Jack Dent

Jack Dent

Jack works as a Senior Strength and Conditioning Coach, where he helps lead the Fitness, Health and Rehab Lab services. Jack has a Master’s Degree in Strength and Conditioning and a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science with Coaching.

He is accredited through the UK Strength and Conditioning Association and his coaching experience includes University sport, academy rugby and junior and senior Olympic gymnastics. Jack has also lectured up to MSc level and co-authored research articles in team sport fatigue.

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Tuesday 26th September 2023
‘Paul McGrath ‘ready’ for 84th cap after undergoing knee replacement surgery’
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Tuesday 26th September 2023

‘Paul McGrath ‘ready’ for 84th cap after undergoing knee replacement surgery’

Friday 1st September 2023
Agriland Mind Yourself Series: Dealing with recurring joint pain.
Mind Yourself Series: Dealing with recurring joint pain.This video produced by Agriland in partnership with UPMC Ireland focuses on managing joint pain in farming.
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Friday 1st September 2023

Agriland Mind Yourself Series: Dealing with recurring joint pain.

Wednesday 19th July 2023
Ask the Expert: Aches, pains, arthritis and joint replacements – Mr Niall Hogan
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Wednesday 19th July 2023

Ask the Expert: Aches, pains, arthritis and joint replacements – Mr Niall Hogan

Wednesday 17th May 2023
‘HELP KNEE-DED , I am a surgeon specialising in knee reconstruction – here is why female athletes suffer ligament injuries more than men’ with Mr Ray Moran
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Wednesday 17th May 2023

‘HELP KNEE-DED , I am a surgeon specialising in knee reconstruction – here is why female athletes suffer ligament injuries more than men’ with Mr Ray Moran

Monday 13th March 2023
UPMC Completes Acquisition of Renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin
UPMC announced today that it has formally acquired the renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic (SSC) in Dublin, following approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). SSC now becomes UPMC’s fourth hospital in Ireland, joining UPMC Whitfield in Waterford, UPMC Kildare in Clane and UPMC Aut Even in Kilkenny, along with sports medicine, cancer and outreach facilities across Ireland.
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Monday 13th March 2023

UPMC Completes Acquisition of Renowned UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin

Monday 6th March 2023
Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?
Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?CLIP • 7 MINS • 20 FEB • DRIVETIMEBrian Devitt is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry and a Professor of Orthopaedics and Surgical Biomechanics at Dublin City University.
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Monday 6th March 2023

Why does Ireland have such a high rate of ACL injuries?

Thursday 23rd February 2023
‘Ireland’s rate of ACL injuries among highest in the world because of GAA and rugby’ Professor Brian M Devitt
Leading surgeon points to alarming number of injuries here as competitors push their bodies furtherThis article was published in the Irish Independent on 20th February 2023.
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Thursday 23rd February 2023

‘Ireland’s rate of ACL injuries among highest in the world because of GAA and rugby’ Professor Brian M Devitt

Monday 16th January 2023
UPMC to Acquire UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic
UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Santry to become part of renowned global care network.
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Monday 16th January 2023

UPMC to Acquire UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic

Tuesday 6th December 2022
Dazed and contused: Tackling concussion in women head on – Colm Fuller SSC
Dazed and contused: Tackling concussion in women head on.Females playing team sports are significantly more at risk of getting a head injury than men, with research suggesting it could be due to a difference in their neck strength and brain physiology
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Tuesday 6th December 2022

Dazed and contused: Tackling concussion in women head on – Colm Fuller SSC