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Dr. Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig

Assistant Prof in Public Dental Health V (Dental Science)
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Dr. Caoimhin Mac Giolla Phadraig

Assistant Prof in Public Dental Health V (Dental Science)

 CMACGIOL@tcd.ie

 


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.
Details Date
Representative of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland on the Standing Advisory Committee for Special Care Dentistry for the Royal College of Surgeons, UK. 2014-2017
President of the Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health 2016-2017
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President Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health 2016 2017
Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons 2005
Member of the Dental Sedation Teacher's Group, UK 2013
Member of the Irish Dental Association 2014
Membership of the International Association of Disability and Oral Health 2008
Committee member of Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health 2008
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, Notes: [Accepted - 2nd April 2025 DOI: 10.1111/eje.13094], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
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, 2025, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
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, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
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, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  DOI
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, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  DOI
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, Poster, PUBLISHED
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.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  DOI
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, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
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 , Notes: [DOI 10.1111/cdoe.12365 ], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
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, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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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, Report, PUBLISHED
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, Oral Presentation, PUBLISHED
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, Report, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health Research Bursary Award June 2016
Open Access Research in Primary Care Award, HSE Open Access Research Advisory Group December 2014
Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health Research Bursary Award June 2014
Rodney Dockrell Bursary 2013, Dublin Dental University Hospital July 2013
Foundation Bursary Research Award, The Oral Health Promotion Research Group (Irish Link) Dental Health October 2010
Basic Research Award, 20th World Congress on Disability and Oral Health (International Association of Disability and Oral Health) August 2010
Biannual Irish Society for Disability and Oral Health / Dental Health Foundation Bursary Award June 2010
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. 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. 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.