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Marie Therese Hosey

Professor Marie Therese Hosey

Professor of Clinical Paediatric Dentistry

Research interests

  • Dentistry

Contact details

Biography

Professor Marie Therese Hosey is Head of Paediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King’s College London and a paediatric dental consultant at King’s College and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals. orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-4106

She is one of the few UK dentists to have trained in general anaesthesia.  Her research interests include the pharmacological and behavioural management of anxious children especially those with Early Childhood Caries, to improve their safety and comfort and to reduce post-operative psychological and physical morbidity. She has developed family-friendly computer games to prepare children psychologically for treatment and to deliver preventive advice within non-clinical settings.  She also collaborates with craniofacial scientists to discover new genes in children with clefts.  

Her research funding has been mainly for Phase III randomised controlled clinical trials from NIHR and the Scottish Chief Scientist office. She and is co-director of CEDACORE (Children Experiencing Dental Anxiety Collaboration on Research and Education), an international collaboration spanning Brazil and the Middle East. She authored the UK and European national guidelines on paediatric dental sedation. She has contributed to six dental and medical textbooks and is editor of four. She has examined at all levels both at home and abroad.

    Research

    cariology project 3
    Cariology & Operative Dentistry

    Cariology & MI Operative Dentistry Research Programme

    MODE study- pregnant woman shutterstock_1766819156
    Maternal Oral Health and Dental care access Enablers: the MODE exploratory study

    To better understand the reasons that either help or make it difficult for pregnant women and new mothers to use and receive dental care services.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences

    From toothwear to oral pathology, from facial reconstruction to oral surgery, there's one thing that all our research shares: an underlying desire to make a difference to patients and bring benefits to society. We’re particularly strong in prosthodontics and endodontics research, and our work in this field feeds into our postgraduate programmes.

    News

    Two CEDACORE Project Wins

    The CEDACORE collaboration has notched up two research prizes- in the UK and in Brazil, ending this year on a high note.

    fodocs-cedacore

    CEDACORE is moving forward

    Great turn-out at CEDACORE’s meeting during the Brazilian IADR in Sao-Paulo.

    CEDACORE presentations

    British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Research Prize

    PhD student Reham Al Haratani has won the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Research Prize

    Professsor MT Hosey, PhD student Reham Al Haratani and Professor Karen Liu.

      Research

      cariology project 3
      Cariology & Operative Dentistry

      Cariology & MI Operative Dentistry Research Programme

      MODE study- pregnant woman shutterstock_1766819156
      Maternal Oral Health and Dental care access Enablers: the MODE exploratory study

      To better understand the reasons that either help or make it difficult for pregnant women and new mothers to use and receive dental care services.

      Project status: Ongoing

      1800x500 dentistry_video_hero
      Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences

      From toothwear to oral pathology, from facial reconstruction to oral surgery, there's one thing that all our research shares: an underlying desire to make a difference to patients and bring benefits to society. We’re particularly strong in prosthodontics and endodontics research, and our work in this field feeds into our postgraduate programmes.

      News

      Two CEDACORE Project Wins

      The CEDACORE collaboration has notched up two research prizes- in the UK and in Brazil, ending this year on a high note.

      fodocs-cedacore

      CEDACORE is moving forward

      Great turn-out at CEDACORE’s meeting during the Brazilian IADR in Sao-Paulo.

      CEDACORE presentations

      British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Research Prize

      PhD student Reham Al Haratani has won the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry Research Prize

      Professsor MT Hosey, PhD student Reham Al Haratani and Professor Karen Liu.