Dr Eleanor McGovern

Eleanor Mc Govern BDS MFD M Dent Ch (Paediatric Dentistry) Consultant Paediatric Dental Surgeon

Eleanor qualified as a dentist from the University of Sheffield in 1999. Following a time working within hospital dental services, and general dental practice in the UK, Ireland and Australia, she completed a three-year specialist training programme in Paediatric Dentistry at Trinity College Dublin. This was followed by a two-year clinical fellowship at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Crumlin. Eleanor has in the past worked as a locum Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry in CHI at Crumlin, and in The Royal Belfast Children’s Hospital.

Eleanor has worked as a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry in CHI at Temple Street since 2011. Here she has had the privilege of developing a paediatric dental service for children with complex medical needs.

She has lectured both nationally and internationally, has numerous publications, and was recently appointed as a Clinical Lecturer/Assistant Professor in UCD. She is the currently the Irish Councillor to the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry.