Queen Mary University of London, Dental materials

School of Engineering and Materials Science Dental Materials

Undergraduate Degree Programmes: • J504 MEng Dental Materials • JN00 MEng Dental Materials with Industrial Experience • J500 BEng Dental Materials • JM00 BEng Dental Materials with Industrial Experience

Dental Materials

The School of Engineering and Materials Science The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has a long standing reputation for excellent teaching and research involving international collaboration with industrial, clinical and university partners. Queen Mary has been teaching engineering for over 100 years and was the first UK university to establish a Materials Science degree. SEMS has a population of over 1,000 students and an annual intake of approximately 350 students on to a range of engineering and materials science degree.

SEMS is proud of its teaching and all of our degrees are ranked as either the best in London or within the top five (2014 National Student Survey) and Queen Mary itself has recently been recognised as one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Ranking). Furthermore, SEMS is proud and excited to announce that we are investing ÂŁ25million to develop additional laboratory spaces which will include dedicated teaching areas exclusively for the use of our undergraduate students.

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Dental Materials at Queen Mary How much is a million窶電ollar smile really worth? Developing materials for replacing our teeth, gums and supporting bones is both a cutting edge field of materials science as well as one with a long history. The Mayans used tooth shaped shells to replace missing teeth nearly one and a half thousand years ago. Gold, lead and other materials have been used as fillers in dental caries and other afflictions over centuries. In the last few years, an explosion in the range of material designs available has made dental materials one of the most exciting sub-fields of materials science.

The Dental Materials degrees look at the design of materials for use in replacing, repairing or augmenting the teeth, gums, and bones of the mouth cavity. A critical aspect is understanding both the material properties as well as how the material reacts with the oral biological environment. As a dental materials scientist, you would develop materials for restorations, dentures, mouth guards, repairing underlying bone, and helping people with facial deformities. Dental materials are a very rapidly expanding field in the UK. Industry needs graduates with the necessary materials design, and knowledge of oral anatomy and biology to develop these products. You can also choose to perform fundamental research in universities or in industry to bring innovative technologies to life.

The Dental Materials degree at Queen Mary is accredited by the Institute of Materials Minerals and Mining (IOM3) with Materials Science and Engineering having a well established and impressive track record with one of the largest cohorts of undergraduate students in the country. Materials Science and Engineering was ranked 1st in London, 1st of the Russell Group universities and 3rd in the UK with 95 per cent of students saying that they were satisfied (2014 National Student Survey).

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Degree Structure Dental Materials at Queen Mary is offered as either a three year BEng or a four year MEng and both are available with industrial experience. During the first two years of the degree, you will gain a solid foundation in the principles of materials by studying core materials modules alongside two modules which are specialist to Dental Materials. In Year 3 and Year 4, you will specialise in a greater number of modules specific to Dental Materials. Year 4 allows you to pick the majority of the modules you will study which means you can tailor your studies to match your career aspirations.

A description of each module, and what it entails, can be found on our website under 'Structure'.

In order to fully support our first year students, who are new to university study, we have developed a new module called 'Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials'. This module is designed to help students adapt to the challenges and requirements of reading for a degree.

Student Centred Learning Student Centred Learning (SCL) plays an important part of the Materials Science degrees. SCL is a concept used to enhance multidisciplinary skills using planned problem scenarios. It is an active way of learning that teaches you problem-solving skills while at the same time allowing you to acquire knowledge. This method of learning is very popular with our current students, who find it an accessible way to understand new concepts. Students work in small groups on case studies, normally involving practical work. During SCL students will learn how to use lab equipment, solve problems in an organised manner, use brainstorming and analyse and discuss experimental data using written reports, posters and oral presentations.

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The modules shown in bold are the specialist Dental Materials modules

Year 1 Clinical Problems in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Clinical Solutions in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Materials Science 1: Properties of Matter Materials Selection and Mechanical Modelling Mathematics for Materials Scientists Materials Science 2: Processing and Applications Student Centred Learning 1 Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials Year 2 Surfaces and Interfaces in Dental Materials Medical Physiology Polymers Chemistry for Materials Metals Structural Characterisation Student Centred Learning 2 Year 3 Individual Dental Materials Research Project Applied Dental Materials Science of Biocompatibility Failure of Solids Ceramics Manufacturing Processes Materials Selection in Design Year 4 Optional Industrial Experience Year 5 Research and Design Dental Materials Team Project Advanced Structure-Property Relationships in Materials Advanced Materials Characterisation Techniques Options: Tissue Mechanics Foundations of Intellectual Property Law and Management Introduction to Law for Science and Engineering Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine Chemical and Biological Sensors Queen Mary University of London 4

How you will learn

A variety of teaching methods are employed in SEMS, including lectures, small tutorials, laboratory practicals, Problem-Based Learning activities and project work.

Specialist modules are delivered to small groups of Dental Materials students.

Assessment is continuous throughout your degree, with written reports, projects, presentations, group work and exams in the summer semester. You can revise for your exams using QMplus which is the University's online learning environment. QMplus allows you to access videos of your lectures and any associated handouts.

Research Projects In the third year, you will undertake a research project, which will get you involved with the cutting edge research taking place in SEMS. It is an opportunity for you to apply the skills and techniques learnt from previous years’ studies and focus on your particular area of interest. You will work on your own, but will get support, guidance and advice from your project supervisor, other members of staff, researchers and technicians. Examples of recent individual research projects include: • Investigation of the microstructure of teeth • Fracture toughness of the dentino-enamel junction • Characterisation of the structure and properties of novel dental cements • Development of tissue engineered bone replacement We aim to produce projects that are of sufficient quality to be presented at international conferences or published in peerreview journals.

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Design Project In the fourth year, you will undertake a major design project.

This offers you a challenging and realistic assignment, helping you prepare for the real world in professional materials science roles. You will manage your own project in association with academic supervisors, industrialists and clinicians.

The following are examples of previous group design projects: • Investigation into corrosion, wear, and deformation of different types of dental burs • Failure of endodontic composite posts • Bioreactor for cartilage tissue engineering • Surface coating technology for implants This project is not only a stimulating and immensely enjoyable part of the degree, but is also highly valued by employers.

Facilities SEMS has excellent laboratory and computational facilities which include, amongst others, several Cell and Tissue Labs, a Student Workshop and the Nanoforce Centre for making nano- and bio-materials.

SEMS are excited to be spending £25 million on developing a new undergraduate Experimental and Testing Area which is to be completed in September 2015. The new facilities will encompass four specialist areas and will be fitted with bespoke equipment designed with the needs of our students in mind. We are also spending an additional £500,000 on new apparatus.

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Employability

Industrial Experience All our BEng and MEng degrees are available with an Industrial Experience component in which you will take a relevant industrial placement for one year. Students on these degrees will normally spend the year in industry after their second year of a BEng or third year of an MEng. The Industrial Experience year is not assessed as part of the students degree but is instead operated on a pass/fail basis.

Students receive 120 credits for the year.

There are many benefits to participating in a year of industrial experience, not only in the practical experience you will gain but also the professional contacts you will make. The year working in industry will significantly help you to develop communication, problem solving and team working skills. It will also give you invaluable experience to use when applying for professional positions after graduation. The year in industry also counts toward the requirements of applying to be a chartered engineer. Many employers will automatically offer a place on their graduate schemes to students who participated on year placements with them.

The School has excellent links with industry which are essential for all our "with industrial experience" degrees.

Students are not guaranteed an industrial placement and will have to be proactive in finding a suitable placement.

However, we have a dedicated member of staff who will provide support in locating a placement with our extensive industrial links. There is an active Industrial Liaison forum, which has a direct impact on our degrees by encouraging employers to sponsor and support the students and to provide real design case studies to engage the students throughout the curriculum. Recent case studies that have been taught and assessed were delivered by Bridgestone, DePuy, Apatech, Artis, Corus, BAE, DSTL and Rolls Royce.

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Careers Developing new dental materials is a fast-growing field and the UK is world-leading in the area. The Dental Materials degree at Queen Mary provides students with a fantastic opportunity to enter rewarding careers in this expanding field. Our recent graduates have been employed in a wide range of roles, ranging from Research and Design roles for dental materials companies, to working as dental technicians and also to pursuing a PhDs. The 2014 Destinations Survey confirmed that 85 per cent of our graduates were in employment and/or study six months after graduation. Graduates from SEMS have a strong earning power, with with an average salary of ÂŁ24,000 six months after graduation (2014 National Student Survey).

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Staff teaching on your degree There are over 70 members of staff teaching in SEMS. Below are the specialist Dental Materials staff: Dr Helena Azevedo Peptide synthesis and characterization, selfassembling materials, biocatalysis, biopolymers, biomaterials,

Dr Sergey Karabasov Fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics and aerodynamics, large-eddy simulations, meso-scale ocean modelling

Dr Russell Binions Chemical Vapour Deposition, Functional Metal Oxide Films, Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors, Chromogenic Materials

Professor Martin Knight Mechanobiology, Cell and tissue mechanics, Mechanotransduction, Confocal microscopy, Articular Cartilage

Professor James Busfield Rubber Research Group, finite element analysis, polymer materials

Dr Alvaro Mata Biomimetic materials, static and dynamic self-assembling systems, peptide-based and hybrid biomaterials, and regenerative medicine.

Dr Andy Bushby Nanoindentation, Micromechanics, Biological materials Director of The NanoVision Centre for microscopy Dr Federico Carpi Biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic devices based on smart materials; polymer artificial muscles; electrical and magnetic systems for noninvasive diagnostics.

Dr Tina Chowdhury Cartilage biology, mechanopathology, inflammation, tissue engineering, musculoskeletal science Dr Julien Gautrot Synthesis and characterisation of biomaterials. Micro and nanopatterning. Bio-interfaces.

Stem cell biology.

Dr Himadri Gupta Biomaterials , Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Nanostructured Materials, nanoscale deformation mechanisms

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Dr Hazel Screen Biomedical Engineering, Connective tissue mechanics, microscale and nanoscale mechanical properties, tissue engineering, tissue diseases.

Professor Gleb Sukhorukov Physical Chemistry, Biophysics, Materials Science, Multifunctional Nanoengineered Delivery Systems Professor Pankaj Vadgama Biomedical Materials, Biosensors, interfaces, polymers, membranes Dr Haixue Yan Ceramics Processing and Characterizations, Spark Plasma Sintering, Nano, Ferroelectrics and Piezoelectrics Dr Karin Hing Biomaterials, porous bone graft substitutes and tissue engineering scaffolds. Cell response. tissue repair and evaluation.

Why Study Dental Materials at Queen Mary?

• Highly Rated degree Dental Materials at Queen Mary is listed as the best in London for student satisfaction (2014 National Student Survey) and was in fact the first Dental Materials program established in the country.

• Accredited Degree Accreditation by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining enables graduates to progress to Chartered Engineer status.

• Specialist Dental Materials modules From the first semester in Year 1, students take specialist Dental Materials modules relating the broader aspects of materials science through to the specialised applications in your field.

• Experimental and Computational Facilities Students utilise a range of excellent laboratory facilities for experimental and computational practicals and project work.

• Links with Dental Industry The first Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) in Biomedical Materials was set up in 1991 at Queen Mary. Several members are SEMS staff, linking to the dental implants industry in the UK. • Research Projects Individual 3rd year research projects provide a fantastic opportunity for students to participate in the internationally leading dental materials research taking place at Queen Mary.

• Staff Students are taught by enthusiastic, approachable and friendly staff, with internationally recognised expertise in many specialist areas of dental materials.

• Career Prospects Our graduates are highly valued by employers providing exciting dental materials job opportunities and excellent employability in a range of careers.

• Student Satisfaction All our students are individually nurtured and encouraged to fulfill their true potential. This is reflected in SEMS' excellent ranking in the recent National Student Survey.

• Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary has a long standing reputation for academic excellence with a friendly, diverse and multicultural campus situated in the heart of London and is one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Ranking).

• Member of the Russell Group Queen Mary is one of only 24 universities who make up the prestigious Russell Group. This Group represents the leading universities in the UK. Employers specifically target Russell Group universities because of the calibre of these institutions' graduates.

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For further information contact: School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8736 email: sems-ugadmissions@qmul.ac.uk This brochure is intended as a summary guide for your reference.

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