Dr Katrina McKevitt

Dr Katrina McKevitt qualified with 1st Class Honours from Queen’s University Belfast in 1994, having also achieved a 1st Class Intercalated BSc in Pathology in 1993. She gained two years of valuable hospital experience in Senior House Officer positions at Dublin Dental Hospital and Queen’s University Belfast before moving into general dental practice. In her vocational training year in 1996 she was awarded the prestigious British Endodontic Society VT award.

After ten years as an associate dentist in progressive practices across Northern Ireland, Katrina decided in 2006 that the time was right to open Appletree Dental Care, a private dental practice in Newry, with her friend and colleague Dr Conor McEnhill. Together Katrina and Conor have led the practice’s expansion into a multi-award-winning, patient-centred clinic offering all aspects of general and specialist dental services. They are most particularly proud of Appletree’s recognition for patient care in 2016, when the practice was named overall Dental Practice of the Year at the Northern Ireland Healthcare Awards.

Katrina has developed a deep interest in restorative dentistry and the restoration of implants. She completed a one-year Certificate in Implant Dentistry from Warwick University in 2002, and further developed her skills in managing complex restorative cases through an intensive one-year Dr Paul Tipton course in 2010 to achieve a Certificate in Restorative Dentistry. She has enjoyed attending restorative courses with Dr Chris Orr and Dr Francesca Vailati, and in 2016 completed an Advanced Implant Restorative course over six months with world-renowned teacher Dr Tidu Mankoo. She is a member of the Irish Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry.

Outside work, Katrina is married to Colm and has three children. She enjoys hillwalking and cycling in the Mournes and volunteers with Warrenpoint GAA as their Healthy Club Officer.