WELCOME

I would like to welcome you to Kerry Voices 4, ourAnnual Scientific Meeting. This has always been a hugelypopular conference and I hope that this year will be nodifferent. Its success is based on the quality of ourspeakers, the venue and of course, the all-importantsocial element to the proceedings.

We have an excellent line up of speakers this yearcovering key areas of dentistry. The venue, as always, isthe five-star Europe Hotel & Resort. This luxurious hotelis located in Fossa, Killarney by the shore of Lough Leane.It boasts an opulent spa and leisure centre, regarded asone of the best in Ireland. Killarney Golf & Fishing Club,Killarney National Park, the Gap of Dunloe andCarrauntoohil are all nearby.

After what promises to be a very informative day, I hopeyou will join us for the social element to the proceedings!

Looking forward to seeing you all in the kingdom.

Dr Maurice LyonsPresident, Kerry Branch

WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

KERRY BRANCH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING

Friday, October 18, 2019The Europe Hotel and Resort,

Killarney, Co. Kerry

CPD 5.5 POINTS

Irish Dental Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to

assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of

continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or

endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply

acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Irish Dental

Association designates this full activity for 5.15 hours continuing

education credits.

REGISTRATION

FEESIDA Members €195 (lunch included)

Half-day option €120

Non-Member €390 (lunch included)

Dinner €65 (must be pre-booked)

All delegates must register online for the seminar and/or

dinner. To register, please log in to www.dentist.ie and

select “Book CPD Event” from the menu bar.

ACCOMMODATION

To book directly with the hotel, log on to

www.theeurope.com or telephone 064-667 1300.

Golfside bedrooms are €240 per double room (€220

single occupancy) and Lakeview bedrooms are €285

per double room (€265 single occupancy), and

include full buffet breakfast, service charge and 13.5%

VAT. Please quote Dental Conference when booking.

CANCELLATION POLICYAll cancellations must be received in writing either by email,

or by post to IDA House, Unit 2 Leopardstown Office Park,

Sandyford, Dublin 18. Cancellations received 29 days or

more prior to the course/event will be entitled to a 100%

refund. Cancellations received between 15 days and 28 days

(inclusive) prior to the course/event will receive a 75%

refund. For cancellations received between 1 day and 14

days (inclusive) prior to the course/event, no refund will be

given. Failure to attend the course/event on the day will

constitute late cancellation and no refund will be given.

Substitutions are welcome at any time.

KERRYVOICES4

Dr Norma O’Connor

Norma provides the oral surgery

service for patients referred to

Riverpoint Dental Specialist Clinic.

She graduated from UCC in 2004,

and worked in general dentistry

before pursuing further study in oral

surgery. She was awarded

Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons of

Edinburgh in 2008, and has completed oral surgery

specialty training in the Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental

Institute, and a Master’s in Oral Surgery with the University

of Edinburgh. Norma works as a Consultant in Oral

Surgery in the Edinburgh Postgraduate Dental Institute. She

is a member of the British Association of Oral Surgeons

and the Irish Dental Association.

Dr Conor Durack

Conor graduated from Cork Dental

School in 2001. He worked in

general practice in the UK, Australia

and Ireland before taking a position

as Senior House Officer in

Restorative Dentistry at Cork

Dental Hospital. In 2007, he was

awarded Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery,

RCSI. He completed his four-year specialist training

programme in endodontology in 2011 at Guy’s Hospital in

London. He also obtained his MEndo from the Royal

College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. Conor is registered as a

specialist endodontist with the General Dental Council

(UK). He is a committee member and president-elect of

the Irish Endodontic Society.

Dr Seamus Sharkey

Seamus graduated from Cork

Dental School in 2001. In 2006, he

began a three-year full-time

doctorate programme in

prosthodontics in the Dublin Dental

School and Hospital, from which he

graduated with first-class honours. In

2009 he successfully completed the Fellowship

examinations for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Seamus is regularly invited to give both hands-on

demonstration courses and lectures to dentists across

Ireland and the UK. He is also a clinical lecturer in the Cork

Dental Hospital, where he teaches undergraduate and

postgraduate students. He is also actively involved in

ongoing research projects within the hospital.

Dr Kate Counihan/Dr Niamh McAuliffe

Kate graduated

from UCC

before working

in a variety of

hospital and

community posts

in Edinburgh and

Dublin. While completing specialty training in orthodontics in

London, she was awarded the Jim Moss academic prize and

the British Orthodontic Society M’Orth Cases Prize.

Niamh graduated from Cork Dental School in 2001. She

undertook specialist orthodontic training in Liverpool,

attained her Membership in Orthodontics with the Royal

College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and a Master in Dental

Science in Orthodontics from the University of Liverpool.

PROGRAMME SPEAKERS MORNING SPEAKERS AFTERNOON

8.45 – 9.15 Registration

9.30 – 10.45 An update on the management of

the Oral Surgery patient”

Dr Norma O’Connor

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee

11.15 – 12.45 Endodontricks-taking the pain out of

Root Canal Treatment... for the

clinician

Dr Conor Durack

12.45 – 2.00 Lunch

2.00 – 3.15 Successful Crown and Bridge

Dr Seamus Sharkey

3.15 – 3.30 Coffee

3.30 – 4.45 Orthodontics-moving with the

times...merging new innovations with

tried and tested techniques

Dr Kate Counihan and Dr Niamh McAuliffe

8.00 Drinks reception followed by

Dinner at The Europe Hotel

* Dinner must be pre-booked