Martina Hayes

Clinical Research Fellow, Restorative Dentistry, University College Cork

Uses of Mouthwashes in Primary Dental Care

Following the recent European Federation of Periodontology S3-Level Clinical Practice Guideline on the treatment of periodontitis,2 the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) published a UK version...

Minimal intervention dentistry and older patients part 2: minimally invasive operative interventions

Minimal (or minimum) intervention dentistry is the complete holistic team-care approach to patient-centred prevention of disease and management of oral health in the long term. It is centred on...

Minimal intervention dentistry and older patients part 1: risk assessment and caries prevention

In many countries the proportion of people aged 65 years and older is growing faster than any other age group as a result of both longer life expectancy and declining fertility rates. In the UK, there...