Professor Richard Cook
Professor in Diagnostic technologies / Hon Consultant in Oral Medicine
Research interests
- Dentistry
Biography
Professor Cook qualified BDS Hons from the University of London, Guy’s Hospital in 1989, working for three years as House Surgeon / SHO posts, graduating FDS (Gold Medal) from RCS England in 1993 before taking up his first Lecturer post within the Guy’s Dental School.
He then transferred to University of Birmingham to complete his medical degree and after two years of junior medical jobs, completed his MRCS Edinburgh. He returned to the Guy’s Campus of King’s College London to undertake a PhD as an MRC Clinician Scientist, and continued his Oral Medicine training to consultant level, with an NIHR Clinical training Fellowship.
Richard’s FDS(OM)RCSEd was awarded in in 2008 and he took up his consultant appointment at Guy’s in 2009, when he also completed his PGCAP, and was awarded FHEA as a consequence.
Richard Cook is now Professor/Hon Consultant and Academic Lead for Oral Medicine at the Guy’s campus of King's Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences. His research interests encompass optics, opto-diagnostics and applications of non-invasive and non-threatening imaging, to human diagnosis and disease / treatment monitoring, with direct applications to pre-malignant / malignant disease.
Research
Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences
From toothwear to oral pathology, from facial reconstruction to oral surgery, there's one thing that all our research shares: an underlying desire to make a difference to patients and bring benefits to society. We’re particularly strong in prosthodontics and endodontics research, and our work in this field feeds into our postgraduate programmes.
News
Faculty Secures Major Grants to Advance World‑Leading Research
The Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science is delighted to announce the success of several recent grant applications, securing vital funding that...
€2.2M Grant Awarded to Transform Head and Neck Cancer Detection
A major breakthrough in cancer diagnostics is on the horizon, as Dr. Mads Bergholt from King’s College London (KCL) has been awarded a prestigious €2.2...
Oral Micro-vascular Diagnostic Imaging
Read about King's work on how AI is being used in oral micro-vascular diagnostic imaging, as featured in the Bringing the Human to the Artificial exhibition.
Root canal treatments overhauled through new device to detect untreated bacteria
A new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could eradicate the need for follow up appointments and prevent treatments from failing,...
Research
Centre for Oral, Clinical & Translational Sciences
From toothwear to oral pathology, from facial reconstruction to oral surgery, there's one thing that all our research shares: an underlying desire to make a difference to patients and bring benefits to society. We’re particularly strong in prosthodontics and endodontics research, and our work in this field feeds into our postgraduate programmes.
News
Faculty Secures Major Grants to Advance World‑Leading Research
The Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Science is delighted to announce the success of several recent grant applications, securing vital funding that...
€2.2M Grant Awarded to Transform Head and Neck Cancer Detection
A major breakthrough in cancer diagnostics is on the horizon, as Dr. Mads Bergholt from King’s College London (KCL) has been awarded a prestigious €2.2...
Oral Micro-vascular Diagnostic Imaging
Read about King's work on how AI is being used in oral micro-vascular diagnostic imaging, as featured in the Bringing the Human to the Artificial exhibition.
Root canal treatments overhauled through new device to detect untreated bacteria
A new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could eradicate the need for follow up appointments and prevent treatments from failing,...