Gerald McKenna

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Professor / Consultant in Restorative Dentistry

The Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom

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Professor Gerald McKenna is a faculty member at Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. His research primarily focuses on restorative dentistry, with recent articles exploring the oral health challenges faced by older adults, including nutrition, care home environments, and the impacts of previous medical treatments. His work aims to enhance strategies for improving oral health outcomes in geriatric populations and examines factors influencing dental treatment efficacy.

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The effect of dental and salivary gland radiation dose on the occurrence of post-radiotherapy dental disease in patients with head and neck cancer

Open Date: 2018-05-01

Close Date: 2021-05-01

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ProArch: "Clinical performance of 4 mm short distal implants in fixed cross-arch prostheses"

Open Date: 2016-03-01

Close Date: 2021-12-01

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The impact of a tailored dietary intervention coupled with oral rehabilitation on the nutritional status of older patients

Open Date: 2016-02-01

Close Date: 2018-02-01

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Tooth replacement for older patients: developing a clinical decision making tool

Open Date: 2016-01-01

Close Date: 2017-10-01

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Tailored dietary interventions combined with oral rehabilitation in older patients

Open Date: 2016-01-01

Close Date: 2018-04-01

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Articles (30)

Educational Needs in Geriatric Medicine Among Health Care Professionals and Medical Students in COST Action 21122 PROGRAMMING: Mixed-Methods Survey Protocol

Nutrition and oral health in care homes: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives

A systematic review of the factors affecting textural perception by older adults and their association with food choice and intake

Improving the Oral Health of Older People in Care Homes: Results From a Randomised Feasibility Study

A feasibility study of the costs and consequences of improving the oral health of older people in care homes: findings from the TOPIC study

A prospective clinical study of the influence of dental and salivary gland radiation dose on dental caries development in patients with head and neck cancer

Apical fracture of one-piece titanium–zirconium mini-implant for mandibular overdenture: a prospective 3-year follow-up

General Dental Practitioners’ views of managing dental disease in adults who have been previously treated with head and neck radiotherapy: a qualitative study

What role do luting cements play in zirconia crown survival?

Making the right to oral health a reality for older adults

Changes in masticatory performance and bite force after treatment with mandibular overdentures retained by four titanium–zirconium mini implants: One‐year randomised clinical trial

Mandibular overdenture retained by four one-piece titanium-zirconium mini implants: A 2-year RCT on patient-reported outcomes

Mandibular overdenture retained by four one-piece titanium-zirconium mini implants: A 2-year follow-up on prosthodontic outcomes

Barriers to postgraduate education in primary dental care: a qualitative study

Prolonged use of old dentures: a qualitative study with Brazilian older adults

'It's like being in a tunnel': Understanding the patient journey from tooth loss to life with removable dentures

A 1-year parallel-group randomized clinical trial comparing effectiveness of a mandibular complete denture versus an early loaded single-implant overdenture

Setting the context for a complex dental intervention of role substitution in care homes: initial process evaluation findings

Establishing Healthy Eating ‘Habits’: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of a Habit-Based Dietary Intervention following Oral Rehabilitation for Older Adults

Exploring preferences of older adults for dental services: A pilot multi‐national discrete choice experiment

Exploring facilitators and barriers associated with oral care for inpatients with dysphagia post‐stroke

An analysis of the clinical appropriateness of out-of-hours emergency dental prescribing of antibiotics in Northern Ireland

Association between oral health status and future dietary intake and diet quality in older men: The PRIME study

Can oral rinses play a role in preventing transmission of Covid 19 infection?

Dental caries following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A systematic review

Development of a core outcome set for oral health services research involving dependent older adults (DECADE): A study protocol

Mandibular implant-supported fixed complete dental prostheses on implants with ultrashort and standard length: A pilot treatment

Pre-radiotherapy dental extractions in patients with head and neck cancer: a Delphi study

The association between erosive toothwear and gastro-oesophageal reflux-related symptoms and disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The impact of oral rehabilitation coupled with healthy dietary advice on the nutritional status of adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Collaborators (27)

Michael Donnelly

R. Wassall

Ciaran Moore

Martin Schimmel

Georgios Tsakos

Stephanie Bull

Najla Chebib

Martina Hayes

Murali Srinivasan

Frauke Müller

Francis Burke

Danielle Logan

Bernadette McGuinness

Craig J Smith

Anna Verey

Claire Curtin

Nicolas Martin

Chris Cardwell

Sabrina Maniewicz

Frank Kee

Gary Mitchell

Laura McGowan

Eveline van Poelgeest

Jayne Woodside

andrea sherriff

Anastassia Kossioni

Anne Wissendorff Ekdahl

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