A thriving educational and research activity is carried out at the clinics belonging to the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The 71 clinics operating belong organically to: the Medical School (57), the Department of Nursing (10) and the Department of Dentistry (4). The Clinics of the Medical School and the Department of Nursing operate (or are expected to operate) in hospitals of Athens (Attikon, Evangelismos, Hippokrateion, Laikon etc.), while the clinics of the Dental Department operate in the Department's premises.