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Quay Dental – located on Walshes Terrace, Woodquay in Galway city – is celebrating their first birthday on Saturday, September 14 by offering free dental consultations to children under 12 throughout the day.

A healthy bright smile is one of the first things someone notices about the opposite sex.

As we all know, kids will be kids and they feel invincible. However, statistics tell us that one in four children do damage to their front teeth.

It is now compulsory for all people participating in contact sports to wear mouth guards/sports gum shields in both training and games. Some injuries to teeth from a clash of heads or a stray elbow can be quite horrific, with teeth broken, displaced, or completely knocked out. The majority of traumatic dental injuries occur to the upper front teeth in adults and children. A newly released dental document finds: “The use of properly fitting mouth guard can reduce the incidence of injuries to the teeth and surrounding tissues. A mouth guard should fit properly, adequately cover the teeth, and stay in position during impact.”

It is now compulsory for all people participating in contact sports to wear mouth guards/sports gum shields in both training and games.

All county football referees have been ordered to stop youngsters from playing immediately if they are not wearing a mouthguard.

Dr Evelien van Amerongen from the ISHSKO Centre, Westport urges coaches and parents to comply to the new mouthguards legislation.

At Abbeytrinity Dental Practice they regularly see dental injuries which would have been prevented by a mouthguard. Some are of an extreme nature and have a profound effect both dentally and financially.

The benefits of a nice smile are not just skin deep, In a recent study 47 per cent of people chose teeth as the first thing they notice when they meet someone. First impressions are extremely important these days, and teeth which are crooked, crowded, or gapped can affect this.