University College London - Eastman Dental Institute - Division of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Expertise in orofacial health care sciences.

The Eastman Dental Institute is part of the University College London and a leading centre in oral health care. The Eastman is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre, has grant funding from international sources such as the European Community and the National Institutes of Health (USA).

Crispian Scully, Prof., CBE, Dean
Mark Lewis, Dr., Director of Research Operations
Jonathan Knowles, Prof., Chair, Division of Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering and Contact

256 Gray’s Inn Road
London, WC1X 8LD
UK
Phone: +44-20-7915-1189
Fax: +44-20-7915-1227

Principle research focus is the development of degradable materials for hard and soft tissue surgery, including degradable glasses in bulk and fibre form. Recent work is deals with the synthesis of new degradable polymers.

This division has collaborative links with clinical departments within the EDI, including Prosthodontics, Conservative Dentistry, Periodontology, Endodontics and Orthodontics, as well as external links with Queen Mary College (London), the Institute of Orthopaedics (UCL) and Imperial College (London) as well as a number of international research institutions.

The interdisciplinary research area involves biomedical informatics, hard and soft tissue biology, the study of metals, ceramics and glasses, and the composition of biocompatible polymers and composites.