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Liaison Center for Innovative DentistryLiaison Center for Innovative Dentistry

The Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry was established on April 1st, 2011 at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry with the trailblazing mission to bring advanced education, innovative research, clinical expertise, and social contribution into practice in collaboration with local and international organizations.

The Liaison Center for Innovative Dentistry consists of four interconnected divisions: the “Division for Advanced Education Development”, “Globalization Initiative”, “Interdisciplinary Integration” and “Regional Community Development”. Based on the idea of Interface Oral Health Science, a next-generation concept of dentistry proposed by the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, our activity goes beyond global education and research to promoting industry-academia-government synergy as well as joint research with local communities and integration of interdisciplinary research.

Director: Dr. Hiroshi Egusa, Professor

Division for Advanced Education Development

To provide world-leading education, the Division for Advanced Education Development is enhancing educational systems to groom dental professionals with pioneering spirit, and also introducing the developed systems into practice.

Division for Globalization Initiative

The Division for Globalization Initiative enhances international networks and global development within the Graduate School of Dentistry and is responsible for international joint education and research. It also actively participates in the formation of an international hub for academia.

Division Chief: Dr. Guang Hong, Professor

Division of Interdisciplinary Co-Creation (ICC-Division)

ICC-Division aims for co-creative innovation that creates new value while utilizing the interdisciplinary network related to next-generation dental research, with a mission to connect different specialized fields and systematize them as academic disciplines. To achieve this mission, we will strategically analyze research capabilities and support research activities as a URA function at the Graduate School of Dentistry and promote interdisciplinary co-creation and industry-academia-government collaborative research, based on the concept of Interface Oral Health Science.

Division Chief: Dr. Hiroyasu Kanetaka, Professor

Division of Statistics and Data Science

The Division of Statistics and Data Science analyzes real-world data in the fields of dental medicine and health sciences, and advocates for data science- and evidence-based health policy and social implementation.

Division Chief: Dr. Kenji Takeuchi, Specially assigned professor

 

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