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Dr Junaid Saleem Malik of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute has won first prize at AIOP (Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Protesica) YOUNG 2025, becoming the first international participant to do so.

Dr Daniel Hawkes has been awarded the Tyson Medal at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.

An innovative treatment for radiotherapy-induced dry mouth (xerostomia) is being trialed at UCLH sites, including the Eastman Dental Hospital, providing hope to survivors of head and neck cancer.

MClinDent Prosthodontics (Advanced Training) student, Dr Nurul Liyana Aminuddin, was awarded the 2nd place in the Oral Presentation research competition at the 47th European Prosthodontic Association (EPA) meetin, recently held in Poland.

Eight academics from the UCL Eastman Dental Institute have been listed in the Scopus/Elsevier August 2024 update for 'Updated science-wide author databases of standardised citation indicators'.

Dr Salman Pirmohamed has been awarded the Tyson Medal at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh. The Medal is awarded for the most meritorious performance in the Membership in Prosthodontics Examinations of the College in the UK during that year.

UCL Eastman Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Lecturer, Dr Linh Nguyen, has been selected as one of the winners of WeAreTechWomens TechWomen100 Awards.

After 16 years, Professor Stephen Porter has stepped down as Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Professor Dave Spratt has been appointed to the role of interim Director.

We talk with Dr Konstantina Dina Dedi DipDS MS FAC, Director of Aesthetic Dentistry Programmes at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Dina discusses her journey, achievements, and future plans, including the launch of a new MSc programme in Aesthetic Dentistry.

UCL Eastman welcomed a group of enthusiastic students from schools in London and the surrounding area as part of the In2Stem initiative. During the one-week programme, aspiring scientists had the opportunity to learn about, and experience, the life of dental professionals.

In the 2024 UCL Education Awards, Prof Lambis Petridis, Head of Prosthodontics at UCL Eastman, received a Provost's Education Award in the category of 'Improving the Student Experience.'

Dr David Chau and his team won the award for pitching their business idea, ReOvum - transforming waste eggshells into sustainable wound dressings and eco-friendly alternatives to plastic packaging.

Insights from UCL Eastman Dental Institute at the 7th International Olympic Commission (IOC) World Conference held in Monaco, France

Research at UCL Eastman investigates how novel ‘smart’ composite resin filling materials could make filling placement easier and less sensitive to bacterial contamination due to self-sealing, antibact

Diseases of the mouth directly impact millions of people’s quality of life. There is a pressing need to educate more dentists and make oral healthcare more equitable, efficient and cost-effective, says Professor Stephen Porter, Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute.