Programme Director Orthodontics Consultant Orthodontist /Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer Dr Niall McGuinness (PhD, DDS, MScD, BA, BDS, FDS(Orth) RCPS Glasg, MOrth RCSEdin) Programme Director Edinburgh Dental Institute Deanery of Clinical Sciences College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Dr. McGuinness is director of the MClinDent / DClinDent programme in orthodontics at the Edinburgh Dental Institute. He has published extensively in the orthodontic literature and is a referee for a number of peer-reviewed orthodontic journals. Background 1980: BA, BDentSc, Trinity College Dublin 1986: F.D.S., Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow 1990: D.Orth, M.Orth, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh 1991: M.Sc.D., University of Wales 1995: F.D.S. (Orth.), Intercollegiate Speciality Examination in Orthodontics, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow 2005: D.D.S., University of Edinburgh 2006: Ph.D., Queens University, Belfast Research Interests Finite element analysis in orthodontics Head posture and craniofacial development Treatment outcomes in orthodontics Occlusal Indices Biomechanics of fixed appliances Awards and memberships Association of University Teachers of Orthodontics Research Prize, British Orthodontic Conference, 1990 Chapman Prize, British Orthodontic Society, 2007 (1) British Dental Association (2) British Orthodontic Society – (Consultant Orthodontists Group) (3) Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland (4) Dental Protection - Medical Protection Society (5) Hon. Member, Sri Lanka Orthodontic Society. (6) Royal Odonto-Chirurgical Society of Scotland This article was published on 2024-01-29
