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Academic
Eunan O'Neill
director for public health in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 22 Jan 2026
02 Quoted on · 2 of 29 topics
Eunan O'Neill: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- director for public health in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
- Quoted on
- Dentistry access, Public health & prevention
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 22 Jan 2026
04 The signal · where Eunan O'Neill sits on dentistry access
Quoted
Quoted in the press on dentistry access.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
Eddie CrouchUnionChair of the Principal Executive Committee (BDA Chair), British Dental AssociationLeading
Shiv PabaryClinicianChair, General Dental Practice Committee, British Dental AssociationLeading
Jason WongRegulatorChief Dental Officer for England, NHS England (joint appointment with the Department of Health and Social Care, based in NHS England)Leading- Ben AtkinsAcademicDentist and trustee at the Oral Health Foundation
- Dr. Frank CatalanottoAcademicProfessor Emeritus, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science, University of Florida College of Dentistry
- Eunan O'NeillAcademicdirector for public health in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
- Len D'CruzSector leaderpractice owner and Head of BDA indemnity
- Laura StroudAcademicProfessor, Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Sunderland
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05 On the record · press
What Eunan O'Neill has said
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- falmouthpacket.co.uk
- cornwalllive.com
Where Eunan O'Neill has been quoted
- Cornwall organisations commit to tackle NHS dental access issuesfalmouthpacket.co.uk · 4 Sept 2026
- Cornwall's response as new tobacco sales ban to create 'smoke free generation'falmouthpacket.co.uk · 29 Apr 2026
- MP calls for Cornwall's director of public health to resign - Cornwall Livecornwalllive.com · 22 Jan 2026
How we found the articles that name Eunan O'Neill: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Dentistry access
- NHS dentistry
- NHS dentist
- dental access
- dentist shortage
- dental desert
- dental contract
- dental charges
- dental check-up
Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access
Public health & prevention
- public health
- preventative healthcare
- prevention agenda
- health prevention
- obesity strategy
- childhood obesity
- smoking cessation
- smoke-free
Also searched with “public health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Public health & prevention
Verbatim
“We have heard some very worrying stories about people in Cornwall who have felt like their only option is to pull their own teeth out.”
“This is one of the most important public health measures in a generation.”
“Any motion beyond proper public health functions trespasses on the remit of NHS England, ICB and national bodies.”
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