Dr Thomas O'Connor

I am Assistant Professor in Dental Education University of Cambridge, and Course Director on the Masters in Clinical Medicine, with responsibility for the Certificate in Clinical Research, Education and Leadership.

Clinically, I am Senior Dentist with the Special Care Dental Services, working under general anaesthetic and sedation, and an Education Supervisor on the East of England Foundation Dental programme. I am IASCD accredited procedural sedation mentor, and tutor in sedation and pain management for the regional FD programme. I am a past president of the Association of Dental Anaesthetists, and previously Honorary Speciality Lecturer, in Dental Sedation and Pain Management at the Eastman Dental Institute, UCL.

I chaired the Education Section of the National Guidelines on General Anaesthetic in dentistry (2022) and was a Committee Member for the Public Health England National Guidelines for Delivery of Better Oral Healthcare (2019).
I have been a CLAHRC NIHR Fellow, and a Quality Improvement Fellow with HEEoE / The King’s Fund.

Currently I am module lead for Clinical Leadership, Masters in Clinical Medicine, and a postgraduate supervisor, University of Cambridge.

I received the Pierre Fauchard Academy Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Dentistry, and national poster prizes for my work in sedation and quality improvement. In 2019 I was honoured with the Ely Heroes Award as Most Amazing Professional, following nomination by patients.