Brian O'Connell

Dr Brian O’Connell is Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Restorative Dentistry in the School of Dental Science, Trinity College Dublin. Dr O’Connell studied dentistry at the National University of Ireland and completed postgraduate training in Prosthodontics at the Eastman Dental Center, and a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Rochester, New York. He continued his postdoctoral work on the development of salivary gland gene transfer at NIDCR, NIH. At Trinity College Dr O’Connell was a founder-investigator of the Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, where he worked on the development of bone scaffolds for tissue engineering. This led to research in medical devices and an interest in the application of clinical research. In 2012 Dr O’Connell became an investigator in the Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing and led the oral health module which is ongoing. As a result of his research, Dr O’Connell has a particular interest in the progress of oral health policy in Ireland and internationally. He is immediate Past-President of IADR, President of the Association for Dental Education in Europe, and a member of the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe.