Professor Tagami, Dean of the Tokyo Medical and Dental University and an international opinion leader in the field of applied dental biomaterials science was among 2008’s eight King’s College London Honorary Graduates. He received the degrees at a ceremony at the College on 26 November. Honorary Degrees of King’s College London are awarded to individuals who are of conspicuous merit as demonstrated by their outstanding academic or intellectual contribution to their field. King’s College London is one of the top universities in the world and the fourth oldest in England. King’s has a particularly distinguished reputation in the health sciences, and is the largest centre for the education of healthcare professionals in Europe. Professor Nairn Wilson and other King’s dental faculty members attended this ceremony. 
