Dr. Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig
Assistant Prof in Public Dental Health V, Dental Science
Biography
Consultant clinical academic in Special Care Dentistry at Dublin Dental University Hospital (DDUH), leading research and education that improve access, safety, and outcomes for people requiring adapted dental care. Holds consultant equivalence in Special Care Dentistry with accredited completion of CAAC-recognised consultant training in Dublin (2017"2024). I integrate behavioural science, sedation and GA pathways, and implementation research to deliver scalable innovations in care and training across disability and hospital services. My research drives advances in behaviour support, oral-health promotion, and service design for people with disabilities. I lead national and international implementation projects (Keep My Teeth, Brush My Teeth) and pioneered inclusive research tools (OSST, MOSST). As Oral Health Lead with IDS-TILDA, Chair of the iADH Scientific Committee, and Founder of the IADR Dental Anaesthesiology & Special Care Research Group, I help set the global agenda for Special Care Dentistry research and policy. With over 15 years" experience training specialists, I have contributed to UK and Irish committees on specialist curriculum standards and lead education research for the BSSCD. I also direct global curriculum development in Behaviour Support in Dentistry (DBS) and postgraduate innovation in oral-health promotion and interprofessional learning. I teach across undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programmes, aligning specialist competencies with behavioural science and inclusive practice to shape the next generation of clinicians and educators.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Byrne, K., Daly, B., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. & Mac Giolla Phadraig, C., The Modified Oral Status Survey Tool: Development and Psychometrics for Accessible Oral Health Data Collection, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2026
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Faulks, Denise and Molina, Gustavo and Dougall, Alison and McGrath, Colman, Delphi Protocol: Development and Content Validity of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health Universal Case Mix Tool (iADH uCMT), 2025
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Faulks, Denise and McGrath, Colman and Dougall, Alison and Molina, Gustavo, Development and Content Validity of the International Association for Disability and Oral Health Universal Case Mix Tool: A Consensus Study, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2025
Kunasarapun, Panupol and Fisal, Aisyah Binti Ahmad and IbnAhmad, Hussain and Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla, The 4P Strategy for Managing Hypersensitive Gag Reflex: A Case Report and Clinical Guide, Special Care in Dentistry, 45, (5), 2025, pe70104
Sviatlana Anishchuk, Caoimhin MacGiolla Phadraig, Cicely Roche, Angela Kubacki, Derek Sullivan, Yvonne Howell, ResiliDents: Development and Evaluation of Resilience Module in Dental Undergraduate Curriculum, European Journal of Dental Education, 2025
Byrne, K., Lisiecka, D., Moran, G., Daly, B., Fleischmann, I., McCallion, P., McCarron, M., & MacGiolla Phadraig, C., Oral Health and Pneumonia in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Scoping Review, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 70, (1), 2025, p16 - 28
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Dougall, Alison and Bagger, Maiken and Mallineni, Sreekanth and DeCloux, Derek and van Nes, Karin and Healy, Olive and Kitchen, Gareth and Posse, Jacobo Limeres and Baker, Sarah and others, Behaviour Support in Dentistry Core Outcomes (BeSiDe-CO): protocol for development of a core outcome set., 2024
Mac Giolla Phadraig, C., Healy, O., Fisal, A.A., Yarascavitch, C., van Harten, M., Nunn, J., Newton, T., Sturmey, P., Asimakopoulou, K., Daly, B., Hosey, M.T., Kammer, P.V., Dougall, A., Geddis-Regan, A., Pradhan, A., Setiawan, A.S., Kerr, B., Friedman, C.S., Cornelius, B.W., Stirling, C., Hamzah, S.Z., Decloux, D., Molina, G., Klingberg, G., Ayup, H., Buchanan, H., Anjou, H., Maura, I., Bernal Fernandez, I.R., Limeres Posse, J., Hare, J., Francis, J., Norderyd, J., Rohani, M.M., Prabhu, N., Ashley, P.F., Marques, P.F., Chopra, S., Pani, S.C., Krämer, S., Behaviour support in dentistry: A Delphi study to agree terminology in behaviour management, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024
Byrne, K and McCarron, M and McCallion, P and Daly, B and Phadraig, CMG, THE MODIFIED ORAL STATUS SURVEY TOOL: VALIDITY, FEASIBILITY AND RELIABILITY OF A DISABILITY-FOCUSED ORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT TOOL, JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, Sustainable Dentistry: Making a Difference, 68, (7), 2024, pp786--786
Byrne, K., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., Daly, B. & MacGiolla Phadraig, K., The oral health status of older adults with an intellectual disability in Ireland, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, IASSIDD 17th World Congress 2024, Chicago, 5 - 8 August, 2024
Byrne, K and McCarron, M and McCallion, P and Daly, B and Phadraig, CMG, THE ORAL HEALTH STATUS OF OLDER ADULTS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY IN IRELAND, JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY RESEARCH, Sustainable Dentistry: Making a Difference, 68, (7), 2024, pp660--660
Nowghani, F., Lisiecka, D., Phelan, S., Horan, P., O'Reilly, L., Howell, Y., & Mac Giolla Phadraig, C., Keep My Teeth: An evaluation of multi"disciplinary training in mouth care for people with intellectual developmental disorders., Special Care in Dentistry, 44, (3), 2024, p852 - 862
Byrne K., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., Daly, B. & MacGiolla Phadraig, C., The modified oral status survey tool: validity, feasibility and reliability of a disability-focused oral health assessment tool, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, IASSIDD 17th World Congress 2024, Chicago, 5 - 8 August, 2024
Geddis-Regan A., Fisal A.B.A., Bird J., Fleischmann I., MacGiollaPhadraig C., Experiences of dental behaviour support techniques: A qualitative systematic review, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2024
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Lawler A, MacHesney G, Fleischmann I, McElroy L, Dimitrijevic I, Smith J, Canavan D, Dougall A., Are orofacial pain assessment tools for adults who cannot self-report pain suitable for dental practice? A scoping review., Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 2024
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Kahatab, Ahmed and Daly, Bl{\'a, Promoting openness to autism amongst dental care professional students, European Journal of Dental Education, 27, (2), 2023, p396--401
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Koula Asimakopoulou, Denise Faulks, Maria Van Harten, Lorraine Ledger, Ann Spencer, Sarah Roux, Ceara Cleary, Blanaid Daly, Catherine Waldron, Using realist methods for intervention development to fill a methodological gap: A case study showing the development of an oral hygiene intervention for people with intellectual developmental disabilities, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2023
Supporting people and their behaviour in the dental setting as sustainably as reasonably achievable in, Sustainable Dentistry: Making a Difference, Springer International Publishing Cham, 2023, pp141--156 , [Mac Giola Phadraig, Caoimhin and Fennell-Wells, Amarantha and Geddis-Regan, Andrew and Wilson, Katherine]
Danielle McGeown, Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Maria Van Harten, Siobhan Stapleton, June Nunn, Dental extractions do not predict further use of dental general anesthesia in people with disabilities: A longitudinal analysis, Special Care in Dentistry, 2023
MacGiollaPhadraig C., Kammer P.V., Asimakopoulou K., Healy O., Fleischmann I., Buchanan H., Newton J.T., Daly B., Posse J.L., Hosey M.T., Yarascavitch C., MacAuley Y., Stirling C., AhmadFisal A., Nunn J., Labels and descriptions of dental behaviour support techniques: A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 51, (6), 2023, p1065 - 1077, p1065-1077
Mac Giolla Phadraig C., Ahmad Fisal A.B., Bird J., Kammer P.V., Fleischmann I., Geddis-Regan A., A scoping review of interventions and outcome measures in trials of dental behavior support, Special Care in Dentistry, 2023
Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig, Tim Newton, Blánaid Daly, Jacobo Limeres Posse, Marie Therese Hosey, Carilynne Yarascavitch, Yvonne MacAuley, Heather Buchanan, June Nunn, Ruth Freeman, Chris Stirling, Olive Healy, Koula Asimakopoulou, BeSiDe time to move behavior support in dentistry from an art to a science: a position paper from the BeSiDe (behavior support in dentistry) Group, Special Care in Dentistry, 42, (1), 2022, p28-31
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Cleary, Ceara and Waldron, Catherine, Quick chairside interventions to improve oral hygiene for dependent adults, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 2022
Geddis-Regan, Andrew and Kammer, Pedro and Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla, A scoping review of outcome measures related to Dental Behaviour Support, 2022
McGeown, Danielle and Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Whelehan, Dale and Nunn, June H, Dental decision-making under general anesthesia for patients with disabilities: A qualitative study, Special Care in Dentistry, 42, (1), 2022, p20--27
Anishchuk S, Kubacki A, Howell Y, van Harten MT, Yarascavitch C, MacGiolla Phadraig C, Can a virtual learning module foster empathy in dental undergraduate students?, European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, 2022
Byrne, K., MacGiolla Phadraig, C., Daly, B., McCarron, M. & McCallion, P., The Oral Health Status of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland. Initial Findings., International association of disability and oral health (IADH) , Paris, France, 24th - 26th August, 2022
Kammer, Pedro Vitali and Moro, Juliana Silva and Soares, Josiane Pezzini and Massignan, Carla and Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Bolan, Michele, Prevalence of tooth grinding in children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 49, (6), 2022, p671--685
Dougall, Alison and Molina, Gustavo and Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla, Covid-19 vaccination among people with disability-Statement from the iADH scientific committee, Special Care in Dentistry, 41, (6), 2021, p655
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and McGeown, Danielle and Nunn, June, Stop, put down the forceps and think., Special Care in Dentistry: Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 2021
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Ishak NS, van Harten M, Al Mutairi W, Duane B, Donnelly-Swift E, Nunn J., The Oral Status Survey Tool: construction, validity, reliability and feasibility among people with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities., Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR, 65, (5), 2021, p437-451
MacGiolla Phadraig C, van Harten MT, Diniz-Freitas M Limeres Posse J, Faulks D, Dougall A, Dios Diz P,Daly B, The impact of COVID-19 on access to dental care for people with disabilities: a global survey during the COVID-19 first wave lockdown , Medicina Oral Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal , 2021
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and McCarron, Mary and McCallion, Philip, A tool for oral health data among people with intellectual disabilities: Valid, simple, feasible, JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Physical health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 34, (5), 2021, pp1316--1316
Posse, J.L., van Harten, M.T., Phadraig, C.M.G., Freitas, M.D., Faulks, D., Dougall, A., Daly, B., Dios, P.D., The impact of the first wave of the covid-19 pandemic on providing special care dentistry: Asurvey for dentists, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (6), 2021, p1-12
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and Farag, Maria and McCallion, Philip and Waldron, Catherine and McCarron, Mary, The complexity of tooth brushing among older adults with intellectual disabilities: Findings from a nationally representative survey, Disability and Health Journal, 13, (4), 2020, p100935
Mac Giolla Phadraig, C., Neeson, N., Murdoch, O. Daly, B, Training for dental professionals improves confidence in managing patients with dental anxiety in Ireland, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 66, (5), 2020, p242 - 246
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Griffiths, Colin and McCallion, Philip and McCarron, Mary and Wride, Michael A and Nunn, June H, How dentists learn behaviour support skills for adults with intellectual developmental disorders: a qualitative analysis, European Journal of Dental Education, 24, (3), 2020, p535--541
Waldron, Catherine and MacGiolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Nunn, June, What is it about carer-led oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities that work and why? A realist review, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 48, (6), 2020, p522--532
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Neeson, Niall, Murdoch, Olivia and Daly, Blanaid, Avoiding dental anxiety traps, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 66, (5), 2020, p232--234
Waldron, C., Nunn, J., Phadraig, C.M.G., Comiskey, C., Guerin, S., van Harten, M.T., Donnelly-Swift, E., Clarke, M.J., Oral hygiene interventions for people with intellectual disabilities, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019, (5), 2019
Politi, Ioanna and Waldron, Catherine and Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla, Minimum intervention dentistry for the management of caries in older adults: a review of the literature, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 65, (5, October/November), 2019
Mac Giolla, Phadraig C., McCallion, P., McGlinchey, E., Nunn, J., McCarron, M, Communication-based behavior support for adults with intellectual disabilities receiving dental care: A focus group study exploring dentists' decision-making and communication., Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 23, (4), 2019, p526 - 540
Phadraig, Gioila and Mac, Caoimhin, Making brushing better for everyone., Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 65, (3), 2019
Important Physical Health Issues in, editor(s)V.P. Prasher, & M.P. Janicki , Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, London: Wiley, 2019, pp27 - 52, [Burke, E., O'Dwyer, M., McGlinchey, E., Foran, S., MacGiolla Phadraig, C., Carroll, R., McCallion, P & McCarron M.]
Phadraig, Caoimhin Mac Giolla and McGeown, Danielle and Quinn, Patrick and Nunn, June, Advocacy, Community and Education: A new mission for the Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, 20, 2019, p1
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Asimakopoulou K, Daly B, Fleischmann I, Nunn J., Nonpharmacological techniques to support patients with intellectual developmental disorders to receive dental treatment: A systematic review of behavior change techniques., Special Care Dentistry, 2019
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Griffiths C, McCallion P, McCarron M. Donnelly-Swift E and Nunn J, Pharmacological behaviour support for adults with intellectual disabilities: Frequency and predictors in a national cross-sectional survey., Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2018, p1-7
Mac Giolla, Phadraig, C., McCallion, P., Nunn, J., McCarron, M., Total tooth loss without denture wear is a risk indicator for difficulty eating among older adults with intellectual disabilities., Journal of Oral Health, 46, (2), 2018, p170 - 178
Overview of the Important Physical Health Concerns in, editor(s)Vee P. Prasher and Matthew P. Janicki , Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Springer Nature, 2018, [Burke, E.A., O'Dwyer, M., McGlinchey, E., Foran, S., MacGiolla Phadraig, C., Carroll, R., McCallion, P. and McCarron, M]
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin and Nunn, June and McCallion, Philip and McCarron, Mary, Prevalence of edentulism among adults with intellectual disabilities: a narrative review informed by systematic review principles, Special Care in Dentistry, 38, (4), 2018, p191--200
McCallion, P and Phadraig, C MacGiolla and Nunn, J and McCarron, M, What type of toothbrushes are used by adults with ID to clean their teeth? Results from Wave 3 of IDS TILDA, JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Physical health of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 31, (4), 2018, pp529--529
Bourke, Miriam and Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin, Nitrous oxide versus midazolam for paediatrics, 2018
Kahatab AF, Ho YB, O'Reilly D, Tan C, McTernan J, Ahmed T, O'Halloran A, Sagheri D, Abdollahi A, Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Evidence-based dentistry can effectively be taught to dental care professional students - A mixed methods study., European Journal of Dental Education, 2017, p10.1111/eje.12302
Waldron C, Macgiolla Phadraig C, Nunn J, Comiskey C, Donnelly-Swift E, Guerin S, Clarke M.J, Oral hygiene programmes for people with intellectual disabilities, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017, (4), 2017, pCD012628-
Waldron, C and MacGiolla Phadraig, C and Nunn, J and Comiskey, C and Donnelly-Swift, E and Guerin, S and Clarke, MJ, Oral higyene programs for people with intellectual disabilities (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (4), 2017
Caoimhin MacGiolla, Phadraig., McCarron, M, Why do older adults with intellectual disabilities not wear dentures, 23rd iADH Congress in conjunction with SCDA 28th Annual Meeting, Chicago, 16th April, 2016
C Waldron · C MacGiolla Phadraig · C Comiskey · J Nunn, Oral health interventions for children and adolescents with disabilities; a scoping review, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, DOI:10.443/JDOH/Wald, (Dec), 2016
Phadraig, Giolla and Mac, Caoimhin and others, Are Interventions to Improve the Oral Health of People with Disabilities Effective?, Special Care In Dentistry, 36, (3), 2016, p174
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Ho JD, Guerin S, Yeoh YL, Mohamed Medhat M, Doody K, Hwang S, Hania M, Boggs S, Nolan A, Nunn J., Neither Basic Life Support knowledge nor self-efficacy are predictive of skills among dental students., European Journal of Dental Education, 2016, pdoi: 10.1111/eje.12199.
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin, Dougall, Alison, Stapleton, Siobhan, McGeown, Danielle, Nunn, June, Guerin, Suzanne, What should dental services for people with disabilities in Ireland be like? Agreed priorities from a focus group of people with learning disabilities, British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016, pDOI 10.1111/bld.12152
Caoimhin MacGiolla, Phadraig., McCarron, M, The relationship between diet, nutrition and dentate status among older adults with disabilities, 23rd iADH Congress in Conjuction with the SCDA 28th Annual Meeting, Chicago, 17th April, 2016
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Nunn J, Guerin S, Normand C., Should we provide oral health training for staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities in community based residential care? A cost-effectiveness analysis, Evaluation and Programme Planning, 55, 2016, p46 - 54
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Guerin S, Nunn J, Should we educate care staff to improve the oral health and oral hygiene of people with intellectual disability in residential care? Real world lessons from a randomized controlled trial., Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 2015
Mac Giolla, Phadraig C., Burke, E., McCallion, P., McGlinchey, E., Nunn, J., McCarron, M, Dental attendance among older adults with intellectual disabilities in ireland, Faculty of Health Sciences Research Day, Trinity College, 16th September, 2015
MacGiolla Phadraig C., McCarron M. , Burke E., Cleary E., McGlinchey E., McCallion P., Nunn., J., Total tooth loss and complete denture use in older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland, Journal of Public Health Dentistry, , 75, (2), 2015, p101 - 108
Mac Giolla, Phadraig C., El-Helaali, R., Nunn, J H., Burke, E., McCallion, P., McGlinchey, E., McCarron, M , National levels of reported difficulty in tooth and denture cleaning among an ageing population with intellectual disabilities., 15, (3), 2014, p48 - 53
Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin el Helaali, Ruaa Nunn, June Burke, Eilish Mccallion, Philip Mcglinchey, Emer McCarron, Mary, Reported difficulty tooth and denture cleaning among an ageing population with intellectual disabilities in Ireland, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, 15, (2), 2014, p48 - 53
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Nunn JH, Tornsey O, Timms M, Does Special Care Dentistry undergraduate teaching improve dental student attitudes towards people with disabilities?, European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, 2014
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Nunn J, Dougall A, O'Neill E, McLoughlin J, Guerin S, What should dental services for people with disabilities be like? Results of an irish delphi panel survey., PloS one, 9, (11), 2014, pe113393
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, McCallion P, Cleary E, McGlinchey E, Burke E, McCarron M, Nunn J, Total tooth loss and complete denture use in older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland., Journal of public health dentistry, 2014
Phadraig C MG, Burke E, McCallion P, McGlinchey E, Nunn J, McCarron M, Dental attendance among older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland., Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, 34, (6), 2014, p265-72
Mac Giolla Phadraig, C., Burke, E., McCallion, P., McGlinchey, E., McCarron, M., Nunn, J, Dental attendance among older adults with intellectual disabilities in Ireland., Special Care in Dentistry, 34, (6), 2014, p265 - 272
Mac Giolla Phadraig C, Guerin S, Nunn J, Train the trainer? A randomized controlled trial of a multi-tiered oral health education programme in community-based residential services for adults with intellectual disability., Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 41, 2013, p182 - 192
Faulks D, Norderyd J, Molina G, Macgiolla Phadraig C, Scagnet G, Eschevins C, Hennequin M, Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Describe Children Referred to Special Care or Paediatric Dental Services., PloS one, 8, (4), 2013, pe61993
McGeown, D and Mac Giolla Phadraig, C and Nunn, J, The effects of waiting lists on oral health changes for a special care population. Does being placed on a waiting list lead to harm for Special Care Patients? J Disab Oral Health 13 (3); 101, 2012, -
MacGiolla Phadraig, Caoimhin, Train the trainers?: a study of an oral health education programme for people with intellectual disability, 2010
MacGiolla C, Cleary C, Dental project Uganda., Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 51, (4), 2005, p182-4
Pethica, J. B. & Oliver, W. C., Physica Scripta, Tip-surface interactions in STM and AFM, T19, 1987, p61 - 66
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Mel Swords, Dr. Caroline Jagoe, Dr. Caoimhín Mac Giolla Phádraig, Dr. Eimear Ní Sheachnasaigh, Dr. Frédérique Vallières, The Trauma-Informed Care Teaching Aid Toolkit (TICTAT), November, 2023
Byrne, K., MacGiolla Phadraig, C., Daly, B., McCarron, M. & McCallion, P., The Oral Health Status of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland. Initial Findings., Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health (ISDH) , The Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny, 23rd June, 2022
Ayup, Hani, Mac Giolla Phadraig, Caoimhin, Daly, Blanaid, Special Care Dentistry in Brunei Darussalam: what are the experiences of service providers? " A qualitative study, 2020
McCarron, M., Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion: Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland, Department of Health, Dublin 2, 23rd May, 2018
Mary McCarron, Philip McCallion, Rachael Carroll, Eilish Burke, Eimear McGlinchey, Mary-Ann O'Donovan, Darren McCausland, Fintan Sheerin, Maire O'Dwyer, Sinead Foran, Caoimhin MacGiolla Phadraig, Niamh Mulryan, Juliette O'Connell and Judy Ryan., Health, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion: Ageing with an Intellectual Disability in Ireland Evidence from the First Ten Years of The Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA) Wave 3 IDS-TILDA, Trinity College Dublin, 2017
Research Expertise
Description
My research advances equitable, safe, and evidence-based oral healthcare for people with disabilities through the integration of behavioural science, sedation, and implementation research. As Principal Investigator on multi-site studies including Keep My Teeth and Brush My Teeth, and Oral Health Lead with IDS-TILDA, I lead national programmes that translate research into measurable service and policy change. I have developed innovations in research methods through the Oral Status Survey Tool (OSST) and Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST), positioning my work at the cutting edge of inclusive oral-health research. I am internationally recognised as a leader in Special Care Dentistry research, serving as Chair of the iADH Scientific Committee, Founder and Past President of the IADR Dental Anaesthesiology & Special Care Research Group, and collaborator across major international research networks. My work spans oral-health promotion, ageing and intellectual disability, and service design, linking rigorous scholarship with measurable outcomes for clinical care, training, and public health. My research in Behaviour Support in Dentistry (DBS) is redefining the field of behaviour management, providing the theoretical and educational framework for global curricula, enhanced scientific rigour and clinical practice.Recognition
Representations
Chair of the IADH Scientific Committee
British Society Special Care Dentistry Education Committee Member - Research Lead
Councillor, Dental Anaesthesiology and Special Care Research, IADR
President, Dental Anaesthesiology and Special Care Research, IADR
President of the Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health
Representative of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland on the Standing Advisory Committee for Special Care Dentistry for the Royal College of Surgeons, UK.
Academic Advisor, Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health
Advisory Committee for Additional Dental Specialties, Irish Committee Special Training in Dentistry
Awards and Honours
Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health Research Bursary Award
Open Access Research in Primary Care Award, HSE Open Access Research Advisory Group
Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health Research Bursary Award
Rodney Dockrell Bursary 2013, Dublin Dental University Hospital
Foundation Bursary Research Award, The Oral Health Promotion Research Group (Irish Link) Dental Health
Basic Research Award, 20th World Congress on Disability and Oral Health (International Association of Disability and Oral Health)
Biannual Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health / Dental Health Foundation Bursary Award
Memberships
International Association for Disability and Oral Health
Inernational Association for Dental Research (IADR)
Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons
Member of the Dental Sedation Teacher's Group, UK
Member of the Irish Dental Association