ATHLONE DENTAL - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Dentist
• Principal
• Dental Technician

Originally from Co. Clare, Hilary initially trained as a dental technician in Trinity College in 1995. Hilary returned to Trinity to study dentistry and qualified in 2010. Using his dual qualification Hilary has a unique insight into planning treatments and restorative dentistry. Hilary worked in dental practices in Naas, Dublin, Sydney before moving to Athlone in 2013. Since graduating he has continued to partake in further education. Hilary has completed the Endodontics (root canal treatment) course from the Eastman Dental Institution in London and the "Advanced Skills in Implants" course from the National institute of Dental Medicine in Dublin. Hilary has a particular interest in implant dentistry where advanced technology offers a natural, comfortable and long lasting replacement for original teeth. Hilary enjoys all aspects of dentistry and offers a very calm and re-assuring approach to his patients. In his free time, Hilary enjoys running, going to the gym and has completed the triathlon in Athlone. Hilary and his wife Collette live in Athlone with their 3 children Kate, Eleanor and Tadhg. Grace is a highly skilled and passionate dentist. She qualified with honours from Trinity College Dublin in 2018 and has since gained a wealth of experience in general and specialist settings. With empathy and compassion, it is her mission to work with you, the patient, to ensure that you can eat, laugh and smile with confidence. Grace places the focus on treating and preventing dental issues and empowering her patients through education to maintain lifelong oral health. Grace has a special interest in providing care for paediatric patients and those with special care needs, particularly people who are anxious about attending the dentist. Grace aims to foster trusting and lifelong relationships with her patients so that they have no worries coming to the dentist. For people who just can't face the idea of routine dentistry, Grace is currently undertaking a postgraduate diploma in Conscious Sedation in dentistry in Trinity College Dublin, so that she will be able to offer sedation services to her patients in the near future. Grace enjoys collaborating with our principal dentist Hilary to provide comprehensive treatment including cosmetic treatment and replacement of teeth with dental implants. She is skilled in all areas of general dentistry. In her spare time, Grace can be found reading a good book, visiting her family in Co. Laois, enjoying the Athlone food scene or ambling around the countryside with her partner Michael and their dog Ollie.