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Biography

I graduated with a degree in dentistry from UCC in 2000. After undertaking a year of vocational training in dentistry, I worked for a number of years in the public dental service. I joined the Oral Health Services Research Centre as a researcher in 2005 and worked on a 5 year project to develop a suite of oral health guidelines for the public dental service. During that time I completed a postgraduate Diploma and an MSc in Epidemiology. I was awarded a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2009 to conduct a systematic review of chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health. I am currently working on two HRB funded projects; Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth (FACCT) and Mapping the Divide-population need, demand and geographic access to oral health care in Ireland.I graduated with a degree in dentistry from UCC in 2000. After undertaking a year of vocational training in dentistry, I worked for a number of years in the public dental service. I joined the Oral Health Services Research Centre as a researcher in 2005 and worked on a 5 year project to develop a suite of oral health guidelines for the public dental service. During that time I completed a postgraduate Diploma and an MSc in Epidemiology. I was awarded a HRB Cochrane Fellowship in 2009 to conduct a systematic review of chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health. I am currently working on two HRB funded projects; Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth (FACCT) and Mapping the Divide-population need, demand and geographic access to oral health care in Ireland.‍

Research Interests

I am interested in the field of preventive dentistry particularly in relation to children's oral health. I have been involved in the development of a suite of guidelines for the public dental service in Ireland. I have a keen and on-going interest in conducting high quality systematic reviews. I am currently developing skills in mapping oral health data using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and am involved in running a large regional epidemiological study of children's oral health (FACCT: Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth). ‍

Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2010)	'Chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health (Protocol)' James P, Parnell C, Harding M, Whelton H, Worthington HV, Beirne PV. (2010) 'Chlorhexidine mouthrinse as an adjunctive treatment for gingival health (Protocol)'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	'The caries-preventive effect of chlorhexidine varnish in children and adolescents: A systematic review' James, P; Parnell, C; Whelton, H; (2010) 'The caries-preventive effect of chlorhexidine varnish in children and adolescents: A systematic review'. Caries Research, 44 (4):333-340   [Details]
	(2012)	'Non-fluoride topical remineralising agents containing calcium and/or phosphate for controlling dental caries (Protocol)' Parnell C, Gugnani N, Sherriff A, James P, Beirne PV. (2012) 'Non-fluoride topical remineralising agents containing calcium and/or phosphate for controlling dental caries (Protocol)'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, [DOI] [Details]
	(2012)	'Methodological issues in oral health research: intervention studies' O'Mullane, D,James, P,Whelton, H,Parnell, C (2012) 'Methodological issues in oral health research: intervention studies'. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 40 :15-20 [DOI] [Details]

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Published Reports

	Year	Publication
	(2009)	Topical fluorides guidance on the use of topical fluorides for caries prevention in children and adolescents in Ireland. Parnell, C., James P., Guiney, H., Kelleher V., and N.Woods. Guideline Development Group; University College Cork (UCC); Health Service Executive (HSE); (2009) Topical fluorides guidance on the use of topical fluorides for caries prevention in children and adolescents in Ireland. Health Service Executive (HSE), UniversityCork, Ireland.   [DOI] [Details]
	(2009)	Strategies to prevent dental caries in children and adolescents guidance on identifying high caries risk children and developing preventive strategies for high caries risk children in Ireland. Parnell, C; James, P; Kelleher, V; Woods., N ; (2009) Strategies to prevent dental caries in children and adolescents guidance on identifying high caries risk children and developing preventive strategies for high caries risk children in Ireland. Health Service Executive (HSE), Cork, Ireland.   [DOI] [Details]
	(2010)	Pit and Fissure Sealants: Evidence-based guidance on the use of sealants for the prevention and management of pit and fissure caries. Irish Oral Health Services Guideline Initiative (2010) Pit and Fissure Sealants: Evidence-based guidance on the use of sealants for the prevention and management of pit and fissure caries. Irish Oral Health Services Guideline Initiative, Cork.   [Details]
	(2012)	Oral Health Assessment: Best practice guidance for providing an oral health assessment programme for school-aged children in Ireland. Irish Oral Health Services Guideline Initiative (2012) Oral Health Assessment: Best practice guidance for providing an oral health assessment programme for school-aged children in Ireland. Irish Oral Health Services Guideline Initiative, Cork.   [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	International Association for Dental Research	Member	/

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	IADR Irish Division, Whelton H, Beecher T, Cronin M, Harding M, James P, Parnell C, Tuohy M (2013) FACCT: Fluoride and Caring for Children's Teeth. [Poster Presentation], IADR Irish Division, Cork . [Details]
	(2014)	IADR PER, P James, T Beecher, M Harding, H Whelton (2014) Translating research documents for legislative compliance and participation. [Poster Presentation], IADR PER, Dubrovnik . [Details]
	(2014)	IADR/PER Congress, T Beecher, MA Harding, P James, H Whelton (2014) Exposure of Irish school children to domestic water fluoridation. [Poster Presentation], IADR/PER Congress, Dubrovnik, Croatia . [Details]

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	South Eastern Health Board	Vocational Trainee Dentist	04-SEP-00 / 31-AUG-01
	South Eastern Health Board	General Dental Surgeon	03-SEP-01 / 02-SEP-05
	University College Cork	Researcher	05-SEP-05 / 06-SEP-10
	University College Cork	HRB Cochrane Fellow	02-NOV-09 / 30-APR-12
	University College Cork	Researcher	02-SEP-13 / 01-OCT-14
	University College Cork	Researcher	01-JUL-13 / 01-OCT-14

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Other Activities

	Description
	Reviewer for International Journal of Dental Hygiene

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2009	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	MSc	Epidemiology
	2006	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine	Postgraduate Diploma	Epidemiology
	2000	University College Cork	BDS - NUI	Dentistry

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Dental Public Health particularly evidence-based practice