society and was actively
involved on the committee for 11 years.
During her Presidency, Ireland hosted the
12th Biennial conference of the European
Society of Endodontology. She has both
organised and given practical endodontic
courses in Ireland. She has lectured
nationally and internationally.
Dr. Hal Duncan
Dr. Henry (Hal) Duncan qualified from
University of Glasgow in 1993. After
practice and dental school appointments,
he worked in specialist endodontic
practices in Northern Ireland and England
from 1998-2008. Dr Duncan received his
postgraduate endodontic training in Guy’s
Hospital London from 2002-2006 under
the tutelage of the late Tom Pitt-Ford and
is currently a UK registered Endodontic
specialist. In 2008 he concluded a
collaborative research study with Dr Ram
Nair (in the University of Zurich) on pulp
capping with MTA and calcium hydroxide
and in 2013 he completed an IADRfellowship in New York University with Dr
Nicola Partridge on the role of epigenetic
modifying agents on pulpal mineralization.
Since 2008 he has worked full-time at
Trinity College Dublin as an academic and
Consultant in Endodontics. He is currently
completing an external PhD with the
University of Birmingham, England with
Professor’s Paul Cooper, Tony Smith and Dr
Garry Fleming in the area of epigenetics,
pulpal regeneration and repair. He has
received several research grants, has
edited and contributed to Endodontic
textbooks, published a number of articles
in peer-reviewed international journals and
is an Associate Editor for the International
Endodontic Journal. He is a current
committee member of the Irish Division of
the IADR, is the Irish representative to the
European Society of Endodontology (ESE)
and also serves on the ESE membership
committee. He is the recent past president
of the Irish Endodontic Society.
Dr. Patrick Cleary
Dr. Cleary graduated from Trinity College
Dublin in 1981 with BDentSc. He obtained
a Certificate of Postgraduate Study and
an MSD in Endodontics from Indiana
University in 1986. On returning to Ireland
Dr. Cleary set up a practice limited to
endodontics and currently practices in
Booterstown. He is a past president of
the Irish Dental Association and the Irish
Endodontic Society, a specialist member of
the American Association of Endodontists.
Dr. Cleary is a Fellow of the International
College of Dentists, Fellow of the
American College of Dentists and Fellow
of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI. He has
presented at National and International
meetings.
Dates for your Diary
Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI Annual Scientific Meeting 2015
The Annual Scientific Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 29th and Friday,
October 30th 2015 and is entitled ‘New Horizons in Dental Practice’. This meeting will
review all the digital aids that are used in record keeping, pre-treatment diagnosis and
treatment planning and clinical and laboratory work. There will be a ‘visionary lecture’
on where we will be in 15 years’ time. We will also review the current requirements
for clinical waste management in practice. The emphasis is on relevance to general
dentistry. Further details and programme information will shortly be available on the
Faculty website: http://dentistry.rcsi.ie
RCSI Faculty of Dentistry
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Coláiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn
123 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 402 2239 / 2256
Fax: +353 1 402 2125
Email: [email protected]
http://dentistry.rcsi.ie
RCSI THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE, ART AND PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY
BY PROMOTING EDUCATION, STUDY AND RESEARCH IN DENTISTRY
