Preparing for the MGDS RCSI Online Examination?
The Faculty of Dentistry RCSI is pleased to announce an online series of lectures specifically for candidates preparing for the MGDS online examination to take place on October 1st, 2024. The lectures will be based on the MGDS syllabus and relevant matters for general dental practice. The lecture programme package includes access to five lecture sessions. Each module will be delivered online on the dates as advertised within the programme below. Catch up for each session will also be made available on demand afterwards.
JUNE 20 | JUNE 27 | JULY 4 | JULY 18 | AUG 22
All sessions begin 12:00 PM (Irish Time). With catch up available on demand.
1. Dean's Welcome / Introduction - Prof. Chris Lynch
2. General Dental Practice & Lifelong Learning - Dr. Sean Malone
3. Radiology in General Dental Practice - Dr. Andrew Bolas
4. Cross Infection, Health, Safety & the Dental Team - Prof. Albert Leung
5. Orthodontics - Dr. Joe Hennessy
6. Compliance Issues for General Practice - Dr. Jane Renehan
1. Live Q & A Session - Prof. Chris Lynch & Mr. Sean Sheridan
2. Medical Emergencies - Dr. Trish O’Connor
3. Paediatric Dentistry - Prof. John Walsh
4. Endodontics in Practice - Dr. Pat Cleary
5. Special Needs Dentistry - Dr. Grace Kelly
6. Role of Sedation in General Practice - Dr. Eimear Mooney
1. Oral Surgery - Dr. Kate Farrell
2. Ethics & the Dental Surgeon - Dr. Eamon Croke
3. Prosthodontics for General Practice - Dr. Edward Cotter
4. Clinically Relevant Modern Dental Materials for Restoration of Teeth - Prof. Chris Lynch
5. Oral Medicine - Dr. Richael Ni Riordan
Interactive sessions will be held on June 27th and August 22nd, when Professor Chris Lynch (Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI) and Mr Sean Sheridan (Chair of the MGDS Exam), will be available live online to all the course participants to discuss aspects of the new MGDS examinations. This is a unique opportunity to raise any questions regarding the examinations.
The Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI is pleased to announce a CBCT Level 2 Training for General Practitioners which will take place on Saturday September 21st, 2024.
Following on from the Level 1 course delivered in October 2023, the Faculty of Dentistry is pleased to bring the second part of the recommended cone beam training for general practitioners.
Designed to work in conjunction with the content of the Level 1 course, this additional course comprising of online components and face to face tuition in the RCSI Computer lab is aimed at those who have completed the Level 1 course and wish to expand their knowledge and for those who own and operate a cone beam CT scanner.
Course content has been designed to meet the learning requirements recommended by The European Academy of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology and prescribed by the Dental Council of Ireland.
Completion of the Level 1 course is required to attend this course and those registering must provide evidence of having completed the necessary training.
Dr. Bolas qualified at Queens University Belfast BDS in 1991. He holds FFDRCSI Oral Surgery 1994, FDSRCS(Ed) Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine 1995, MSc Dental Radiology from Kings College London and FICD 2018. He is lecturer in Dental Radiology at Dublin Dental University Hospital from 2003 to present.
Welcome to the registration page for the Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI Clinical Photography in Dentistry Hands-on Course to be held on Saturday, September 28th, 2024.
This full-day course will provide a detailed overview of the fundamentals of photography which are required to help understand how to obtain optimum results in Clinical Dental Photography, have a detailed look at the options on equipment required and a strong emphasis on the practical aspects of taking high quality Clinical Dental Photographs consistently and trouble shooting tips on how to identify the causes of any suboptimal results. If you have a Dental Camera and associated equipment please bring this with you.
Your presenter has a lifetimes Experience in general and Clinical Photography and has been the Director of the programme for Clinical Photography for the Postgraduate Programmes in the Dublin Dental University Hospital since it’s inception in 1998. He has run multiple courses nationally and internationally for more than 30 years.
The Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI is pleased to announce a Practical Minor Oral Surgery Course, which will be delivered in a hybrid format.
The hands-on component will be held face-to-face on Saturday, October 12th 2024 at RCSI’s state-of-the-art academic and education building, located at No. 26 York Street, Dublin 2.
Those taking the hands-on component will have access to our bespoke online preparatory component, which they can study at their leisure in advance (from Saturday, September 28th, 2024).
Things have changed. Our approach to practice and the management of your patients has become significantly more difficult after the Covid-19 pandemic. This course offers a pragmatic and practical approach to managing minor oral surgery within the confines imposed on you in the Post Covid World. Safe and thorough assessment is the key to avoid unnecessary surgery and associated AGPs and when AGPs are necessary, how to manage the surgical task effectively and safely. This hybrid course introduces delegates to a unique Face-to-Face and hands-on experience with senior Teaching Faculty of the Dental Faculty of RCSI in our state-of-the-art clinical laboratory facilities. Delegates will have access to our bespoke on-line preparatory component, which they can study at their leisure in advance to prepares them for the hands-on component. Both components are included in the registration fee. Demand for places is normally high so we recommend early booking.
Andrew Bolas, Kate Farrell, Gerry Kearns, John Marley, Victoria Stewart
Dr. Bolas qualified at Queens University Belfast BDS in 1991. He holds FFDRCSI Oral Surgery 1994, FDSRCS(Ed) Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine 1995, MSc Dental Radiology from Kings College London and FICD 2018. He is lecturer in Dental Radiology at Dublin Dental University Hospital from 2003 to present.
Dr. Farrell is an Oral Surgeon who works between private practice and Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin. She qualified from her undergraduate and postgraduate from Trinity College Dublin. She holds an MFD, FFD OSOM and FFD OS from the RCSI.
Hybrid: With online lectures in advance and Face-to-Face in the Clinical Skills Facility at RCSI on October 12th.
Please note we are offering two different sessions of the same course:
AM Session: 08:00 - 12:30 or PM Session: 12:30 - 17:00
Register here for the PM Session
The Faculty of Dentistry, RCSI is pleased to announce a Practical Minor Oral Surgery Course, which will be delivered in a hybrid format.
The hands-on component will be held face-to-face on Saturday, October 12th 2024 at RCSI’s state-of-the-art academic and education building, located at No. 26 York Street, Dublin 2.
Those taking the hands-on component will have access to our bespoke online preparatory component, which they can study at their leisure in advance (from Saturday, September 28th, 2024).
Things have changed. Our approach to practice and the management of your patients has become significantly more difficult after the Covid-19 pandemic. This course offers a pragmatic and practical approach to managing minor oral surgery within the confines imposed on you in the Post Covid World. Safe and thorough assessment is the key to avoid unnecessary surgery and associated AGPs and when AGPs are necessary, how to manage the surgical task effectively and safely. This hybrid course introduces delegates to a unique Face-to-Face and hands-on experience with senior Teaching Faculty of the Dental Faculty of RCSI in our state-of-the-art clinical laboratory facilities. Delegates will have access to our bespoke on-line preparatory component, which they can study at their leisure in advance to prepares them for the hands-on component. Both components are included in the registration fee. Demand for places is normally high so we recommend early booking.
Andrew Bolas, Kate Farrell, Gerry Kearns, John Marley, Victoria Stewart
Dr. Bolas qualified at Queens University Belfast BDS in 1991. He holds FFDRCSI Oral Surgery 1994, FDSRCS(Ed) Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine 1995, MSc Dental Radiology from Kings College London and FICD 2018. He is lecturer in Dental Radiology at Dublin Dental University Hospital from 2003 to present.
Dr. Farrell is an Oral Surgeon who works between private practice and Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin. She qualified from her undergraduate and postgraduate from Trinity College Dublin. She holds an MFD, FFD OSOM and FFD OS from the RCSI.
Hybrid: With online lectures in advance and Face-to-Face in the Clinical Skills Facility at RCSI on October 12th.
Please note we are offering two different sessions of the same course:
AM Session: 08:00 - 12:30 or PM Session: 12:30 - 17:00
Register here for the AM Session
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Qualifications:
BA, B. Dent Sc, FFD RCSI, MS Prosthodontics
Bio:
Edward Cotter graduated from Trinity College in 1988. He worked for two years in General Practice in Downpatrick Co Down. He received his specialty Residency training in Prosthodontics at the University of Iowa and his Fellowship training in Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Edward is in practice limited to Prosthodontics, Maxillofacial Prosthetics and Dental Oncology in Dublin. He is a previous Secretary of the Board of Faculty of Dentistry. He is a previous member of the Board of the Irish Dental Association. He is a Past President of Metropolitan Branch of IDA.
Qualifications:
BDS, MB, BCh, BAO, FFD RCSI, FFDS RCS(Eng), FRCS (Ed)
Bio:
Mr Ramsay-Baggs qualified from The London Hospital Dental School (QMC, U London) in 1976. He spent time in general dental practice in London before undertaking his specialist training with posts in Scotland and London prior to attending Queens University Belfast to undertake a medical degree. His training was completed in Northern Ireland. He obtained the FFD in 1987, FDS in 1989 and the FRCS in 1990. He was appointed Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon in 1991. He was member of the Board of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI in 2005, 2014-2017 and 2017-2020.
Qualifications:
BA, B. Dent Sc, MFD(RCSI), DClinDent(TCD), MOrth(RCSEd), FFD(RCSI)
Bio:
Joe is a Specialist Orthodontist in Dundrum, Dublin and the Regional Orthodontic Unit ,Tallaght. He is an Orthodontic Supervisor in the Dublin Dental University Hospital and has served on the previous Board of the RCSI faculty of Dentistry. He is the Treasurer for the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI, is the Chair of the Audit and Finance committee and a member of the Education Committee for the Faculty. Joe is the Lead Examiner for the FFD in Orthodontics for the RCSI.
Joe qualified as a dentist from Trinity College Dublin in 2008, obtaining a first Class Honours degree and winning the Sheldon Friel Prize for the overall highest grade in his final exams.
Qualifications:
BDS Khartoum
MSc (1986) & PhD (1991) Manchester
FDSRCSI & FFDRCSI (Intercollegiate 1999)
Diploma in Health Services Management (Dip. HSM) Institute of Commercial Management, UK (2004)
University Diploma in Implantology (DIU), Lille (2010)
Associate Fellowship of American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AFAAID) (2011)
Bio:
Served for a number of terms in the Board of Faculty of Dentistry RCSI and was Vice Dean during 2013-2015. Examiner FODRCSI since 2000. Former Director of Continuing Dental Education, Dublin Dental University Hospital during 2005-2010. Internal and External Examiner for under and postgraduate Dental Students. Research interests include Clinical Dental Materials and Restorative Dental Oncology. Published in local, regional and international dental periodicals. Member of various learned societies including the IADR, ISMR. Currently works as Associate Professor/Consultant in Restorative Dentistry/Restorative Dental Oncology, Dublin Dental University Hospital.
Qualifications:
BA, B. Dent Sc, FFD RCSI, Dip Clin Dent, TCD FICD
Bio:
Dr Sean Malone graduated from TCD in 1980. He worked in the Dublin Dental Hospital, and Liverpool Dental Hospital, and in General Practice in U.K. He returned to Dublin in 1990, and worked in the Dublin Dental Hospital and in General Practice in Sandycove. Dr Malone completed his FFD in General Dentistry in 1992, and the Diploma in Clinical Dentistry in 2002. He was elected to the International College of Dentistry in 2008.He was a part time lecturer in the Dublin Dental Hospital from 1990 to 2000, from which time he devoted himself full time to Private practice. He is a past President of the Irish Dental Association. In his time as Board member of the Faculty of Dentistry RCSI, he has organised the Annual Scientific Meeting for many years, and examined extensively in Ireland, the Middle East, and Sudan. Dr Malone feels that a strong voice for General Practice is of vital importance on the Board of the Faculty of Dentistry.
Qualifications:
BDS 1991 Queens University, FFDRCSI Oral Surgery 1994, FDSRCS(Ed) Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine 1995, MSc Dental Radiology 2000 Kings College London, FICD 2018
Bio:
Board Member RCSI 2019-2023, Assistant National Oral Health Lead HSE, Part time Lecturer in Dental Radiology, Dublin Dental University Hospital. Co-Chair of the National Radiation Protection Committee. Dental representative on the EPA Ionising Radiation Committee. National and International speaker on Dental Radiology and radiography. President of Irish Dental Association 2012.
Qualifications:
B.A. B.Dent.Sc (TCD), MFDS RCSEd, MDSc, M.Orth (RCSEd), FDS (Orth) RCSEd, FFD (RCSI), PGCert(MedEd)
Bio:
I graduated as a dentist from Trinity College Dublin in 2001 and following the VT programme in Ireland I went to the UK for a variety of house officer posts. I subsequently went on to complete specialist orthodontic training at Dundee Dental School and then Consultant training at Glasgow Dental School in Scotland. My masters research was on evaluating outcomes in cleft care and I have maintained an interest in this area managing a spoke cleft centre. I have been head of the orthodontic unit in Galway University Hospital for the past 10 years and am the current chair of the Irish Consultant Orthodontist Group (ICOG). I have been involved in lecturing and examining for RCSI for the last 10 years. I am interested in teaching and training for the whole dental team. I would like to develop the role of the therapist in the public service in Ireland in order to improve efficiency and staffing levels. I would like to develop career pathways for all members of the dental team from nurses to specialists.
Qualifications:
BDS Glasgow 1989
MMedSci Sheffield 1999
DDPH RCS 2003
MPHe Manchester 2004
FFD (DPH) RCSI 2006
FDS (DPH) RCPS 2006
FHEA 2007
FFPH 2007
MPhil Manchester 2010
ACIEA 2020
MCGDent 2021
Current Post:
Consultant in Dental Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire, Scotland
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
Professional Adviser, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman