Hello everyone,

My name is Masanao Inokoshi, and I have recently been appointed as a professor in the Department of Oral Devices and Materials.

The Department of Oral Devices and Materials is a newly established field as of 2024. We are responsible for the Oral Devices and Materials Division at the Oral Science Center, focusing on the development, evaluation, and societal implementation of dental devices and new dental and biomaterials. Our aim is to advance oral science research in collaboration not only with dentistry and medicine but also with the fields of science and engineering, other research institutions, companies, and international research organizations.

Drawing on my clinical experience in geriatric dentistry and prosthodontics, I am committed to advancing these research themes.

I look forward to your continued support and collaboration.

Masanao Inokoshi received his DDS degree in 2006 and his first PhD in 2011 from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU; now Science Tokyo) in Japan. In 2010, he was awarded a Flemish scholarship for Japanese students and moved to Belgium to pursue a second PhD at KU Leuven (University of Leuven). During his time in Leuven, he studied under Professor Bart Van Meerbeek, head of the KU Leuven BIOMAT research cluster, and received his second PhD from KU Leuven in 2014. In 2015, he joined TMDU as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Junior Associate Professor in 2021 and Associate Professor in 2022. In 2024, he was appointed Professor in the Department of Oral Devices and Materials at TMDU, which became Science Tokyo later that year. Since 2026, he has served as Program Director of the Materials-Positive Society Visionary Initiative at Science Tokyo.

During his first PhD training at TMDU, his research focused on fabricating complete dentures using CAD/CAM technology. After moving to KU Leuven, he began working on zirconia research and has published several papers in international peer-reviewed journals. His current research interests include studies related to dental materials (including ceramics, resin composites, and cement), root caries, and the oral health of medically compromised older adult patients. He has been honored with awards such as the Outstanding Presentation Award from the Japan Prosthodontic Society in 2009, the Senior Robert Frank Award 1st prize from the Continental European Division of the IADR (CED-IADR) in 2014, representative at the Hatton Award competition for CED-IADR in 2015, the Dental Research Encouragement Award from TMDU in 2020, and the Scientific Award from the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices in 2023.