Josette Camilleri

Josette Camilleri obtained her Bachelor in Dental Surgery and Master of Philosophy in Dental Surgery from the University of Malta.

She completed her doctoral degree, supervised by the late Professor Tom Pitt Ford, at Guy’s Hospital, King’s College London.

She is currently a Professor in Endodontics and Applied Materials at the School of Dentistry, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Her research interests include endodontic materials such as root-end filling materials and root canal sealers, with particular interest in mineral trioxide aggregate; Portland cement hydration and other cementitious materials used as biomaterials and also in the construction industry.

Josette has published over 150 papers in peer-reviewed international journals and her work is cited over 13,000 times.

Three of her publications on the chemistry of mineral trioxide aggregate have been placed in the top 50 most cited papers in International Endodontic Journal.

In 2018, she has been awarded the Louis Grossman prize by the French Endodontic Society and is the first female recipient of this prestigious award. 

She is the Chief Specialty Editor for Dental Materials in Frontiers in Dental Medicine and a senior editorial board member of Scientific Reports (Nature).  

She is currently Vice-president Elect of the Dental Materials Group of the International Society of Oral and Dental Research.

She is an expert for British Standards Institution and International Standards Organization. 

She is the MSc Endodontology course director at the University of Birmingham.