UCL Eastman Dental Institute

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About

The research mission of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute is to promote oral health and well-being by advancing knowledge of the causes of orofacial disease and the prevention, repair and regeneration of resultant tissue abnormalities, and to translate such findings into clinical practice.  Alongside four Education departments, the Institute has three Research departments:

Research Departments
Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering	Clinical Research	Microbial Diseases

The main strategy at the Eastman is that all research has to be of international priority, productive of high impact outputs, sustainable and potentially translatable. Both the research mission and strategy reflect the internationally recognised need for increased understanding to enhance orofacial and systemic health, and quality of life and well-being (see Esteem). Research and associated funding has been focused to encompass many of the cutting edge areas of translational research which overlap with tissue engineering and wound healing, control of orofacial infectious disease, links between orofacial and systemic disease and outcomes and evaluation of treatments for orofacial diseases. Clinical research is part of the research strategy following the completion of the RAE process. It aims to integrate the major findings of the Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and Microbial Diseases divisions into clinical applications in such a way as to provide a pathway to translational research and the improvement of the health and life quality of the patient.

All staff undertake research and scholarship that fosters the attitude and background essential for providing quality graduate programmes of instruction. Indeed, Eastman graduates have the opportunity to address an extensive variety of research questions. The organisation of research at the Eastman allows inventiveness and originality to be cultivated in a research environment that is rich in world class scholars supported by a comprehensive infrastructure.

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Postgraduate Research Degrees

For further information about PhD opportunities and enquiries regarding applications, please contact the Graduate Tutor: edi-phd@ucl.ac.uk

The Institute offers a research programme leading to either an MPhil or PhD degree in all currently active research areas. This is normally taken over three-years full-time or five-years part-time.

We also offer a 'clinical experience PhD' which is a four-year course incorporating a full-time laboratory based PhD that allows time for the student to have 2 sessions a week in one of the clinical divisions. These tailor-made PhD's need to be discussed and arranged with the Departmental Graduate Tutor.

The Institute has been awarded a number of clinical research training fellowships from the Medical Research Council and senior fellowships from the Wellcome Trust and EPSRC. A significant increase in the number of studentships from overseas universities and government agencies, and the acquisition of new sponsors, reflects the level of confidence in the quality of the Eastman's research training. Since 2000, more than 30 MPhil/PhD students have been funded through external scholarships.

Transferable skills

The Institute offers a core course for research students in relevant generic and transferable skills including for example statistics, information technology, health and safety and research ethics.

Research focus at EDI UCL

Research at the UCL-Eastman is focused in three areas:

• Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
• Clinical Research
• Microbial Diseases

Funding and scholarships

Sources of funding and scholarships can be found on the UCL Graduate School funding page.

Project titles

A range of projects suitable for study as a PhD programme are available from all of the research divisions.