The Japan Society of Orthodontics is a group of practitioners in the three professional fields of “orthodontics”, “endodontics” and “periodontics”. Its purpose is to conduct research and education, provide treatment to chew with your own teeth forever without tooth extraction, and maintain, preserve and keep precious teeth functioning normally in the mouth.
The Department of Oral Preservation Therapy is a discipline specializing in “tooth preservation”, that is, treating caries, tooth fractures, tooth discoloration, and diseases of the dental pulp (dental nerve) and apical periodontal tissue (root tip and surrounding bone, etc.). In order to maintain healthy overall health throughout life (from young to old), it is necessary to maintain the function of teeth for a long time. This department contributes to “tooth preservation” by promoting and developing specialized undergraduate and graduate dental education, as well as clinical and research using the latest equipment and technology, thereby contributing to the health of local communities and society as a whole, as well as Japan and overseas.
Background: Professor Kitamura joined the organization at the age of 25 and has been giving lectures at academic conferences and lecturing at seminars since then. Since 2020, he has been involved in designing the conservative dentistry specialty system of the Japanese Dental Specialty Committee, and was appointed as the vice president of the Japanese Conservative Dental Society on April 1, 2023. He also serves as the chairman of the Japanese Dental Specialty Certification Committee and has held this position to date.
Professor Tomoaki Kitamura: Graduated from the Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental University, and completed the Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental University. After conducting postdoctoral research at the National Institutes of Health, he served as an assistant professor at the First Department of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental University, and an associate professor at the Department of Caries and Endodontic Disease Control, Kyushu Dental University. He is currently a professor at the Department of Dentistry, Kyushu Dental University.
With the theme of “making dentistry the most enjoyable thing in the world”, we practice various ideas in clinical, research, education, etc.
Comments from Professor Tomoaki Kitamura: I hope to promote the development of the industry by providing researchers with more opportunities than ever before to present their academic achievements in research, education, and clinical practice. We also hope to promote active exchanges with affiliated academic organizations overseas. In addition, last year, conventional dental specialists were certified as specialists who can conduct advertising, so we intend to implement this system properly and make it a stable system.
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