Alison Dougall

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Alison Dougall
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Alison Dougall (née Pughe, born 27 May 1964) is Associate Professor and Director of the Special Care Dentistry doctorate programme at Trinity College Dublin, Head of Department of Child and Dental Public Health at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant for medically complex patients at Dublin Dental Hospital.[1]

Dougall was inaugurated as President of the International Association of Disability and Oral Health (iADH) at its general assembly meeting on 3 October 2020.[2][3]

Dougall's research interests include: disability studies and inequality; clinical special care dentistry; education in special care dentistry; patient-centred research; and translational clinical research focussing on haemostasis and thrombosis. Dougall has authored and co-authored a number of academic articles,[4] including in 2009 "A Clinical Guide to Special Care Dentistry"[5]

Dougall is a passionate advocate, campaigning for increased access to services for people with disabilities and also recognition and rights for the teams that care for them. On 7 July 2015, Dougall won the Health Management Institute of Ireland (HMI) Leaders Award for her project titled ‘Promoting improved access to dental care for people living with haemophilia in Ireland and encouraging a culture of oral health promotion within the teams that treat them’.[6] Dougall is on the Medical and Scientific Advisory Group of the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) in Brussels[7] and a member of the National Haemophilia Council appointed by the Minister for Health.[8]

Dougall gave an update on dental care during the Covid-19 pandemic as part of the virtual conference and AGM of the Irish Haemophilia Society from 1 to 4 March 2021.[9]

Early life[]

Dougall was born and brought up in Coventry. She is the eldest daughter of June Pughe FBBO, the Founder and Principal of the Allesley School of Dance in Coventry.[10] Dougall was one of the first 30 girls to attend King Henry VIII School.[11] In 1978, Dougall competed in the inaugural BBC Young Musician of the Year competition.

References[]

  1. ^ Dougall, Alison (20 May 2021). "Dr. Alison Dougall". Trinity College Dublin Dental School.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Dr Alison Dougall inaugurated as President of the International Association of Disability and Oral Health (iADH)". www.dentalhospital.ie. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Home". iADH: International Association for Disability and Oral Health. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Alison Dougall". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Fiske, Janice (2009). A clinical guide to special care dentistry. A. Dougall, D. Lewis, British Dental Association. London: British Dental Association. ISBN 978-0-904588-93-4. OCLC 500808639.
  6. ^ "The HMI Leaders Award 2015 – European Association of Hospital Managers". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Medical and Scientific Advisory Group". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Members of the National Haemophilia Council". Irish Haemophilia Society. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  9. ^ Dental Care with Dr Alison Dougall, retrieved 20 May 2021
  10. ^ "About". Allesley Dance. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Former Pupils". King Henry. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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