UCL Eastman Dental Institute

UCL Eastman Dental Institute
Established1931 (opening of Eastman Dental Clinic)
1948 (as Postgraduate Dental Institute)
1999 (merger with UCL)
DirectorProfessor Stephen Porter
Location
London, United Kingdom
WebsiteUCL Eastman Dental Institute

The UCL Eastman Dental Institute is the dental school of University College London (UCL) and an academic department of UCL's Faculty of Medical Sciences.[1] The institute is based on Gray's Inn Road in the Bloomsbury district of London, United Kingdom, adjacent to the Eastman Dental Hospital, with which it is closely associated.[2][3][4]

The institute is the largest postgraduate dental centre in Europe, and together with the Eastman Dental Hospital forms one of the largest concentrations of oral health care specialists and research in Europe.[2][5] The institute runs an extensive CPD programme in dedicated facilities.

  1. ^ "Academic Departments by Faculty". University College London. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Introduction". UCL Eastman Dental Institute. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  3. ^ N. B. Harte (January 1986), The University of London, 1836–1986: an illustrated history, A&C Black, ISBN 9780485120523
  4. ^ Nick Black (27 October 2006), Walking London's medical history, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781853156199
  5. ^ "The Eastman at 60 — a history of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute". British Dental Journal. 203 (9): 551–554. 2007. doi:10.1038/bdj.2007.1040. PMID 17992250.