Sally McCarthy

Sally qualified from University College Cork in 2012. She completed post-graduate training in endodontics, conservative and adhesive dentistry and corrective periodontal therapy. She spent three years studying for an Advanced MClinDent in Endodontology at the prestigious Eastman Dental Hospital, with a research focus on dental traumatology. She graduated with first class honours and was nominated for the UCL Deans Research Prize.

She obtained her Membership in Endodontics and MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. She is a member of the British and European Endodontic Society and the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

She has written trauma prevention guidance documents for the Irish Dental Association, as a member of the Patient Safety and Quality Committee. She is completing NHS REC ethics approved clinical research on dento-facial trauma at the Eastman Dental Hospital UCLH, and lectures on the Eastman Dental Institute Sports Dentistry MSc programme. She was the 2022 winner of the British Endodontic Society Research Prize and been nominated by the European Endodontic Society as a rising star in research to speak at their 2023 Biennial Scientific Meeting in Helsinki. She presents at national and international conferences, and has been asked by the Irish Dental Association to speak at their 100-Year Anniversary 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.

She volunteers with UK, Irish and African charitable organisations. At the recent 2022 Commonwealth Games, she provided pitch-side dentofacial trauma support as part of the medical management team and has completed rehabilitation oral surgery clinics in Gatwick, Dublin and Ghana. Through her research, she obtained charitable funding to support dental trauma tertiary care access to London boxing clubs.

Sally has competed internationally in waterpolo, athletics, modern pentathlon and sailing. She is interested in bioscience innovation and was the recipient of a physics scholarship to NASA, Houston. Sally’s advanced technical training allows her to take a gentle approach when managing complex cases; including root resorption, complex anatomy, instrument separation and endodontic surgery.