Dr Patricia Reynolds, Head of Flexible Learning and Dr Brian Millar, Head of Distance Learning at the King's College London Dental Institute

The King's College London Centre of Flexible Learning and the International Virtual Dental School (IVIDENT) was launched recently at a reception in their new premises in Strand Bridge House.

Formally opened by the Principal of King's College London, Professor Rick Trainor, the Centre aims to develop and manage flexible learning enterprises within King's Dental Institute.

The Centre will bring together distance learning, e-learning and ICT related educational research in an academically led physical and virtual environment.

The Principal spoke about the increasing use of distance learning within the King's Dental Institute and the university sector and said that it would not eliminate other forms of learning but would complement and enrich traditional forms of learning. The project has attracted £2.3 million in funding.