The Faculty of Dentistry RCSI is delighted to announce that it's Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) 2013 will be held in Dublin on October 24th and 25th 2013.

The title of this year’s ASM is “Surgical Aspects of Dental Practice”, and will include lectures on dentoalveolar surgery, implant dentistry, temporomandibular disorders, trigeminal neuralgia, general anaesthesia and sedation in dental practice, periodontal and endodontic surgery.

Confirmed international speakers include Dr Karl DeLeeuw (Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, USA) – Surgical Aspects of Temporomandibular Disorders, Dr Steve Scrivani (Tufts University Boston,USA) – Trigeminal Neuralgia, Dr Leonard Kaban (Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA) – Historical Role of Dental Surgeons in General Anaesthesia, Dr Tony Pogrel (Univ California San Francisco)- Complications in Implantology, and Professor Tara Renton (Kings College Dental Institute, London,UK) – Avoiding complications in Dentoalveolar Surgery. We also have many reknowned national speakers including Dr Dermot Canavan (Non surgical management of TMD), Dr Pat Cleary (Surgical Endodontics), Dr Anne O’Donoghue (Periodontal Surgery), Dr Gerry Cleary (Surgical-Prosthodontic Interface in Implant Dentistry), Dr Peter Cowan (Osseointegration) and Professor Duncan Sleeman (Dentoalveolar Surgery). The meeting will be of interest to dental practitioners (both general and specialist) in Ireland and overseas. This year is of special significance as it marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Faculty (1963 – 2013). We would encourage all of our graduates (e.g. Members, Fellows) and our many friends who have attended our ASMs over the years to attend during this special 50th anniversary year.

Those who wish to register interest for this meeting, and would like to be kept updated on the event should email the Faculty office at: facdentistry@rcsi.ie.