ABOUT THE COURSE OF ORAL
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF ORAL HEALTH CARE SCIENCES, FACULTY OF
DENTISTRY.
Tokyo National School of
Dentistry was founded in 1928. Established in 1946, Tokyo Medical and
School
of Oral Health Care Sciences was founded in the faculty of Dentistry in April
2004. The school is the first university school in Japan, for the education and
research of oral health care sciences. The students will be qualified for the
national examination for the dental hygienist and certified social worker in
Japan.
The
first graduates were received the new degree, bachelor of Oral Health Science,
in March 2008.
School
of Oral Health Care Sciences was reorganized in April 2011, and two courses,
Oral Health Care Sciences and Oral Health Engineering, were established in the
school. Previous school of Oral Health Care Sciences has been renamed course of
Oral Health Care Sciences. The students of the course of Oral Health
Engineering will be qualified for the national examination for the dental
technician in Japan.
Undergraduate
Education.
In
the first year of the curriculum, students receive the education of liberal
studies from
In
the second year, students learn the biomedical and dental sciences, as well as
the foundation of the special subject of oral health care. Curriculum content
includes the subjects of oral care and social welfare.
In
the third year, students learn the special subject of oral health care.
Practice in the dental hospital begins at the latter half of the third year
curriculum. Students rotate through various clinics in the hospital.
In
the fourth year, students spend time in the dental hospital. In addition
students rotate through externships for the practice of social welfare.
Students grapple with the graduation research at the end of the fourth year
curriculum.
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YEAR 1 |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences Students acquire the
wide-ranging and balanced culture in the society with a low birthrate and an
aging population, internationalization and computerization. |
Lifetime Oral Health Care
Sciences Students acquire
knowledge and specialized skill to maintain and improve the quality of life
over the course of one's life. |
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Oral Health Care Promotion Students acquire
knowledge about the health education and the disease prevention and develop
the ability to judge health condition for the contribution to the improvement
in the people’s oral health. |
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Community Oral Health Care
Science Students acquire
knowledge and specialized skill to promote the healthy life of local
residents. |
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Fundamental Oral Health Care
Sciences Students learn the structure
of the human body and its function and train the basic skill to examine the
requirement for people’s healthy life scientifically. |
Graduation research Students experience
a series of flow from the research plan to the thesis preparation. |
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▲Structure and
Function of the Human Body. （YEARS 1-2） |
▲Oral health education in an elementary school. （YEARS 2-3） |
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▲Oral care practice. （YEARS 2-3） |
▲ Clinical practice
in the dental hospital. （YEARS 3-4） |
Education
Philosophy and Educational Objectives at the School.
The Future of Current Students.
A
specialist in oral health care and rehabilitation in the dental or medical
hospital.
A
teacher or researcher in the university or collage related to the oral health
care.
A
student in the graduate school related to oral health care.
A
specialist in oral health care and rehabilitation at the welfare facilities.
An
administrator or specialist in community oral health care.
06/07/2011