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Biography

Current position:

Clinical Fellow in Restorative Dentistry, University Dental School and Hospital, Cork

August 2013-August 2014:

Senior House Officer, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University Dental School and Hospital, Cork

August 2008-August 2013:

General Dental Practitioner, Loomes' Dental Practice, 118  Clonsilla Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

September 2008- September 2009:

Problem-Based Learning Tutor, Dublin Dental Hospital, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2

February 2008- August 2008:

Senior House Officer in Oral Medicine/Oral Surgery in Glasgow Dental School and Hospital, Scotland

August 2007- February 2008:

Dental Practitioner for Special Needs and Paediatric Patients, Community Dental Service, Falkirk, Scotland

August 2006-August 2007:

Vocational Trainee (General Practice) with Dr. Paul Roberts at West Calder Dental Care, 1 East End, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland
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Research Grants

	Project	Funding Body	Start Date	End Date	Award
	Development and validation of metric-based training to proficiency for dental implant placement	Health Research Board	05-SEP-16		€252,458.00
	Development and validation of metric-based training to proficiency for dental implant placement	College of Medicine & Health			€725.00
	Development and Validation of Metric-based Training to Proficiency for Dental Implant	Health Research Board	01-SEP-16	31-JUL-23	€177,957.00
	Development and Validation of Performace-based Metrics for Dental Implant Placement	Foreign Research Institute	01-JUN-16	31-DEC-19	€6,035.00

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Publications

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Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2021)	'Proficiency Based Progression (PBP) training- the future model for dental operative skills training?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of existing literature' Kehily E;Mazzone E;Coffey N;Allen F;Gallagher A;Roberts A; (2021) 'Proficiency Based Progression (PBP) training- the future model for dental operative skills training?: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of existing literature'. Journal of Dentistry, [DOI] [Details]
	(2016)	'Periodontal disease- Breaking the downward spiral of the disease process' E Kehily (2016) 'Periodontal disease- Breaking the downward spiral of the disease process'. Dental Update,   [Details]
	(2016)	'Periodontal Disease: Breaking the Downward Spiral of the Disease Process' Kehily, E. Roberts A (2016) 'Periodontal Disease: Breaking the Downward Spiral of the Disease Process'. Dental Update, 43 :734-744 [Full Text] [Details]
	(2015)	'Adverse Reactions of Facial Dermal Fillers: Case Report' Kehily E, Hayes M, McCreary C. (2015) 'Adverse Reactions of Facial Dermal Fillers: Case Report'. Journal of the Irish Dental Association, [Details]
	(2014)	''Adverse Reactions of Facial Dermal Fillers: Case Report'' Kehily E, Hayes M, McCreary C. (2014) ''Adverse Reactions of Facial Dermal Fillers: Case Report''. Journal of The Irish Dental Association, [Details]

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Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'Adverse reactions to facial dermal fillers: a case report' Kehily E and Hayes M and McCreary C (2015) 'Adverse reactions to facial dermal fillers: a case report' Journal of the Irish Dental Association, . [Details]

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Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	Proficiency Based Progression (PBP) training- the future model for dental operative skills training?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature. Kehily, E;Mazzone, E;Coffey, N;Allen, F;Gallagher, A;Roberts, A (2022) Proficiency Based Progression (PBP) training- the future model for dental operative skills training?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of existing literature. OXFORD: Reviews [DOI] [Details]

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Professional Activities

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Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2020	Research training fellowship	Health Research Board
	2015	UCC College of Medicine and Health student travel bursary	UCC
	2016	Research Grant	British Society of Periodontology
	2016	Research grant	Health Research Board
	2006	Kerr Award for General Dentistry	University College Cork

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Professional Associations

	Association	Function	From / To
	Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow	Member	/
	British Society of Periodontology	Member	/
	Specialist Registrars in Restorative Dentistry Group	Specialist Registrars in Restorative Dentistry Representative Group	/
	International Association for Dental Research- Irish Division	Committee member	/

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Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2018)	IADR Irish Division Annual Meeting, E Kehily, Held C (2018) An evaluation of assessment methods in pre-clinical operative techniques training. [Oral Presentation], IADR Irish Division Annual Meeting, Cork . [Details]
	(2016)	IADR Irish Division Annual Meeting, E. Kehily, A. Roberts (2016) Implant training needs: what do our students think?. [Poster Presentation], IADR Irish Division Annual Meeting, Cork . [Details]
	(2015)	Special Registrars in Restorative Dentistry/ Restorative Dentistry Group-UK conference, Elaine Kehily, Anthony Roberts (2015) An audit of periodontal referrals to the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Cork University Dental School and Hospital. [Poster Presentation], Special Registrars in Restorative Dentistry/ Restorative Dentistry Group-UK conference, Belfast . [Details]
	(2015)	Special Registrars in Restorative Dentistry/ Restorative Dentistry Group-UK conference, Elaine Kehily (2015) An audit of periodontal referrals to the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Cork University Dental School and Hospital. [Poster Presentation], Special Registrars in Restorative Dentistry/ Restorative Dentistry Group-UK conference, Titanic Centre, Belfast . [Details]

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Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Practice Development Group CUDSH	Committee member	/
	International Association of Dental Research Irish Division	Committee member	/
	Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee	Member	/
	Specialist Registrars in Restorative Dentistry Group Committee	Scrutineer	2015 /
	Postgraduate Studies and Research Committee	Chair	2015 /

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Employment

	Employer	Position	From / To
	NHS Education for Scotland (NES)	Vocational Trainee	01-AUG-06 / 31-JUL-07
	University College Cork	Senior House Officer in Dental Surgery	01-AUG-13 / 31-JUL-14
	Dublin Dental Hospital	Problem Based Learning Tutor	01-SEP-08 / 30-JUN-09
	Self-employed	General Dental Practitioner	01-SEP-08 / 30-JUN-13
	University College Cork	Clinical Research Fellow in Restorative Dentistry	01-OCT-14 /
	NHS Education for Scotland (NES)	General Professional Trainee	01-AUG-07 / 31-JUL-08

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Education

	Year	Institution	Qualification	Subject
	2008	Royal College of Surgeons Glasgow	Fellow in Dental Surgery	Dental surgery
	2006	University College Cork	BDS - NUI	Dentistry
	2015	UCC	Postgrad Dip in Teaching & Learning in HE	Teaching and Learning
	2014	UCC	Postgrad Cert. in Teaching & Learning in HE	Teaching and Learning

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Outreach Activities

	Description
	Disability Rights advocate- media appearances on radio, social media
	Rebel wheelers group- parent volunteer

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Journal Activities

	Journal	Role	To / From
	Clinical Case Reports	Referee	-

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Teaching Activities

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Teaching Interests

Modules Taught
RD 5001 Clinical Restorative Dentistry
RD 4002 Clinical Adult Oral Health
RD 4001 Theoretical Adult Oral Health
RD 3002 Practical Restorative Dentistry
RD 3009 Theoretical Primary Care Dentistry

Modules Co-ordinated
RD 3009

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Research Information

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External Collaborators

	Name	Organisation / Institute	Country
	Prof. Rory O' Neill	Tufts University School of Dental Medicine	U.S.A.
	Prof. Anthony Gallagher	ORSI Academy	BELGIUM