Founded in 1928, Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Medical and Dental University), Faculty of Dentistry has a
long-established reputation in training dental professionals. It is divided into two schools: the 6-year
curricular School of Dentistry and the 4-year curricular School of Oral Health Care Sciences, with the
latter being comprised of two courses, Oral Health Care Sciences and Oral Health Engineering. As a leading
dental education and research institution in our country, we continue to train dental health care
professionals capable of providing holistic care, taking future leadership roles, having scientific
inquiry and problem-solving skills, all with an international perspective.
With our well-equipped facilities and experienced faculty, Science Tokyo provides a varied and fulfilling
education. One of the examples is our “Medicine / Dentistry Integrated Undergraduate Curriculum”; as the
name implies, it is a curriculum that integrates medical and dental education providing training for
interprofessional collaboration, comprehensive medical/dental care, and necessary skills required by the
times. We also put forth efforts to encourage growth of future dental researchers through our Research
Project-based course (School of Dentistry) where students can participate in research activities at world
renowned research institutions and to cultivate research orientated minds and problem-solving skills
through graduation research projects (School of Oral Health Care Sciences).
In addition, the clinical training at the Division of Clinical Dentistry, Hospital, which is one of the
largest in Japan, provides top-level Japanese practical clinical training, not to mention the chance to
acquire knowledge and skills, and also offers great opportunities to nurture the humanity and
communication skills necessary for dental professionals.
To top it off, international collaborations with over 50 affiliated overseas universities provide
opportunities for students to participate in international programs every year and broaden their horizons
gaining an international state of mind, enabling us to foster global leaders in the field of
dentistry.
Our goal is to cultivate dental professionals who challenge new things, demonstrate leadership, and are
professional in any area, while nurturing the wide range of culture and sensibility necessary in
healthcare professionals. We aim to develop those who can think and act at all times considering the
patients’ point of view, while having the knowledge, techniques and humanity to deal with the complexity
of a super-aged society, and the information gathering / analytic abilities, imagination, international
perspective, problemsolving and communication skills to support people’s health.
the Dean
Tetsuya Yoda