The Course for Oral Life Science has played an active, central role in Asia as the WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral Health Science fostered close ties with WHO Headquarter.
The Course in Human Resource Development for Global Oral Health Science is designed so that, after completing the basic studies in the Course for Oral Life Science at the Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, graduate students will participate in these global networks through externships.
Furthermore, as a link in the network of activities at the WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral Health Science, faculty will be dispatched to Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. They will host international oral health education and seminars in those countries, and support the planning of oral health policies, collecting data, and conducting technology transfer with local dental health authorities. Besides, the course will undertake a portion of the policy research required to formulate the WHO Oral Health Strategies, and offer logistic support for the WHO annual meetings and other professional conferences with our highly trained faculty as the need arises.