{"id":1554,"date":"2021-11-24T13:31:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T13:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareireland.ie\/nidm\/?post_type=dci-dentists&#038;p=1554"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:09:30","slug":"dr-chris-ford","status":"publish","type":"dci-dentists","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalcareireland.ie\/nidm\/dentist\/dr-chris-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Chris Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Chris Ford BChD (Leeds) MFDS rcs (Eng) MB BCh BOA BA (Dublin) qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 1995 and has been practicing in the UK, Australia and Ireland for the past 20 years working in hospital, community, and general practice posts.<\/p>\n<p>After qualifying from Leeds University, he completed UK vocational training and was awarded Membership of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons (England) in 2004. He studied Medicine at Trinity College Dublin obtaining his degree in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Chris Ford has extensive experience in all aspects of general dentistry and has a postgraduate qualification in Dental sedation and pain management. In Australia he taught final year dental students from the University of Queensland and worked in a clinic treating patients with special needs. He is a member of the Society for the Advancement of Anesthesia in Dentistry and a member of the Irish Society of Dental Sleep medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Chris lives in South Dublin with his wife and three children. 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