UCL Eastman Dental Institute

As Head of Biostatistics at UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Aviva Petrie provides training in statistical theory to all Institute Master’s students and guidance and co-supervision for research projects.

Two UCL Eastman Dental Institute Research departments – Microbial Diseases and Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering – are each looking to recruit an additional full-time Senior Lecturer.

UCL's Institute of Biomedical Engineering is hosting a series of events around medical technology and biomedical engineering from 17 June.  UCL Eastman Dental Institute staff will be hosting one of the free lunchtime talks.

The deadline is fast approaching for the remaining programmes that are available for entry this year.

Ahmed Sultan, a PhD student in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, was recently awarded the prize for the best oral presentation at the British Medical Laser Association 2013 Conference.

The Institute is holding an open day for prospective students who are interested in the Restorative Dental Practice programme.  The day is free of charge (although you must reserve your place beforehand) and provides an opportunity to visit the Institute's CPD facilities, meet senior staff, and take part in a choice of taster sessions.

Two UCL Eastman Dental Institute students have each been awarded an Alpha Omega Graduate Travelling Scholarship to support their attendance at conferences this year.

Professor Kobkan Thongprasom has received many honours in her career, including being appointed to the highest level of Professorship by the Council of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok – the first occasion that this has been achieved within the University’s Faculty of Dentistry.  Professor Thongprasom reflects upon her career and time at UCL Eastman Dental Institute.

Dental professionals interested in studying Implant Dentistry or Advanced Aesthetic Dentistry are invited to visit the Institute's CPD facilities, meet staff and current students, and find out more about the programmes in person.

UCL Eastman Dental Institute's Head of Biostatistics, Aviva Petrie, together with Caroline Sabin from UCL Research Department Of Infection And Population Health, has recently published a new workbook aimed at students, researchers, junior doctors and anyone working in in the biomedical and pharmaceutical disciplines who wants to feel more confident in basic medical statistics.