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Biography
Professor in Dental Public Health and Preventive Dentistry, University Dental School & Hospital, UCC
Teaching Activities
My teaching interests are in the area of epidemiology, health promotion and dental public health. My focus is tooth wear, the prevention of dental caries and the use of fluorides in caries prevention. I have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. I coordinate the First Year of the BDS and BDS Graduate Entry programmes. I am module coordinator on Modules OH1001, OH1002, OH2001, OH6001, OH6001 and OH6003. I teach to both undergraduate and postgraduate students: Modules: EH6025, EH6051, OH1001, OH1002, OH2001, OH4003, OH5002, OH6001, OH6002, OH6003, OH7017, OH7018, PL2034. I am currently supervising three PhD students, five MDPH students and one MSc student
Research Interests
My Areas of research focus on the epidemiology of tooth wear: PhD completed: Tooth wear in Irish teenagers: a laboratory and epidemiological study http://hdl.handle.net/10468/2813 , Dental caries and the use of fluorides in caries prevention Epidemiological Indices and measurement Health Services Research and the analysis of routinely collected oral health data Dissemination of knowledge and research led teaching
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Corrigendum to “Prevalence of dentine hypersensitivity, erosive tooth wear, gingival recession and periodontal health in seven European countries” [Journal of Dentistry 150 (2024) 105364] (Journal of Dentistry (2024) 150, (S0300571224005335), (10.1016/j.jdent.2024.105364))
on behalf of the Core meribel Research team, Jan 2025, In: Journal of Dentistry. 152, 105452.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate
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Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralisation and associated factorsamongst8-year-olds in Ireland
Nic Ghearailt, S., Coffey, N., Harding, M., Whelton, H., Cronin, M. & James, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tooth brushing learning methods: time to change practice?
Quinn, P. & Harding, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Evidence-Based Dentistry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Debate
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‘At a tipping point’: a comparative analysis of oral health coverage for children across six European countries: Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Scotland, and Spain
McAuliffe, Ú., Eaton, K., Harding, M., Whelton, H., Cronin, J. & Burke, S., Dec 2025, In: BMC Oral Health. 25, 1, 492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A quality appraisal of economic evaluations of community water fluoridation: A systematic review
Cronin, J., Moore, S., Harding, M., Whelton, H. & Woods, N., Jun 2024, In: Community Dental Health. 41, 2, p. 95-105 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Activities
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A Sad Tail - Frequency Distribution of Dental Caries in 11-13-Year-Olds
James, P. (Speaker), Harding, M. (Speaker) & Whelton, H. (Speaker)
2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Cork University Dental School and Hospital Reports Findings in Dental Caries (Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralisation and associated factors amongst 8-year-olds in Ireland)
Cronin, M., James, P., Whelton, H. P., Cronin, M. & Harding, M.
9/05/25
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