Caoimhin is a Consultant / Senior Lecturer in Special Care Den6stry at the School of Dental Science, Dublin Dental University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. His professional aim is to use research to improve the lives of vulnerable groups through improved access and outcomes of oral healthcare. Caoimhin leads the BeSiDe Network, which aims to improve research, educa6on and prac6ce in Dental Behaviour Support. Caoimhin also leads the team at www.brushmyteeth.ie developing theory-informed interven6ons to improve oral health of people with disabili6es. Caoimhin is president of Dental Anaesthesiology and Special Care Research group of IADR (DASCR), and chair of the Scien6fic CommiNee of the Interna6onal Associa6on for Disability and Oral Health (iADH). Caoimhin co-leads the development of inclusive methods for data collec6on in understudied popula6ons using the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST).