The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Irish Academy Of American Graduate Dental Specialists will be hold on Saturday 26th of September at the Conrad Dublin Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2.

Speakers for IAAGDS September ‘26

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Aug 13, 2026
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Our Annual Scientific Meeting was held on Saturday 20th of September at the Conrad Dublin Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 and we celebrated the 42nd anniversary of the Irish Academy Of American Graduate Dental Specialists.

Speakers for IAAGDS September ‘25

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Aug 18, 2025
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Our Annual Scientific Meeting was held on Saturday 21st of September at the Conrad Dublin Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 and we celebrated the 41st anniversary of the Irish Academy Of American Graduate Dental Specialists.

Speakers for IAAGDS September ‘24

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

8.30-9.00am	Registration with Tea/Coffee
9.00am	Welcome and Introduction Dr Tom Houlihan
9.15-9.45am	Title: “Small smiles, Big impact: Aligner Treatment for Young Patients “ Dr Marielle Blake
	Chairperson: Dr Tom Houlihan
9.45-10.15am	Title: “Is the Cutting Edge Also the Bleeding Edge?” Dr Kevin O’Boyle
10.15-10.45am	Coffee Break
10.45-11.15am	Title: “Cracked Teeth” Dr Fergus Duddy
11.15-11.45pm	Title: “Hard and Soft Tissue Management Post Trauma” Dr Tiernan O’Brien
11.45-12.00pm	Coffee Break
12.00-12.30pm	Title: “Emergency Pain Relief Protocols” Dr John Lordan
12.30-1.00pm	Title: “The Extraction Socket: Optimisation for Implant Placement” Dr Paul Quinlan
1.00-2.00pm	Complimentary Finger Food and Drinks

8.30-9.00am	Registration with Tea/Coffee
9.00am	Welcome and Introduction Dr Edward Cotter
9.15-9.45am	Title: “All Smiles: What Prosthodontics can do for our Patients” Dr Arthur O’Connor
	Chairperson: Dr Edward Cotter
9.45-10.15am	Title: “Updates on the Treatment of Hypomineralised Teeth” Dr Cal McCarthy
10.15-10.45am	Coffee Break
10.45-11.15am	Title: “Paediatric Dental Sleep Medicine” Dr Catherine McKinley
11.15-11.45pm	Title: “Biteguards” Dr Edward Cotter
11.45-12.00pm	Coffee Break
12.00-12.30pm	Title: “When the Tissue is the Issue: Managing the soft tissues in orthodontic patients: Before, During and After Treatment” Dr Rachel Doody
12.30-1.00pm	Title: “Do you Take out Teeth?” Dr Tony Coughlan
1.00-2.00pm	Complimentary Finger Food and Drinks

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Jun 26, 2024
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IAAGDS Conference 2023

Our Annual Scientific Meeting was held on Saturday 23rd September at the Conrad Dublin Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2 and we celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Irish Academy Of American Graduate Dental Specialists.

Speakers for IAAGDS September ‘23

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

8.30-9.00am	Registration with Tea/Coffee
9.00am	Welcome and Introduction Dr Tom Houlihan
9.15-9.45am	Title: “Distraction Osteogenesis: an old method of new bone formation“ Prof Gerry Kearns
	Chairperson: Dr Tom Houlihan
9.45-10.15am	Title: “Endodontic Update 2023” Dr John Lordan
10.15-10.45	Coffee Break
10.45-11.15am	Title: “Where Should the Front Teeth Go?” Dr Edward Cotter
11.15-11.45pm	Title: “Endodontic Diagnosis” Dr Fergus Duddy
11.45-12.00pm	Coffee Break
12.00-12.30pm	Title: “Minimising Risk in Restorative Dentistry” Dr Gerry Cleary
12.30-1pm	Title: “Frenectomies in Children” Dr Tiernan O’Brien
1.00-2.00pm	Complimentary Finger Food and Drinks

8.30-9.00am	Registration with Tea/Coffee
9.00am	Welcome and Introduction Dr Donal Blackwell
9.15-9.45am	Title: “Soft Tissue Grafting Surgical Techniques“ Dr Jason Owens
	Chairperson: Dr Donal Blackwell
9.45-10.15am	Title: “When Tongues Talk” Form, Function & Untold Tale Dr Catherine McKinley
10.15-10.45am	Coffee Break
10.45-11.15am	Title: “Enhanced Irrigation in Endodontics” Dr Pat Cleary
11.15-11.45pm	Title: “Treatment Efficiency in Implant Dentistry: Maximising Margin, Minimising Complications” Dr Paul O’Reilly
11.45-12.00pm	Coffee Break
12.00-12.30pm	Title: “Orthodontic Behaviour – factors associated with a successful treatment outcome” Dr Marielle Blake
12.30-1.00pm	Title: “Endodontic Surgery” Dr John Dermody
1.00-2.00pm	Complimentary Finger Food and Drinks

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Mar 1, 2023
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Irish Dentistry: Tom’s interview

Read below the interview with the IAAGDS president Dr Tom Houlihan published in the Irish Dentistry magazine:

See the original article in the Irish Dentistry magazine:
https://irishdentistry.dentistry.co.uk/magazine/reader/250441/45

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Jan 17, 2023
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IAAGDS Conference 2018

Please see the attached flyer for the upcoming IAAGDS conference.

Attendance is free.

See details: Flyer 2018

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Aug 21, 2018
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IAAGDS Conference 2017

We are having our ASM this year in the Conrad Hotel on the 30th of September. Registration starts at 8.30am. We have a great line up of speakers. I hope to see you there.

See details: Flyer 2017