Qualified from Trinity college Dublin in 1983 with a degree in Microbiology
Qualified in Dentistry from Trinity College Dentistry Dublin in 1987.

Received a Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry from Trinity College Dublin in 2003 Received Certificate in Masterclass Facial Aesthetics from the Royal College of Surgeons, London in 2010.

Received Certificate in Dental Conscious Sedation and Pain Management from University College London in 2010.

Received Master Degree in Conservative Dentistry in 2015 from the Eastman Dental Institute, University College, London..

Has 30 years experience in dentistry having worked initially in the UK followed by practice in Waterford City and County (both in the public and private sector) and over 11 years experience in Facial Aesthetics.

Publications: Survey on the use of CAD-CAM technology by UK and Irish Dental Technicians. British Dental Journal, Vol 222 No 9 May 12, 2017

Memberships: Irish Dental Association, Dental Protection, Dental Council of Ireland