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Meet The Castlebar Dentists & Team

Our team of caring and trustworthy professionals offers the full spectrum of dental treatments,
from routine to cosmetic dentistry

Dental Care Ireland Castlebar, Dr Maeibh McNamara, Dentist
Dr Maeibh McNamara
Dentist

Maeibh qualified from Trinity College Dublin in 2007. After qualifying she worked in general practice in Dublin before moving to Dental Care Ireland in Castlebar where she has been since 2009. Her special interest lie within periodontal surgery and oral surgery.


Dental Care Ireland Castlebar, Dr Teresa Fitzgerald, Dentist
Dr Teresa Fitzgerald
Dentist

Teresa graduated from Trinity College in 2008 with an honours degree. She enjoys all aspects of dentistry, especially working with nervous patients and children. She is a member of the Irish Dental Association and regularly attends their conferences and courses.


Dental Care Ireland Castlebar, Dr David Hendrick, Dentist
Dr David Hendrick
Dentist

Dr David Hendrick graduated with an honours degree in Dental Science from the Dublin Dental University Hospital (DDUH) at Trinity College Dublin. He achieved a First Class Honours in Restorative Dentistry (crown and bridge work). Dr. Hendrick has a keen interest in the areas of endodontics (root canals) and prosthodontics (crown and bridge work) as well as cosmetic work (such as composite bonding).

Dr David Hendrick is committed to further education and always keeps up to date with the latest scientific developments in the dental field. He is currently studying for a Masters degree in Endodontics (root canals) at the prestigious King’s College London. He holds a Diploma in Primary Care Dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and attends many lectures, hands-on courses and conferences both nationally and internationally. He is an active member of the Irish Dental Association and the Irish Endodontic Society and is fully registered with the Irish Dental Council.


Dr Henry Kaye
Dr Henry Kaye
Dentist

Dr Henry Kaye graduated with a bachelor's degree in dental surgery from Newcastle University in 2001. Since then, he has worked in a variety of public and private positions in general practice in the UK and Ireland. He enjoys all aspects of general dentistry, with an emphasis on prevention, minimally invasive treatment and cosmetic bonding. He is currently undertaking a postgraduate certificate in restorative dentistry.


Dr Ricardo Trindade is a Dentist in our Dental Care Ireland Castlebar practice.
Dr Ricardo Trindade
Implant Dentistry

Ricardo has been a dentist for 21 years, having graduated in 2002 from the Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon, in Portugal. He soon moved to the UK, where he first worked as a general dentist in the NHS and private practice, and held a hospital post in Oral Surgery.
Ricardo has been through postgraduate training in the UK and many other countries, thus being exposed to different approaches and building up resources that his patients can benefit from.

He has been working with dental implants for 19 years, and is deeply involved in implant research in Sweden, having received a PhD from the University of Gothenburg’s Sahlgrenska Academy, the world renown pioneering center in Implant Dentistry.

Ricardo enjoys spending time listening to his patients and getting them to feel comfortable and at ease in the dental environment, while taking each patient on the journey to regain oral function and confidence with their smiles.

Postgraduate education highlights:

  • PhD, Department of Prosthodontics, field of Implant Dentistry, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 2019
  • Diploma in Clinical Periodontology, Clinica Aparicio and University of Gothenburg, 2013
  • Diploma in Implant Dentistry, Clinica Aparicio and University of Gothenburg, 2011
  • Certificate in Restorative Dental Practice, Eastman Dental Institute, UCL, London 2007
  • Advanced Surgical Techniques, University of Paris V, Paris 2007
  • SHO Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, 2006
  • Certificate in Implant Dentistry, UK 2004

Dental Care Ireland Westport, Fiona Hastings, Hygienist
Fiona Hastings
Hygienist

Fiona started her dental profession as a dental nurse graduating from Athlone Institute of Technology and going on to work as a dental nurse in Dublin in 2012. From there she studied and graduated from University College Cork as a dental hygienist in 2018.

She has a keen interest in periodontal disease and customising oral hygiene regimes for each individual patient.

Fiona is confident about helping anxious or nervous patients who struggle with dental procedures feel at ease and ensures to make it a positive dental experience.

Outside the dental surgery she loves being outdoors and keeping fit at the gym.


Dental Care Ireland Castlebar, Sarah Dempsey, Hygienist
Sarah Dempsey
Hygienist

Working in London, Sydney and Dublin as a dental nurse has given Sarah over fourteen years’ experience in the dental industry.

She has developed a vast number of skills and by working across a number of area in dentistry such as; working in specialist practices, private practices, the HSE, Irish Prison Service as well as, teaching hospitals.

Sarah qualified as a registered Dental Hygienist with Radiography from Dublin Dental Hospital, Trinity, Dublin in 2021 with a special interest in preventive and implant care.


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Gina Gibbons
Practice Manager

Gina is the Practice Manager at our Castlebar location.