A5079331784- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Fluoride Effects and Removal
- Dental Erosion and Treatment
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Dental Research and COVID-19
University College Cork
2016-2025
Cork University Hospital
1994-2022
University of Leeds
2014-2018
Leeds Dental Hospital
2015-2016
National University of Ireland
2009
Epidemiological studies over 70 y ago provided the basis for use of fluoride in caries prevention. They revealed clear relation between water concentration, and therefore exposure, prevalence severity dental fluorosis caries. After successful trials, programs fluoridation were introduced, industry developed effective fluoride-containing toothpastes other vehicles. Reductions experience recorded many countries, attributable to widespread fluoride. This is a considerable success story; oral...
<i>Background/Aims:</i> Currently available techniques for fluoride analysis are not standardized. Therefore, this study was designed to develop standardized methods analyzing in biological and nonbiological samples used dental research. <i>Methods:</i> A group of nine laboratories analyzed a set concentration using their own methods. The then reviewed existing analytical analysis, identified inconsistencies the use these conducted testing resolve differences. Based...
The main objectives of this study were to describe and compare the microbiota 1) deep dentinal lesions deciduous teeth children affected with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) 2) unstimulated saliva these 3) caries-free children, compositional differences diversity taxa in sampled sites. Children S-ECC without recruited. all was along from by S-ECC. salivary (n = 68) compared that 70), Illumina MiSeq sequencing 16S rRNA amplicons. Finally, those investigated. Using two beta metrics (Bray...
The aims of this study were to estimate the average maximum mouth opening and range in a representative sample Irish adult population, compare patients with without signs or symptoms temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction syndrome investigate association between stature among populations. As part National Survey Adult Oral Health, was measured questionnaire data collected for 1513 adults, aged 16-99 years. 43 mm males 41 females. Mouth found reduce age, independent gender. No link reduced TMJ
Abstract Objectives To examine the association between consumption frequency of foods and drinks with added sugar dental caries experience in permanent teeth 12‐ 15‐year‐old children England, Wales Northern Ireland, using Children's Dental Health Survey 2013 ( CDHS ) data. Methods Four thousand nine hundred fifty aged 12 15 have following information available: daily sugar, tooth‐brushing frequency, attendance, water‐drinking frequency. The children's was available as a DMFT score (number...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is emerging as a major public health problem in developed and developing countries worldwide. The aim of this survey was to establish baseline data on the prevalence correlates overweight among children adolescents Republic Ireland (RoI) Northern (NI). Methods heights weights 19,617 school-going aged between 4 16 years NI RoI were measured using standardised calibrated scales measures. participants representative cross-sectional sample randomly selected...
Reliable research demands data of known quality. This can be very challenging for electronic health record (EHR) based where quality issues complex and often unknown. Emerging technologies such as process mining reveal insights into how to improve care pathways but only if technological advances are matched by strategies methods The aim this work was develop a pathway framework (CP-DQF) identify, manage mitigate EHR in the context mining, using dental EHRs an example. Objectives: To: 1)...
Background: The acquisition of microbial communities and the influence delivery mode on oral microbiota newborn infant remains poorly characterised. Methods: A cohort pregnant women were enrolled in study (n = 84). All infants born full term, by Spontaneous vaginal (SVD) or Caesarean section (CS). At a saliva sample along with vaginal/skin from mother. Saliva samples taken within one week birth, at 4, 8, 6 months 1 year age. We used high-throughput sequencing V4-V5 region 16S rRNA amplicons...