Dr. Eimear O’Connell graduated from Edinburgh in 1992. She started her own practice in 1995 and has owned and operated the practice since then. Eimear gained her MFGDP in 2007, her DipImplDent from Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 2014 and her FFGDP in 2015. She is a member of the PEERS board for Dentsply Sirona and one of their key opinion leaders in the fields of implants and digital dentistry. Dr. O’Connell is a past President of ADI, the U.K. National implant organization.
As the first female to hold this office, Dr. O’Connell actively helped more females in dentistry to reach their full potential. In 2022, she completed her PGCert in sedation. She
is also an align and exocad speaker for digital dentistry.
She has three daughters, loves sport, travel and reading.
Dr. Eimear O’Connell has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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427: exocad Insights 2026 Part 1: Marjorie de Andrade, Dr. Dwight Pate, & Dr. Eimear O'Connell
June 1st, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
3d printing, aesthetics, ai crown design, ai dentistry, align, analog dentistry, articulation, articulator, brazil, cad cam, case planning, cbct, centric relation, ceramics, ceramist, chairside dentistry, clinician education, clinician perspective, clinician technician relationship, cloud workflow, collaboration, collaborative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, crown and bridge, crown design, dawson, dental ai, dental artistry, dental collaboration, dental communication, dental education, dental events, dental evolution, dental excellence, dental future, dental implants, dental industry, dental influencer, dental innovation, dental innovation conference, dental lab, dental labs, dental materials, dental mentorship, dental networking, dental podcast, dental scanning, dental software, dental technician, dental technology, dental technology trends, diagnostic wax up, digital articulation, digital dentistry, digital dentistry evolution, digital dentures, digital models, digital occlusion, digital planning, digital planning workflow, digital prosthetics, digital smile workflow, digital transformation, digital treatment planning, digital workflow, education, education platform, esthetics, exocad, exocad hub, exocad insights, exocad on demand, exocad trainer, exoplan, freelance designer, full arch restoration, full mouth rehab, functional dentistry, germany, glazing, guided implant surgery, guided surgery, ids, implant dentistry, implant planning, implant restorations, implant workflow, implants, institute of digital dentistry, intraoral scanner, ireland, itero, lab communication, lab life, laboratory communication, laboratory workflow, lecture, mallorca, maryland bridge, mastering exocad, mentoring, mentoring technicians, milling, new zealand, occlusal design, occlusal vertical dimension, occlusion, online learning, pankey, patient care, patient communication, patient outcomes, printed models, prosthetics, prosthodontics, provisionals, remote design, removable prosthetics, restorative dentistry, restorative excellence, restorative workflow, scanner technology, scotland, semi adjustable articulator, smile creator, smile design, smile makeover, social media, spain, speaker, staining, tampa, teamwork, teamwork in dentistry, technician education, technician life, technology in dentistry, veneers, voices from the bench, wax up, workflow, workflow efficiency, workflow integration, workflow optimization
At exocad Insights 2026, three very different conversations all focused on how digital dentistry is transforming workflows and communication. Marjorie de Andrade talked about building a global freelance career through education and social media, while Dr. Dwight Pate shared an incredibly detailed workflow that blends traditional occlusion concepts with modern exocad design. The episode wraps with Dr. Eimear O'Connell discussing how digital tools are helping clinicians, labs, and patients work together better than ever—ultimately creating more predictable outcomes and happier smiles.
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385: IDS 2025 & exocad Part 10 with Pierre-Luc Duchesne, Dereck Donnelly, & Dr. Eimear O’Connell
August 11th, 2025 | 58 mins 12 secs
1on1, art, back to the future, box, canada, dental, ds core, education, exocad, exoplan, feedback, fp1, fusion, glaze, grandmother, hero, ids, invisalign, ireland, itero, laboratory, maple syrup, marketing, master cup, nexus, packaging, panther, phototgrammetry, prep, public, scan, scotland, sleep apnea, smile design, stain, surgical guides, technician, teeth, vita, voices from the bench
Back for the 10th time with conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025. First up are two people creating excellent customer experiences with Panthera, Pierre-Luc Duchesne and Dereck Donnelly. Then we meet the Irish dentist in Scotland, Dr. Eimear O’Connell who uses digital to give her patients the best treatment possible.