Nick Silikas is a Professor in Oral Biomaterials Sciences and currently the Head of Dentistry, University of Manchester, UK. He has worked within the field of dental biomaterials since 1996. His research has generated more than 190 papers, which have received over 12000 citations, with an h-index of 63. He has been elected as a fellow of The Academy of Dental Materials, FADM, since, 2004, a position awarded to international researchers with “a high level of achievement and demonstrated leadership in dental materials research”.