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UCL Eastman Dental Institute is a world-leading, academic centre for postgraduate dentistry and translational research, based in London UK.

We offer an extensive range of high-quality, postgraduate study and research opportunities. We offer an extensive range of high-quality, postgraduate study opportunities including Master's degrees, specialty training, certificates, diplomas, research-informed degrees and CPD courses. Our clinically-intensive programmes are led by international specialists. We are also a world-class, research centre offering a range of doctorates. We are continually improving systemic and oral health through the innovative development of novel treatments, therapies, diagnostics and smart materials.

24/11/2025

Treating gum disease could reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to new Eastman
Dental Institute research 📊

A clinical trial involving Dr Marco Orlandi and Professor Francesco D’Aiuto has found that intensive treatment of severe gum disease can slow the thickening of arteries - a key risk factor for heart attacks and strokes.

Published in the European Heart Journal, the study provides strong evidence linking oral and cardiovascular health, highlighting the importance of collaboration between dental and medical professionals to reduce long-term disease risk.

Link in bio for more details.

Photo credit: iStock (NataKor)

16/10/2025

Thinking about the next step in your dental career?

Visit UCL Eastman Dental Institute: Postgraduate Open Evening, Wednesday 16 October, 5:30–7:45pm. Tour our facilities, meet our teaching staff, and discover where a UCL postgraduate qualification could take you ✨

At UCL Eastman Dental Institute in central London, we offer a wide range of specialist training, master’s degrees, and CPD courses tailored to your area of interest.

Our areas of expertise include:
• Endodontics
• Implant Dentistry
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Aesthetic Dentistry
• Periodontology
• Oral Medicine
• Restorative Dental Practice
• Special Care Dentistry
• Orthodontics
• Prosthodontics

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17/05/2025

Come say hello to us at the Dentistry Show in Birmingham!

Fond us at stand C80!

We're ready to tell you all about our postgraduate programmes in dental education 🦷🎓

13/05/2025

🎉Congratulations to Dr .junaidsaleem on winning First Prize at AIOP (Accademia Italiana di Odontoiatria Protesica) YOUNG 2025 – the first international participant to receive this honour.
AIOP is Italy’s leading academy for prosthodontics and restorative dentistry, recognised across Europe for its commitment to clinical excellence, research, and the promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration. AIOP YOUNG is a prestigious platform dedicated to showcasing the most promising emerging clinicians and technicians in the field.

Dr Malik, a past trainee at UCL Eastman Dental Institute who recently joined as a Clinical Lecturer in Prosthodontics, presented a complex restorative case alongside his dental technician, Sam Hesketh. Their collaborative approach was recognised for its exceptional quality, precision, and patient-centred outcome.

“This award not only celebrates Dr Junaid Saleem Malik’s individual achievement but also highlights the standard of excellence fostered at UCL Eastman, where clinical innovation, research, and education come together to shape the future of dentistry. We are proud to support Dr Malik in his continued contributions to specialist practice and academic leadership” said Prof Chair of Prosthodontics at UCL Eastman Dental Institute.

31/03/2025

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Hawkes who has been awarded the prestigious Tyson Medal at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh!
This award is given for the most meritorious performance in the Membership in Prosthodontics Examinations of the College in the UK during the year.
This marks the second consecutive year that one of UCL Eastman MClinDent students has received this competitive award 🥇

“Daniel is currently completing his MClinDent Prosthodontics (Advanced Training) programme, and we offer our warmest congratulations! This award reflects his efforts and the excellent teamwork and teaching that takes place in the Unit of Prosthodontics,” said , Chair of Prosthodontics at UCL Eastman Dental Institute 👏

18/03/2025

🎓 Celebrating the First MSc in Implant Dentistry Cohort! 🎉

The inaugural cohort of the MSc in Implant Dentistry (2021-2024) marked a major milestone with a private graduation dinner, bringing together students, faculty, and programme administrators. The evening was a celebration of dedication, achievement, and the bright futures ahead.

A special thank you to , the programme sponsors, for their continued support in advancing implant education.

Here’s to the first of many successful cohorts! 🦷✨

16/01/2025

Aesthetic dentistry CPD: This practical, one-day course will give you the skills for every stage of a single implant tooth replacement in the aesthetic zone.

🗓️ Friday 25 March 2025
📍UCL Eastman, 21 University Street, London

It will take you, step-by-step, through extraction, temporization, planning, implant placement, implant active temporary, and final restoration on front teeth.

The course covers:

case preparation and digital workflow for guided surgery with the M-Guide system

implant placement in extraction sockets in the aesthetic zone

guided bone regeneration (GBR) procedures and soft tissue handling in the aesthetic zone

immediate temporization and aesthetics materials

Course led by .dinadedi

09/01/2025

New research 🔬Gene therapy offers hope to head and neck cancer survivors with radiotherapy-induced dry mouth.

An innovative treatment for radiotherapy-induced dry mouth (xerostomia) is being trialed at UCLH sites, including the Eastman Dental Hospital.

The condition, caused by irreversible damage to salivary glands during radiotherapy, severely impairs speech, eating, and quality of life.

The AQUAx2 study is the first UK trial to test the gene therapy AAV2-hAQP1, which uses a viral vector to deliver the Aquaporin 1 (hAQP1) gene to damaged salivary glands. This gene helps the glands transport water into the mouth, offering a single-dose solution to restore moisture and reduce symptoms. Sponsored by MeiraGTx, the international study spans the UK, US, and Canada.

Led by Professor Stefano Fedele (Head of Clinical Research and Programme Director, MSc in Oral Medicine at UCL Eastman Dental Institute) and supported by UCLH teams, the trial addresses an unmet need for effective treatments, as current options provide limited relief and come with side effects.

Professor Fedele said: “I am incredibly proud to be part of this research. It tackles an unmet need and offers UCLH patients a new regenerative medicine intervention that we hope will revolutionise the treatment of this debilitating, and so far considered irreversible, condition. Setting up this study has been a team effort and it would have not been possible to deliver it without the help and hard work of multiple UCLH staff and committees, as well as the NIHR UCLH BRC, to whom I am very grateful.”

Nathaniel Rackowe (pictured), a London-based artist, is the first patient to receive the therapy. He hopes it will not only help him but also improve post-cancer lives for others.

30/10/2024

Join us on campus for our Restorative Dental Practice taster session on Wednesday 6 November 1:30-5:00pm. Includes practical clinical skills sessions and introduction to study options at UCL Eastman. 3.5 hours CPD 🦷

📍UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London

Free registration ⭐️

Address

Rockefeller Building, 21 University Street
London
WC1E6DE

Telephone

+442080167652

Website

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/eastman

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Who we are

UCL Eastman Dental Institute is a world-leading, academic centre for postgraduate dentistry and translational research, based in London, UK.

We offer an extensive range of high-quality, postgraduate study opportunities including Master's degrees, specialty training, certificates, diplomas, research-informed degrees [PhD / DDent] and CPD courses.

Our clinically-intensive programmes are led by international specialists.

We are also a world-class, research centre offering a range of doctorates. Much of our research is focused upon preventing, diagnosing and treating common oral disorders such as childhood dental decay, gum disease in adults and oral cancer. Our postgraduates and staff are also engaged in research that has had an impact on collective public health, such as antibiotic resistance, bone repair and soft-tissue reconstruction.