International Faculty Development Course AY2024-

A four-day International Faculty Development Course took place successfully from April 15^th to 18^th.
Fifteen participants were able to update not only their dental clinical/research knowledge, but also learn new practical clinical/research skills during this course, which might be beneficial for their future careers.

●Day 1: April 15, Monday (9:45-12:15 JST)
Hands-on: Periodontology - "Crown lengthening and regenerative surgery"
by Dr. Mizutani and Dr. Maekawa

(13:00-15:30 JST)
Hands-on: Fixed Prosthodontics - "Direct resin core build-up method using custom crown form"
by Dr. Komada

●Day 2: April 16, Tuesday (9:30-12:30 JST)
Lectures:
"Metal-free fixed prosthodontic restorations" -Dr. Komada
"A direct resin-bonded fixed dental prosthesis pre-pontic assisted procedure technique using a digital workflow" -Dr. Hatayama
"Basic principles for ideal implant placement -posterior missing cases-" -Drs. Marukawa, Shibasaki and Maekawa

(13:30-16:00 JST)
Hands-on: Complete denture prosthodontics - "Border molding for mandibular complete dentures"
by Dr. Kanazawa and Dr. Komagamine

●Day 3: April 17, Wednesday (9:30-11:45 JST)
Observation of live operation: Periodontology
by Drs. Mizutani, Maekawa and Yano

(13:00-14:00 JST)
TMDU Hospital Tour
by Dr. Kanamori

(14:00-15:00 JST)
Lecture: "Cutting edge of digital dentures"
by Dr. Kanazawa

●Day 4: April 18, Thursday (9:30-12:00 JST)
Hands-on: Cariology and operative dentistry - "Perfect matrix works 2024"
by Dr. Hatayama

(13:00-15:00 JST)
Hands-on: Orthodontics - "A treatment for Class l crowding case using sliding mechanics"
by Dr. Yonemitsu

(15:00 JST-)
Closing ceremony