The DDUH had excellent representation at the British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine (BISOM) Annual Scientific Meeting, which was held in Liverpool last week. DDUH Professor Claire Healy and Dr Sheila Galvin were joined by Dr Shay Taylor (Third year Oral Surgery DChDent), and NCHDs Dr Ananya Nagpal, Dr Azra Hassan Hussan, Dr Rachel Eddery, Dr Kamila Marcinczak, Dr Martin McCormick, Dr Sadhbh Doyle and Dr Sinéad Gaffney.
Dr Eddery presented a very interesting case of CMV ulceration in a patient who is receiving biological therapy (rituximab) for systemic vasculitis, an oral complication we are likely to see more of with increasing use of biological agents in our aging population.
Dr Taylor presented findings from her clinical research project on the development of oral candidiasis with topical steroid use in the management of oral lichen planus, an inflammatory condition and common oral mucosal disease. Her research indicated that candidiasis (a fungal infection) is not a significant issue in otherwise healthy oral lichen planus patients being managed with steroid mouthrinses, so the addition of preventative antifungals is not warranted in these cases.
Poster presentations by the other NCHDs covered diverse clinical topics such as a case series on Circumorificial Plasmacytosis, Metastatic Adenocarcinoma to the Gingiva, Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia, Juvenile Erythema Multiforme, Paraneoplastic Pemphigus, Salivary Sclerosing Microcystic Adenocarcinoma and Oral Dermoid Cysts and increased awareness of these rare conditions.
The DDUH team were also joined by collaborators from Technological University Dublin, Dr Isha Behl and Dr Anika Vishwakarma, who presented findings on the application of Raman Spectroscopy in oral leukoplakias. This research analysed brush biopsies and saliva samples collected by Dental Hygiene Tutor Sviatlana Anishchuk from patients with leukoplakia attending the Oral Mucosal Dysplasia clinic at DDUH and indicated that Raman Spectroscopy may aid the diagnosis and management of this challenging condition.
