Comprehensive Dentistry

The policy of our department is to cultivate the dental professionalism including in the medical ethics and the resolution of the dental problems for the undergraduate students and the post-graduate dentists.
We will continue to make efforts in providing and maintaining the Quality of Life for the patients by working on problems which are directly connected to the dentistry. To do that, we will keep on striving towards our research projects with other departments. 

Education

Our department has been educating medical ethics, and medical interview and clinical examination to solve patients’ dental problems for the undergraduate student. It also has educational and clinical training of post-graduate dentist.

Research Projects

  1. The development of methodology to improve strength of tooth structure by dental used laser.
  2. The comparison of educational evaluation between the use of robot patient simulation system and conservative manikin for post-graduate dentists.
  3. The search of the occlusal surface to successfully interface with the masticatory jaw movement using jaw tracking device.
  4. The building method for prosthodontics using optical dental scanner.
  5. Analysis of rat bone metabolism in experimental periodontitis.
  6. Improvement effects diabetes mellitus by periodontal therapy.
  7. Frequency analysis of the human snoring sound during sleep and the development for novel sleep splint for snoring.
  8. The evaluation of relationship between dental problems and sleep quality using self-administered reports.
  9. Three-dimensional finite element analysis for temporomandibular joint by the presence or absence of oral appliances.
  10. Involvement of oral bacteria and viruses in oral diseases.

 

 

北村教授
Kitamura Naoya
Comprehensive Dentistry
Professor

Our department is dedicated to cultivating dentists distinguished by elevated ethical principles and adept problem-solving capabilities. We seamlessly facilitate clinical clerkships for student dentists, offer postgraduate clinical training for dental residents, and provide graduate school education that delves into clinical inquiries.
In the realm of research, we harness the distinctive features of the field, drawing in a diverse array of experts specializing in prosthodontics and oral rehabilitation, periodontology and endodontology, as well as oral surgery. Employing a variety of methodologies, we explore topics such as "sleep dentistry", "the intricate interplay between periodontal disease and systemic conditions”, and "the role of microorganisms in oral diseases".

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