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Sir, in view of a number of developments we wish to clarify the position about both hospital and institute at the Eastman, as they enter exciting new phases. Eastman Dental Hospital (EDH) is

currently part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. A new main UCH opened in 2005, and EDH services such as oral health care under sedation or general

anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry, special care dentistry and maxillofacial surgery have already been relocated to UCLH. The Trust's intent is now to relocate EDH nearby the main

hospital and, with talks well established, a Project Director has been appointed. In 3-5 years UCLH will have a state of the art Eastman Dental Hospital to support dental teaching and

training and provide world class care for patients. Eastman Dental Institute (EDI) is currently part of University College London (UCL) founded 180 years ago. With over 50 years of

experience, EDI is a leader in education and research in the oral health care sciences, which has been recognised in the first award to a dental institution of The Queen's Anniversary

Prize for Higher and Further Education. Moves for EDI to join UCL began 10 years ago since when there have been a number of positive developments at EDI and outstanding successes both in

research and education. A number of further positive developments are occurring, such as widening participation; collaborations in Asia; and collaborations closer to home. For example, EDI

is talking to King's College London Dental Institute, part of King's College London (KCL) about enhanced collaboration: both are already leading internationally recognised centres

of dental research and education, and UCL and KCL are involved in discussions centrally concerning a possible more formal Strategic Partnership between the two dental institutes. As readers

will clearly recognise, the Eastman is very much alive and kicking. AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * By email, R Welfare & C Scully CBE Authors * R Welfare View author

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