Dr. Denise Mac Carthy
Associate Professor in Restorative Denti, Dental Science
Biography
Qualified from University College Cork (1977) with Bachelor in Dental Surgery. Worked in general dental practice in the United Kingdom and in South Australia, including a number of trips into the outback with the "Flying Dentist". House officer in Oral Surgery, Cork Dental Hospital (1979). Registrar in Oral Medicine & Periodontology in the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel (1980). Lecturer in Periodontology (1981) and senior registrar in Periodontology and Restorative Dentistry (1987) in Dublin Dental Hospital. Appointed Senior Lecturer-Consultant in Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology (1992) in Dublin Dental University Hospital. First woman appointed at Senior Lecturer-Consultant level in dentistry in Ireland. Awarded Fellowship in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh (1983). Awarded Certificate of Consultant Training in Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology, Royal College of Surgeons (1991). Awarded Masters in Dental Science (1992) for research on the use of sustained delivery antibiotics to control chronic periodontal disease. Founder member of the Irish Society of Periodontology (1982) and President in 1989. Founder member of the Irish Division of the International Association for Dental Research (1984) and President of the Irish Division in 2002. Established the first teaching and training program for Dental Hygiene in Ireland in 1992. This was following several years of background lobbying, research regarding other programs and preparation of a detailed curriculum. Director of the Diploma Course in Dental Hygiene 1992-2006. Established the first clinic in Ireland for the dental care of Head & Neck cancer patients (1997) (Dental Oncology). Worked with various Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, ENT Surgery and Oral & Maxilo-facial Surgery units in Dublin and around Ireland to provide dental care for H&N Cancer patients. Founding member of Mouth, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Ireland (MHNCAI) Group (2009). Lead planning group for Mouth Cancer Awareness Days in Dublin, 2010-2017 in co-laboration with the Irish Cancer Society, Dental Health Foundation, Irish Dental Association, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP), Cork Dental Hospital and H&N Cancer Survivors. Chair of MHNCAI Group 2014-2018. Member of the Cancer Prevention Committee, Irish Cancer Association. Member of the Advisory Committee on Head & Neck Cancer, National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) in Ireland. Director of Dental Undergraduate teaching in Periodontology (1991-2019). Director of the Dental Postgraduate Advanced Dental Science (core) course (1996-2012). Head of Division of Restorative Dentistry and Periodontology (2011-2017).
Contribution to broader society:
As President of the Irish Society of Periodontology, I organized an information campaign in Ireland to introduce general dentists to periodontal screening examinations, highlighting the importance of a periodontal examination for every patient.
Established first Dental Hygiene program in Ireland 1992.
International Association for Dental Research, Irish Division - Founder Member 1983 and President 2001. Published History of the First Twenty Years of the Irish Division in 2003.
Established first dedicated treatment clinic in Ireland for provision of oral and dental care for Head & Neck Cancer patients in 1997.
Visited the Dresden Dental School as part of a DentEd project to align the curricula taught in dental schools throughout the EU (1999).
Established Mouth Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Ireland Group (2009).
Submission to the Working Group for the 3rd Irish Cancer Strategy (2016-2026) which established for the first time the role of oral and dental care for the H&N Cancer patient (2015).
Secured funding for a new Associate Professor-Consultant post to provide oral and dental care for pre- and post-radiation Head & Neck cancer patients (2018). This was following reports and lobbying by myself and many colleagues since 1998.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Baijens L.W.J.and Laura W. J. Baijens, Margaret Walshe, Leena-Maija Aaltonen, Christoph Arens, Reinie Cordier, Patrick Cras, Lise Crevier-Buchman, Chris Curtis, Wojciech Golusinski, Roganie Govender, Jesper Grau Eriksen, Kevin Hansen, Kate Heathcote, Markus M. Hess, Sefik Hosal, Jens Peter Klussmann, C. René Leemans, Denise MacCarthy, Beatrice Manduchi, Jean-Paul Marie, Reza Nouraei, Claire Parkes, Christina Pflug, Walmari Pilz, Julie Regan, Nathalie Rommel, Antonio Schindler, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Renee Speyer, Giovanni Succo, Irene Wessel, Anna C. H. Willemsen, Taner Yilmaz & Pere Clavé , European white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 278, 2021, p577 - 616
M.O'Connor, J.Waller, P.Gallagher, B.O'Donovan, N.Clarke, I.Keogh, D.MacCarthy, E.O'Sullivan, C.Timon, C.Martin, J.O'Leary, L.Sharp, Barriers and facilitators to discussing HPV with head and neck cancer patients: a qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework, Patient Education and Counseling, 103, (12), 2020, p2451 - 2459
Costello L, McNamara C, MacCarthy D, Periodontal disease as a manifestation of cyclic neutropenia: case report with a 34-year follow-up. , Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 66, (4), 2020, p195 - 200
Dineen DS; Collazo L; MacCarthy D, Oral health after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: two case reports., Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 65, (4), 2019, p208 - 210
Mac Carthy, D., Clarke, M., & O' Regan, M., An audit of the baseline dental status and treatment need of individuals referred to Dublin Dental University Hospital for a pre-radiotherapy dental and oral assessment, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 63, (5), 2017, p269 - 276
MacCarthy Denise, McAlister Conor, O'Sullivan Eleanor, Campaign for awareness of cancer of the head and neck in Ireland., British Journal of Oral and Maxilo-facial Surgery, 55, 2017, p213 - 214
Hayes M, Devine C, MacCarthy D, Quality of life following radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, International Association for Dental Research - Irish Division, University College Cork, March 2016, 2016
Carty O, MacCarthy D, Management of Pre-Radiotherapy H&N Cancer Patients (2012). , International Association for Dental Research - Irish Division, 2015, 2016
MacCarthy Denise, McAlister C, O'Sullivan E, Mouth, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Campaign in Ireland, Irish Medical Journal, 108, (1), 2015, p25 - 26
Sultan Ahmed, Warreth Abdulhadi, Flemming Padraig, MacCarthy Denise, Does the dentist have a role in identifying patients with undiagnosed diabetes?, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 60, (6), 2015, p298 - 303
Coffey D, Doyle C, MacCarthy D, Knowledge and awareness of head and neck cancer in Ireland, International Association for Dental Research - Irish Division, Queens University Belfast, March 2015, 2015
Carty Orla, Walsh Emer, Abdelsalem Ahmed, MacCarthy Denise, Case report: drug-induced gingival overgrowth associated with the use of a calcium channel blocker (Amlodipine).l , Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 61, (5), 2015, p248 - 251
MacCarthy Denise, McAlister C, O'Sullivan E, Mouth, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Campaign in Ireland, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 60, (4), 2014, p164 - 164
Denise MacCarthy & Lia Mills (editors), Word of Mouth - coping with and surviving Mouth, Head and Neck Cancers, 1st, Dublin, Kazoo Independent Publishing Services, 2013, 1 - 218pp
Dental and oral health in, editor(s)Denise MacCarthy and Lia Mills , Coping with and surviving mouth, head and neck cancers. Word of mouth, Dublin, Kazoo Independant Publishing, 2013, pp63 - 70, [Wenda Thomas, Sarah Troute, Denise MacCarthy]
Sarah Brody & Denise MacCarthy, Understanding head and neck cancers, J Ir Dent Assoc. 2013 Jun-Jul;59(3):118-9., Irish Dental Association, June-July, 2013, 118, 119
MacCarthy D, Nunn J, Healy M, Stassen L, Gorman T, Martin B, Toner M, Clarke M, Dougall A, McLoughlin J, Kelly A, Waldron C, O Sullivan M, Doyle C, Flint S , Outcomes from the first mouth cancer awareness and clinical check-up day in the Dublin Dental University Hospital. , Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 58, (2), 2012, p101 - 108
Denise MacCarthy - Member of Head, Neck and Mouth Cancer Advisory Panel: Prof Conrad Timon, Prof Leo Stassen, Dr Ian Fraser, Ms Orla Young, Dr Eleanor O Sullivan, Dr Denise MacCarthy, Ms Fiona Bradley, Ms Naimh Killilea, Understanding Cancers of the Head, Neck and Mouth. Caring for people with cancer. , 1st, Dublin, Irish Cancer Society, 2012
MacCarthy D, O Sulivan E, McAlister C, Healy C, Flint S, Toner M, Nunn J, Allen F, Gorman T, O Sullivan M, Stassen L, The development of mouth, head and neck cancer awareness in Ireland and results of Mouth Cancer Awareness Day 2011. , Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 58, (2), 2012, p109 - 113
Microbiology and Cross Infection Control in, editor(s)Suzanne L Noble , Clinical Textbook of Dental Hygiene and Therapy , Blackwell Munksgaard , 2012, pp158 - 180, [O'Donnell MJ, MacCarthy D, Coleman D ]
MacCarthy D, Flint SR, Healy C, Stassen LF, Oral and neck examination for early detection of oral cancer--a practical guide., Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 57, (4), 2011, p195-9
Decuseara G, MacCarthy D, Menezes G, Oral cancer: knowledge, practices and opinions of dentists in Ireland., Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 57, (4), 2011, p209-14
Periodontology, Robert Ireland, Oxford Dictionary of Dentistry, Oxford Univrsity Press, 2010, [Denise MacCarthy]
Abdulhadi Warreth, Najia Ibieyou, Denise MacCarthy , Bisphosphonates, oral implants and osteonecrosis of the jaw: a review and guidelines, Journal of Disability and Oral Health, 11, (4), 2010, p155 - 162
MacCarthy D, Omer O, Nunn J. , Intra-oral cancer - Part 2: oral and dental care for head and neck cancer patients, Cancerwise, 5, (2), 2006, p3 - 11
MICROBIOLOGY AND CROSS-INFECTION CONTROL in, editor(s)ROBERT IRELAND , CLINICAL TEXTBOOK OF DENTAL HYGIENE AND THERAPY, OXFORD, BLACKWELL MUNKSGAARD, 2006, pp181 - 207, [O'DONNELL MJ, MacCARTHY D, COLEMAN DC. ]
Omer, O, MacCarthy, D, Nunn, J, Cotter, E, Oral health needs of the head and neck radiotherapy patient: 2. Oral and dental care before, during and after radiotherapy, Dental Update, 32, (10), 2005, p578-80, 582
Hobdell M, Sinkford J, Alexander C, Alexander D, Corbett E, Doyle C, Katrova L, Littleton P, MacCarthy D, McK Cherritt H, Schou L, Ming Wen F, Zhuan B. , Ethics. Equity and global responsibilities in oral health and disease, European Journal of Dental Education, 6, (3), 2002, p167 - 178
MacCarthy D, Working with a dental hygienist in Ireland, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 46, (4), 2000, p124 - 129
MacCarthy, DJ, Periodontal Diseases-A Review, International Journal of Clinical Medicine - Modern Medicine, 27, (10), 1999, p55 - 65
McCartan BE, MacCarthy DJ, Anti plaque mouthwashes: II Side effects and potential health hazards, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 42, (1), 1996, p6 - 6
MacCarthy DJ & McCartan BE, Anti plaque mouthwashes: I Efficacy and modes of action, journal of the Irish Dental Association, 42, (1), 1996, p3 - 5
MacCarthy D, Claffey N, Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis is associated with attachment loss, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 18, 1991, p776 - 779
MacCarthy D J, Controlled drug delivery for the treatment of gingivitis and periodontitis, Trinity College Dublin, 1991
MacCarthy D, Claffey N, Fibrous hyperplasia of the gingiva in organ transplant patients, Journal of the Irish Dental Association, 37, (1), 1990, p3 - 5
Deasy P, Collins A, MacCarthy D, Russell R. , Use of strips containing tetracycline hydrochloride or metromidazole for the treatment of advanced periodontal disease, Journal Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, 41, 1989, p694 - 699
Collins A, Deasy P, MacCarthy D, Shanley D, Evaluation of a controlled release compact containing tetracycline hydrochloride bonded to the tooth for the treatment of periodontal disease, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 5, 1989, p103 - 114
Shanley DB, Hobdell MH, MacCarthy D, Efficacite des methods de traitement paradontal, J Parodontal, 4, 1985, p45 - 54
Mairead O'Connor, Jo Waller, Pamela Gallagher, Ivan Keogh, Denise MacCarthy, Eleanor O'Sullivan, Conrad Timon, Cara Martin, John O'Leary, Linda Sharp, Understanding health professionals' experiences of discussing HPV with head and neck cancer patients, EHPS Conference , Galway, Ireland, August 2018
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
MacCarthy Denise, Mouth cancer awareness - Focus on oral health in disadvantaged communities, 14 September 2017, 2017, Dublin Dental University Hospital
O'Regan Esther, MacCarthy Denise, Oropharyngeal cancer and human papilloma virus, 28 June 2017, 2017, Dublin Dental University Hospital
Denise MacCarthy, Mouth, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness (MHNCA) in Ireland, International Society for Maxillo-facial rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia, May 2016
Denise MacCarthy, Oral Care for the Mouth Head & Neck Cancer Patient, Irish Dental Hygienists Association Annual Conference, Dublin, November 2015
Denise MacCarthy, The Role of Dental Care in Mouth, Head and Neck Cancer , World Head and Neck Cancer Day, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, July 2015
Denise MacCarthy, Orla Carty, Breda Martin, Audit of H&N cancer patients comparing referral patterns and dental extractions, International Association for Dental Research, Irish Division, University College, Cork, November 2013
Research Expertise
Description
Periodontology. Undergraduate education, including teamwork. Dental and Oral care of the head and neck cancer patient.Recognition
Memberships
International Association for Dental Research, Irish Division. Founder member.
Irish Society of Periodontology. Founder member
International Society for Maxillofacial Rehabilitation
Irish Dental Association
Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh
Mouth, Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Ireland (MHNCAI) Group. Founder member (2009) and Chair (2014-2108).
Cancer Prevention Committee of the Irish Cancer Society
Head & Neck Cancer Advisory Committee with the National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP)
British Society of Periodontology