Minding your molars: how ultrasound engineering is transforming dentistry

UCL Minds

How are we improving dental health so we don't have to keep going back to the dentist? Anastasios Koulogiannis is a Post Graduate Researcher at UCL. He's looking at engineering applications in healthcare in the department of Mechanical Engineering and so whilst he's not a dentist (although he does have a lot of dental knowledge after spending a lot of time with dentists), Anastasios speaks to us about his research using ultrasound technology and the way its changing dental care. We cover the 'basis' like what root canal treatments are (did anyone else just think that teeth were inanimate objects?) and how Anastasios and his team are working on a treatment device that will make sure you get the treatment you need, won't have to keep going back to the dentist with tooth pains and ultimately save the NHS money. Date of episode recording: 2024-05-22T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:15:40 Language of episode: English Presenter:Ferdouse Akhter Guests: Anastasios Koulogiannis Producer: Ferdouse Akhter; Shakira Crawford