With almost 30 years of clinical experience, my passion is bio-inspired advanced adhesive restorative dentistry. Hello, I am
I am based in private practice in Dalkey, a beautiful town on the coast of south Dublin. Here I can balance my love of nature with my passion for my work. I have also been a staff member in the Dental School at Trinity College Dublin since 2000, and I also teach internationally.
Perhaps you are here because you are a fellow dentist, frustrated with a lack of predictability in your restorative work?
Or maybe you are tired of damaging teeth in order to “fix” them?
You might even be a patient looking for a better way of saving your own teeth…
Whatever reason brings you here, I can tell you that there is a better way.
A better way to manage caries
We now seek to maintain the pulp vitality of the tooth by using best practice approaches to managing caries - by understanding how caries affects the tooth we can predictably reach an endpoint of removal and bond securely to the tooth to ensure no further bacterial infiltration.
A better way to restore the tooth back to function
Knowing how the natural tooth functions and dissipates stress can help us make the best decisions for restoring the structurally compromised tooth - whether we choose a direct stress reduced approach or an adhesive onlay, we can ensure the longterm security of the tooth and prevent any further unnecessary damage.
Searching nature…
Throughout the natural world we see extraordinary solutions to real problems - how do seemingly rigid structures bend and flex without cracking whilst at the same time maintaining their integrity?
Obviously there is a limit, but by fibre-arrangement many natural structures are extremely tough and fracture resistant even under significant stress. Similarly we can now utilise this understanding of fibres to reinforce our restorations and provide protection to the underlying tooth - often in ways that prevent catastrophic failure and minimise further destruction of the tooth.
With my other co-founders in Mimétika, we train other dentists in the best science-based protocols for bio-inspired advanced adhesive restorative dentistry. If you want to elevate your practice then don’t settle for anything less than éxcellence.
An early adopter of partial coverage adhesive overlays, I am seeing longterm clinical results of over 15 years for these non retentive preparations which have managed to maintain the structural integrity of the bio-rim of the tooth - the portion of the tooth below the height of contour.
If you are interested in what I do, then don’t be afraid to reach out to me. Fellow dentists - if you want to up your game and build your practice on strong science then just sign up above and say hi.
For patients - I do not offer any online consultations so you would be best contacting my practice to arrange an in person consultation. I am unable to respond to specific clinical queries that you may have as I would need to see you in order to properly make any diagnosis and recommendation. My practice details and number is also below.
Contact me.
The Dalkey Clinic, 5 Ulverton Place, Dalkey, Co Dublin