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). 

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 [ Publisher's Version] [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]

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. [ Publisher's Version] [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. [ Publisher's Version] [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. [ Publisher's Version] [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. [ Publisher's Version] [Details]

Professional Associations

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

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]

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

Other Activities

  Description

Reviewer for International Journal of Dental Hygiene

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

Teaching Interests

Dental Public Health particularly evidence-based practice