History of our department The department was established as “First Conservative Dentistry Department” in 1963, under supervision of the late Prof. Fusayama. In 1982, Prof. Hosoda became the department chairman. Prof. Tagami has been head of the department since 1995. The department changed to “Cariology and Operative Dentistry” in 2000, as a section of department …
Takao Fusayama D.D.S., Ph.D. (1916-2003) “…many of his colleagues agree that no one since the legendary G. V Black has had a greater impact on restorative dental care than Dr. Takao Fusayama of Japan.”Journal of American Dental Association (1997) Dr. Takao Fusayama was born in Gifu, Japan, on August 7, 1916. He began his dental …
Faculty and Staff Professor & Chairman: Junji Tagami, D.D.S., Ph.D. Associate Professors: Masayuki Otsuki, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Yoshiyuki Sasaki, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Lecturers: Toru Nikaido, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Masatoshi Nakajima, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Assistant Professors: Yasushi Shimada, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Takako Yoshikawa, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Yuichi Kitasako, D.D.S., Ph.D. Articles Gou Inoue, D.D.S., Ph.D. …
Outline Research at the Cariology and Operative Dentistry involves a broad range of subjects ranging from the basic science study on the caries process and to the development of advanced clinical techniques in restorative dentistry. Main areas include the evaluation of dental adhesives and other materials, studies on oral biofilm and hard tissue remineralization, and …
Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Science The program offered by Cariology and Operative Dentistry normally takes 4 years to complete, and the minimum requirements are completing the prescribed courses, a supervised research project and a dissertation for the degree published in a top international journal. First-year to third-year graduate students attend lectures and seminars given …
Patient Care Operative Dentistry and Endodontics Clinic Full-time faculty of this section see patients in Operative Dentistry and Endodontics, and provide restoration of teeth with fillings for dental cavities, trauma and tooth wear, and root canal treatments. The faculty members supervise both pre-and postdoctoral students in the clinic.
Cariology and Operative Dentistry recruits around 10 students per year for the PhD program to work on a variety of different projects, supported by a range of sponsors. Some of our PhD students are supported by a scholarship offered by the Japanese government for International students. Many others are supported by the scholarships from the …