Rate My Professor Marie-Therese Hosey

Professor Marie-Therese Hosey is Head of Paediatric Dentistry and Clinical Professor of Paediatric Dentistry at the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, King's College London. She holds the position of paediatric dental consultant at King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. Among the few dentists in the United Kingdom trained in administering general anaesthesia under training programs, she has served as an examiner at all levels in paediatric dentistry both in the UK and internationally. She moved to King's College London in 2008 and leads the Paediatric Dentistry department within the Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences. A Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, her career encompasses clinical practice, teaching, and extensive research contributions.

Professor Hosey's research specializations focus on paediatric dental sedation, paediatric dental services for children with special needs, 3D imaging and genetics—particularly in infants with cleft lip and palate—and the management of anxious children, especially those with Early Childhood Caries. She leads Phase II and III randomised controlled clinical trials to test interventions preventing Early Childhood Caries and enhancing treatment experiences for anxious children. As co-director of CEDACORE (Children Experiencing Dental Anxiety Collaboration on Research and Education), an international network spanning Brazil and the Middle East, she has secured funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Scottish Chief Scientist Office. She authored the UK and European national guidelines on paediatric dental conscious sedation, contributed chapters to six dental and medical textbooks, and edited four textbooks. Key publications include 'Behaviour support in dentistry: A Delphi study to agree terminology in behaviour management' (2024), 'Oral Health Education for Children: Development of a Serious Game with a User-Centered Design Approach' (2024), 'Labels and descriptions of dental behaviour support techniques: A scoping review of clinical practice guidelines' (2023), 'Assessment of child’s dental anxiety/fear and stress during dental treatment: A systematic review by CEDACORE' (2022), and 'Managing compromised first permanent molars in children: Minimally invasive treatment protocols for practitioners' (2022). Her innovations include family-friendly computer games for psychological preparation and preventive oral health advice, alongside collaborations on gene discovery in craniofacial anomalies, significantly impacting clinical guidelines, education, and patient care in paediatric dentistry.