Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam

The Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam (ACTA) was founded in 1984 through a merger of the two dentistry faculties of the Universiteit van Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.
ACTA conducts scientific research, teaches and provides patient care in the field of dentistry. It has a staff of 540 and a student body of 850. With a student intake of 158 in 2001, ACTA is one of the biggest dentistry education & training programmes in the world.
ACTA strives to make optimum use of the talents of its students and staff by providing a high-quality study and working environment.
At ACTA extensive and high-quality research is conducted within a broad range of specialist dentistry fields. Thanks to the increase importance being attached to good oral health, there are many issues that require attention within the various basic and clinical areas of attention.
A great deal of the research at ACTA is carried out by the Interuniversity Dentistry Research School (IOT). The IOT coordinates and provides the training as dentistry researcher. The research work clustered in the IOT focuses chiefly on disease processes occurring in the area of the mouth and prevalent among the Dutch population. The main of the research is to improve and evaluate the treatment strategies and prevention possibilities for diseases and afflictions of the mouth.

The following departments are represented at ACTA:

Cariology Endodontology Pedodontology
Orthodonty and Social Dentistry & Dental Health Education
Periodontology
Oral Function
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Radiology
Basic Dental Sciences

The research conducted by these departments is divided into four main programmes:

dental hard tissue
pathophysiology of the periodontium and oral mucosa
repair and regeneration of oral function
dental care and dental care systems.

Researchers at ACTA have a wide network of international contacts and publish in leading scientific journals. Many contacts are maintained with social organizations and with the business community in order to further the aim of social relevance.
ACTA provides doctoral students with a challenging start to their career. The research programmes have either a more clinical or a more basic medical-biological emphasis.
ACTA
Louwesweg 1
1066 EA Amsterdam
Telephone +31 20 518 88 88