King's College London Dental Institute

Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent | Online course with face-to-face training blocks | Applications close 20 November | Explore and apply for a January 2025 start here:

Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics Our Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent is delivered online with face-to-face training blocks. This comprehensive restorative dentistry course is focused on fixed and removable prosthodontics, designed to advance skills in complex multi-disciplinary dental problems.

Endodontics MSc | Online course with face-to-face training blocks | Applications close 20 November | Explore and apply for a January 2025 start here: kcl.ac.uk/endodontics

Led by researchers from King's Dentistry, the study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide clues to how dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex killed and ate their prey.

Komodo Dragons' Teeth Are Iron-Tipped For Extra Bite, Raising Questions About T. Rexes You’d think these armored hunters were scary enough, but no, they have to add metal tips to their teeth to really rip their prey apart.

Professor Brian Millar will deliver sessions on Smile Design and Managing Tooth Wear at the Scottish Dental Show this Friday and Saturday in Glasgow. He's available after his sessions for a chat about our range of postgraduate blended-learning programmes designed for working dentists, including Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent and Aesthetic Dentistry MSc.

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/fixed-and-removable-prosthodontics-mclindent

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/aesthetic-dentistry-msc

Considering life as a postgraduate?
Why not join one of the events in our Postgraduate virtual open week from 12-16 February.
Book the talk your are interested via the link below:
- Distance Learning Dentistry Master’s on 14 February
- Microbiome in Health &Disease MSc on 14 February
- Tissue Engineering & Innovation Technology MRes on 13 February
- Regenerative Dentistry MSc on 12 February

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/events/virtual-open-week-subject-sessions

New podcast launched!
Ear to Ear – Get to know the people at the Centre for Craniofacial & Regenerative Biology at King’s College London and their life-changing research.
The first episode introduces us to PhD student Olivia Dinwoodie and their work on ear drum repair and regeneration.
Scan the QR code to listen now or use the link: https://t.co/wWumIZLWLR

Intercalated BSc Information Fair
If you'd like to discover more about taking your intercalated year at King's, please join us at our drop-in Intercalated BSc Information Fair on Wednesday 8 November 2023. Register here:

Intercalated BSc Information Fair - Wednesday 8 November 2023 Interested in doing an Intercalated BSc at King's? Sign up to our Intercalated BSc Information Fair on Wednesday 8 November to find out more.

Using an algorithm to treat IBS:
As reported by the Daily Mail, researchers Dr Saeed Shoaie & Dr David Moyes from King's College London explore the idea that IBS sufferers could be offered a personalised approach to improving the make-up of their gut bacteria -->

From nausea pills to hypnosis, latest ways to beat the misery of IBS IBS affects the wiring system between the brain and gut, which controls how food moves through it. People with IBS often struggle to find effective treatment for the pain, cramps and bloating.

Common diabetes drug could treat gum disease and help you age healthier.

A new method of controlling inflammation and sugar levels for oral and systemic disease prevention using a common diabetes drug has been discovered by a team of researchers at King's College London.

Find out more: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/diabetes-drug-treat-gum-disease-help-age-healthier

Come and find out more about our Dentistry Distance Learning courses at the Dentistry Show London - 6/7 October 2023, stand B25.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/events/postgraduate-info-session-visit-kings-dentistry-distance-learning-at-excel-london

We are proud to be part of DentAlliance, a partnership for global oral health between 4 world-leading dental schools. At Dental ConfEx in Dubai in October, Professor Luigi Nibali will cover a day course on periodontal regeneration. This course is an example of Dent Alliance's initiatives to promote contemporary treatment trends to improve global oral health. Meet us with our partners UNC, University of Melbourne and NUS at Dental ConfEx in Dubai in October to find out more about our work.

Periodontal minimally invasive surgical and non-surgical therapy of intrabony defects - CAPPmea Periodontal regeneration of intrabony defects has come a long way from when it was first introduced several decades ago and it now moving more and more towards a minimally-invasive approach, aiming to reduce time and costs as well as patient morbidity. This course will show a clear treatment algorit...