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Patricia Neville is an Associate Professor in Sociology and Health at Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol, where she integrates social sciences into dental education and research. Her work critically examines power structures, equity, and professional identity within oral healthcare systems.
Education:
- BA, National University of Ireland (N.U.I.)
- MA, National University of Ireland (N.U.I.)
- PhD, University of Limerick
Research Interests:
Dr Neville specializes in the sociology of oral health with emphases on dental professionalism, gender and diversity in dentistry, and decolonization of healthcare. Her scholarship interrogates e-professionalism in digital spaces, the feminization of the dental workforce, and systemic barriers faced by underrepresented ethnic minority students. Methodologically, she employs mixed approaches including scoping reviews, social identity theory frameworks, and critical discourse analysis to advance social justice in dental education and practice.
Publication Trends:
Her 2023-2025 publications reveal three dominant trajectories: (1) Decolonizing dental education through rights-based accountability frameworks; (2) Analyzing digital professionalism's impact on traditional dental ethics; and (3) Investigating intersectional diversity challenges in dental academia. These works consistently bridge sociological theory with clinical practice, emphasizing structural change over individual adaptation.
Teaching Contributions:
As core faculty, Dr Neville develops curricula addressing cultural competency (e.g., interactive e-resources for racially minoritized patient care) and leads workshops on ethics navigation. Her advocacy for integrating behavioral sciences into dental training challenges traditional biomedical models through publications like "Making the case for a sociology of dental education".
