Dr Francis O'Neill PhD, MBChB, BDS, MSc, PG Cert (sed), FDS(OS) RCPS, FHEA

Senior Lecturer/Honorary Consultant in Oral Surgery School of Dentistry

    Research

    Utility of corneal confocal microscopy in burning mouth syndrome.

    Developing a model to evaluate C-tactile fibre contribution to allodynia and for testing new topical medications.

    Evaluation of a home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment device for chronic pain, a randomised controlled trial.

    Research Group Membership

    Research Grants

    Corneal Confocal Microscopy in stratifying and tracking small nerve fibre neuropathy in Burning Mouth Syndrome

    PAIN RELIEF FOUNDATION (UK)

    October 2021 - October 2024

    Evaluation of a tDCS Device in Chronic Neuropathic Pain (A Pilot Study)

    ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF GLASGOW

    September 2012 - May 2015

    Research Collaborations

    Uazman Alam

    Project: Biomarkers in Burning Mouth Syndrome
    Internal

    Corneal confocal microscopy and BMS

    Professsor Francis Mcglone

    Project: Microneurography and somatosensory testing
    External: Liverpool John Moores University

    Microneurography and somatosensory testing

    Professor Hakan Olausson

    Project: Microneurography Human in vitro nerve recordings
    External: Linkoping University, Sweden

    Discovery of direct evidence for existence of ultra fast A-beta nociceptors in humans

    David Moore

    Project: Behaviour and Expression of Pain in Autism Spectrum Disorders
    External: Liverpool John Moores University

    Cross-sectional, controlled study of the behaviour and expression of pain in autism spectrum disorders during a dental procedure.

    Andrew Marshall

    Project: Developing a model to evaluate C-tactile fibre contribution to allodynia and for testing new topical medications
    External: University of Manchester


    Pain Research Foundation funded project

    Syneos Health

    Project: Willow study
    External

    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel- Group, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of INS1007 Administered Once Daily for 24 Weeks in Subjects with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis - The Willow Study.

    Rayaz Malik

    Project: Utility of corneal confocal microscopy in burning mouth syndrome
    External: University of Manchester

    Examining the use of CCM to detect small nerve fibre neuropathy in burning mouth syndrome

    Pulsante

    Project: Registry trial
    External: Autonomic Technologies

    Investigating sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for the treatment of cluster headache.

    Ruba Bnyan

    Project: PhD
    External: Liverpool John Moores University

    External advisor