UCL Eastman Dental Institute

Research information

UCL EDI research excellence is recognised nationally and internationally. We are one of only three dental schools in the UK to be part of an Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and one of only two to have an oral health theme funded by the Department of Health through a Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre. UCL EDI research receives successive high rankings in UK Government research assessments and is published in high-impact journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Genetics. Research activities attract sustained funding from prestigious organisations including the European Commission, Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK.We have strong partnerships with industry including global organisations such as GlaxoSmithKline and Procter and Gamble as well as major dental companies.

Together with our partner hospital, UCLHT Eastman Dental Hospital, we constitute the oral theme of UCL Partners (UCLP) and have one of the highest concentrations of oral health care specialists in Europe, many of whom are international clinical leaders. These highly specialised individuals provide treatment of complex disease to the patients of London and many parts of England.

UCL EDI is a solely postgraduate dental school providing a full range of Doctorate, Masters, Diploma and Certificate programmes covering all the major dental specialties.We have an excellent track record in supporting career development and nurturing future leaders of the dental profession.

We seek to improve oral and systemic health through innovative and high quality research and disseminate our results via engagement with industry, government and the public.

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