Dr Tony Kilcoyne BDS, LDS, MGDSRCS(Eng), M.Med.Sci.(U.Sheff.), FFGDP(UK)
Dentist and UK-registered Specialist in Prosthodontics (rebuilding and replacing teeth), with over 35 years of experience treating complex restorative and cosmetic cases, training dentists, and leading in dental standards, media and public advocacy.
Principal Dentist at the SmileSpecialist® Centre, Haworth, West Yorkshire – a totally private practice providing advanced cosmetic, implant, restorative and brace-related treatments for patients from across the UK and beyond.
This page outlines Dr Kilcoyne’s clinical, teaching, leadership, media and wider professional experience for:
- New and existing patients considering advanced treatment
- Dental professionals seeking to refer complex or specialist cases
- Organisations seeking an experienced lecturer, panellist or advisor
- Those interested in dental business, media work, and wider innovation
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Principal Dentist at the SmileSpecialist Centre , 9–13 Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD22 8NL – a totally private clinic.
Specialist in Prosthodontics (rebuilding and replacing teeth), including more complex cases involving:
- Ceramic crowns and bridges
- Dental implants and smaller mini-implants
- Dentures, precision attachments and advanced prostheses
- Bonding and cosmetic restorations
- Extensive tooth wear cases and failing dentitions needing major planning and rebuilding
- Cosmetic smile makeovers and challenging bite/occlusal cases
Specialist* and Cosmetic Dentist Dr Tony Kilcoyne treats patients from all over the UK – including London, Leeds, Bradford, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, the Midlands, Newcastle, Belfast, Cardiff, Cumbria, Lancashire, Scotland, Ireland and Wales – as well as from overseas.
He has specialist training and dental education experience acquired from Sheffield, Leeds, London, New York, Philadelphia, Bradford, Hull, Birmingham and other centres. Dr Kilcoyne is a registered Specialist in Prosthodontics with the GDC (Reg. No. 58373) and has a specialist level of expertise in:
- Crowns and ceramic crowns
- Dental implants and mini-implants
- Bridges
- Cosmetic bonding
- Dentures and precision attachment work
His clinical interests include combining tooth whitening, minimally invasive bonding, FastBraces, implants and veneers or crowns to create optimally planned, conservative smile makeovers tailored to each patient’s needs and budget.
Dental Vocational Training Adviser for the Yorkshire & Humberside region from 1991 to the present, and currently Dental Foundation Training Programme Director for the WY3 Dewsbury Scheme, West Yorkshire.
Duties include providing trainer training and the planning, supervision and assessments of new dental graduates, for competency training into independent primary dental care.
Past Examiner for the MGDSRCS(Eng) and Assessor for FFGDP(UK) qualifications – the highest practitioner qualifications possible from the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK), based at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, London (1991–2001).
Previous Clinical Teacher in Restorative Dentistry at:
- The Eastman Dental Institute, Gray’s Inn Road, University of London
- The Leeds Dental Institute, Clarendon Way, University of Leeds
Past Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK.
Health Education England (now NHSE) trained and certified Mentor.
RocheMartin Emotional Capital Report certified and trained practitioner – using Emotional Intelligence tools with dentists and teams to improve communication, resilience and success.
Previous Clinical Director of www.4everlearning.com, a dental education website for the whole dental team.
Lecturer and Teacher in:
- Cosmetic dentistry and smile makeovers
- Tooth bleaching and tooth whitening (basic to advanced)
- Advanced restorative and prosthodontic care
- Implant dentistry and prosthesis planning
- FastBraces and brace systems integrated with restorative needs
- Practice management and dental business development
- Public dental health and prevention
- Patient care psychology and communication
- Business and finance in dentistry
- Media training and communicating complex topics to the public
- Emotional Intelligence for success (for dentists and teams)
- Competency, educational techniques and mentoring
- Audit, cross-infection control and teamworking
Previously featured as a prominent lecturer on a DVD on advanced tooth whitening techniques, filmed at the Royal College of Physicians, London, when lecturing to over 1,000 dentists in February 2006.
As a past Examiner, he has also been involved with the FGDP(UK), based at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, for both the MGDSRCS(Eng.) and FFGDP(UK), and has taught advanced techniques to thousands of dentists and teams inside and outside the UK.
Previously elected to the British Dental Association (BDA) UK Board seat on the Principal Executive Committee (PEC) of the BDA in December 2016 and again in December 2019.
Other BDA duties included (but were not limited to) Audit Committee checks and underwriting activities for BDA Indemnity from June 2019 to 22 June 2020.
Note: BDA members voted Dr Kilcoyne back onto the BDA PEC Board after he raised serious concerns, with the highest number of votes for a UK seat from 37 candidates on 27 November 2020. However, he resigned again and whistle-blew further due to governance concerns at the very top, on 9 April 2021.
Elected member of the General Dental Council (GDC) governing body for UK dental professionals from 2003–2009.
Independently appointed dentist member of the new GDC Board for a four-year term, from October 2009 to September 2013. Whilst on the GDC he served on various committees, including:
- Standards Committee
- Policy Advisory Committee (PAC)
He helped to write and edit many professional guidelines affecting standards and public protection for UK dentistry.
Previous FastBraces® UK Advisor and current International Lecturer (from October 2013 to present).
Provides occasional consultancies to various companies and institutions, as well as having interests in blockchain developments and DApps for future distributed ledger (DLT) applications and verification in healthcare and beyond.
Awarded the Fellowship of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, a prestigious American honours academy which recognises high-quality care and work that furthers dental knowledge.
National QDA Award Winner – Dr Kilcoyne’s dental team were overall winners of the National Quality in Dentistry Award (QDA), judged by the British Dental Journal, Colgate and Denplan, and competed for by dental practices from all over the UK. The finals were held at the BDA Headquarters, London, in 1997.
Even with this high peer-reviewed accolade, the practice has not been idle or rested on its laurels; the team continues to improve and advance care and facilities, re-investing in knowledge and skills to offer all modern options.
Past visiting Clinician at:
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (an Ivy League School)
- New York University (NYU), New York, USA
He travels to the USA regularly, with professional activities including visits to dental schools, advanced implant and cosmetic courses, and ongoing collaboration with international colleagues.
Dr Kilcoyne often makes dental visits to the USA – click the picture below:
Dr Kilcoyne takes a keen interest in wider medical and social aspects of dental care in the public interest. He has contributed to:
- Raising awareness of how dental diseases can adversely affect medical conditions
- National debate on NHS dentistry provision and policy
- Radio and TV programmes explaining complex dental issues clearly to the public
Professional letters & publications
An example of a previous letter published online by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 2011, calling for better recognition and understanding of how dental diseases can adversely affect medical conditions:
National press & NHS advocacy
An example of how Dr Kilcoyne, in conjunction with 100 dental colleagues, raised public concerns in the Daily Telegraph (2 January 2014) that the NHS dentistry system in England was not fit for purpose and needed urgent attention:
Television & Radio 2 Resident Dentist
An example of Dr Kilcoyne’s expertise on TV and media, explaining complex dentistry problems clearly to millions of viewers on ITV:
Dr Kilcoyne’s insights and advice also reach millions of people as the official BBC Radio 2 Resident Dentist in London:
He has completed numerous programmes involving dentistry issues that are constantly in the news as problems worsen:
Social media & professional outreach
Click the image below for a quick one-minute tour of Dr Tony Kilcoyne’s extensive Facebook page:
Competitively selected and appointed to provide clinical dentistry support as part of the medical team based in the Olympic Village at the London Olympics 2012.
Yes indeed, Dr Tony Kilcoyne was selected and trained to look after Olympic athletes from all over the world throughout the Olympic Games London 2012. He provided expert dental care as part of the main medical team based in the Olympic Village.
Tony’s duties included assisting with anti-doping procedures and ensuring medicals were completed by teams before competition. With some 16,000+ people in the Olympic village, it was a busy and important role.
Latest CQC independent inspection (2016)
This is what the latest external CQC independent inspection said about the SmileSpecialist® Centre, using their new system of inspections in 2016 – in short, the practice passed all their detailed inspection criteria. The independent CQC inspectors noted:
"The Practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs." and "Patients were positive about the care they received at the practice. Feedback commented how friendly, caring and attentive staff were at the practice."
Previous CQC inspection (2012)
This high standard is a constant for the SmileSpecialist® Centre over the last 30 years, as exemplified by the previous external CQC independent inspection findings back in November 2012:
Such reports independently verify the great care routinely provided privately to paying patients, who see the practice’s care as good value for the high knowledge, skills, qualifications and expertise that are provided.
Dr Kilcoyne is married with three children and, although he visits the USA regularly, he did not meet his American wife there – they met in Romania while both were helping charities in the 1990s. It is a long story, and be warned – he is not yet bored of telling you all about it in every detail if you have the time!
His professional work means he spends most of his time working in his own dental and specialist practice in Haworth, near Bradford and Leeds in Yorkshire, from where he has been providing dental care consistently for over 35 years.
On a personal level, Tony enjoys:
- Walking in the beautiful Brontë countryside around his home with his family
- Riding on the local steam railway
- Travel and photography
- Racket sports and skiing
- Hang-gliding
- Chess
- Playing the trombone
As a lecturer and teacher on all aspects of dental and patient care, he has spoken to and taught advanced techniques to thousands of dentists and their teams. His many posts and wide experiences have helped countless patients and dental professionals in many ways over the decades.
The SmileSpecialist® Centre is based at 9–13 Station Road, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 8NL – a convenient location between Leeds and Manchester, within reach of Bradford, Halifax and the wider Yorkshire & Lancashire regions. We are opposite the steam railway station at the bottom of the village hill, close to the new Co-op store.
Please note: We take infection controls and cleanliness very seriously indeed, which is why Dr Kilcoyne has gone beyond existing guidance to create the “Kilcoyne Klean™” concept.
Kilcoyne Klean™ applies the best scientific evidence methods in the most practical and effective ways to keep everyone healthy. Internal checks and readings show that the practice’s dental environments – including reception and waiting areas – are significantly cleaner than many outside public areas that people visit routinely.
This was already in place before Covid-19; since the “swine flu” era, the scientific community has expected further pandemics, and the practice was well prepared for this possibility.
Whether it is attention to the latest scientific evidence in infection control, or the meticulous planning of complex treatments, the same philosophy applies – do things properly, reliably and with the long-term interests of patients and staff in mind.
Dr Kilcoyne’s many dental posts and wide experience have helped countless patients and dental professionals over the decades. Planning optimal treatment options is just as important as the quality of treatment itself – and Dr Kilcoyne can help you get both right first time.
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*Dr Kilcoyne is a UK-registered Specialist in Prosthodontics (GDC No. 58373), which includes the functional and cosmetic dentistry aspects of tooth crowns, dental implants, bridges, veneers, fillings, dentures, bonding and bite rehabilitation.
Please go to our MAKE AN APPOINTMENT page to access his expertise.
Wishing you good dental health and a smile to be proud of, from all at the SmileSpecialist® Team.
As always, dental prevention is cheaper and better than cure – including preventing bad choices based on cost alone.
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