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WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral health Sciences
2008 Progress Annual Report
Activities
WHOCC Progress Annual Report 2008
Title
WHO Collaborating Centre for Translation of Oral Health Science
Institution Name
Department of Oral health Science, Division of Preventive Dentistry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
City and Country
Niigata, Japan
Country ID
JPN-75
Terms of reference
Activity 1
Title;
Longitudinal cohort research for integration between oral and general health in elderly (Niigata Study)
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
Monitor and analyse the links between oral health and general health and related risk factors among the elderly towards the achievements of better QOL
Concrete expected outcome;
National and community projects will be developed as part of the New Health Frontier Strategy Challenge for a healthy nation, Japan
Links with WHO activities;
Towards prevention of non-communicable diseases relates to the global strategy on diet physical activity and health
Source of funding;
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Dissemination of findings;
Various: conferences, research papers
Details
The following research papers and reports were published:
Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Ogawa H, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal study on the relationship between serum albumin and periodontal disease. J Clin Periodontol, 35, 291-296, 2008
Furugen R, Hayashida H, Yoshihara A, Ogawa H, Miyazaki H, Saito T: The relationship between periodontal condition and serum levels of resistin and adiponectin in elderly Japanese. J Periodont Res, 43,556-562, 2008
Deguchi T, Yoshihara A, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Relationship between mandibular inferior cortex and general bone metabolism in older adults. Osteoporos Int, 19: 935-940, 2008
Amarasena N, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Takano N, Miyazaki H: Serum calcium and periodontal disease progression in community-dwelling elderly. Gerodontology, 25: 245-250, 2008
The following presentations were made:
Hirotomi T: Progression of and risk factors for periodontal disease in elderly people residing in Niigata City. Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Yoshihara A: Smile and appetite will be health indicator? Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Yoshihara A: Contributing factors for dental caries progression. Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Izumi A, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Miyazaki H: The relationship between serum lipids and periodontitis in elderly non-smokers. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2-5 2008
Kondo T, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Five-year cohort study on risk predictors for toothloss in the elderly. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2-5 2008
Hayashida H, Saito T, Furugen R, Yamaguchi M, Yoshihara A, Ogawa H, Miyazaki H: Circulating resistin level and oral health condition in elderly Japanese. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2-5 2008
Izumi A, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Miyazaki H: The relationship between serum lipids and periodontitis in elderly non-smokers. The 41th General Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Ogawa H, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal study on the relationship between serum albumin and periodontal disease. The 41th General Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Kondo T, Yoshihara A, Seida Y, Miyazaki H: Five-year cohort study on risk predictors for toothloss in the elderly. The 41th General Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
The following lectures were made:
Miyazaki H: The "8020" Strategy in Challenge to Healthy Japan, Special Care in Dentistry, Society for Geriatric Dentistry in Switzerland, Bern (Switzerland), May 2008
Ogawa H: Integration oral and general health, and appropriate use of Fluoride. Seminar of Oral Health Promotion Kawasaki City Dental Association, Kawasaki (Japan), September 2008
Miyazaki H: Why need the study? Relationship between Oral Health and Systemic Health in Elderly, Seminar in Faculty of Dentistry, University of Indonesia, Jakarta (Indonesia), December 2008
Activity 2
Title;
Resource centre for the Global Oral Health Databank and CAPP
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
Systematic information on risk factors for oral health and link oral health to general health data
Concrete expected outcome;
Evaluation of national and community oral health promotion and disease prevention programmes
Links with WHO activities;
Oral diseases as part of the NCD burdens and mapped for target population groups at global level to describe the oral disease burden
Source of funding;
Niigata University
Dissemination of findings;
Various: conferences, research papers
Details
Information and data collecting for update has continued according to the scientific paper review. The new server will be introduced to re-construct the database.
Others
The centre sent Ogawa H to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Education, Training and Research at Faculty of Odontology, Malmo, Sweden, to discuss the role and future function of the WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme (CAPP), April 2008
Activity 3
Title;
Physical activity, diet and nutrition on oral health
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
Nutrition transition is a relevant example on how common risks influence public health, including oral health
Concrete expected outcome;
The activity will be announced in a nation-wide as "Healthy Japan in the 21st century"
Links with WHO activities;
Support the implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health
Source of funding;
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan
Dissemination of findings;
Various: conferences, research papers
Details
The following lectures and presentations were made:
Iwasaki M: The association between nutritional status and oral health. Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Yamaga T: Relationship between decline in physical fitness and dental occlusion among Japanese elderly. Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Yoshihara A: Relationship dietary intake and oral health status. Seminar of Niigata Cohort Study, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Yoshihara A: Relationship between oral diseases and systemic condition, including nutrition in the elderly. School of Dental Sciences Research Seminar, University of New Castle upon Tyne (UK), May 2008
Yoshihara A, Watanabe R, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between diet intake and dental diseases in elderly. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2-5 2008
Okuyama N, Yamaga T, Yoshihara A, Nouno K, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal study on the relationship between dental occlusion and physical fitness. The 57th General Conference of the Japanese Society for Dental Health, Saitama (Japan), October 2008
Okuyama N, Yamaga T, Yoshihara A, Nouno K, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between dental occlusion and decline of physical fitness in Japanese elderly people. The 2nd Regular Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), November 2008
Activity 4
Title;
Support the dental public health office/school for oral health promotion
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
Organizing of preventive programmes, for evaluation and interpretation of dental caries and periodontitis epidemiological data
Concrete expected outcome;
The co-operation will be expected to further develop in order that public health programmes may be contributed to monitor children at higher risk of dental disease and evaluate efficiency of on-going preventive programmes such as "school based fluoride mouth rinsing" and "fissure sealant in permanent teeth"
Links with WHO activities;
Support the implementation of the WHO Global School Health Initiative
Source of funding;
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan, Local Government
Dissemination of findings;
Various: conferences, research papers
Details
The following research paper and report were published:
Ando Y, Nakagaki H, Miyazaki H, Yoshihara A, Arakawa H, Iijima Y, Kawasaki K, Igo J, Sugimoto J, Watanabe A, Shigemasa A, Toriyama Y, Taguchi N: A healthy survey of mothers present at their infants health examination; Are the subjects representative of those in nationwide surveys? Journal of Dental Health 58(2), 95-105, 2008
Non-profit Japanese Conference on the Promotion of the Use of Fluoride in Caries Prevention (NPO-JPUF), 8020 Promotion Foundation and WHO Collaborating Centre for Translation of Oral Health Science: Report of the national survey on school-based fluoride mouth rinsing programme in Japan 2008 -regional spread conditions-
The following lectures were made:
Sakuma S: Caries prevention and promotion of pre-school based mouth rinsing programme (Performed at 25 schools), Niigata (Japan), 2008
The following conference presentations were made:
Nakamura A, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Yagi M, Deguchi T, Miyazaki H: Later effects of school-based caries preventive program combined with fluoride mouth rinse and targeted fissure sealant at the age of 20 years. The 41th General Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), April 2008
Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: The relationship between self-management skills and toothbrushing behavior in schoolchildren. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2008
Nakamura A, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Deguchi T, Yagi M, Miyazaki H: Later effects of school-based caries preventive programs. 86th General Session of the IADR, Toronto (Canada), July 2008
Umetsu H, Kaneko N, Yoshihara A, Sakuma S, Miyazaki H: Relationships between water-insoluble glucan synthesis by Streptococcus mutans and dental caries in children receiving a fluoride mouthrinse. The 1st Regular Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), July 2008
Kimoto K, Taura K, Arakawa H, Miyazaki H, Sakai O: National survey on school-based fluoride mouth rinsing programme in Japan 2008. The 57th General Conference of the Japanese Society for Dental Health, Saitama (Japan), October 2008
Yagi M, Ogawa H, Sakuma S, Miyazaki H: Evaluation of preventive effect of school-based fluoride mouth-rinsing program in an area that dental caries is decreasing. The 8th Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry, Jeju (Korea), November 2008
Activity 5
Title;
Post-graduate training programmes
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
Programmes on global oral health promotion and global science utilizing the WHO Oral Health Programme Policy
Concrete expected outcome;
Train and educate health personnel to support community based oral health programmes and systems in particular developing countries
Links with WHO activities;
Support the implementation of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme
The following oversea researchers were accepted:
Dr. Bramma Kiswanjaya (from Indonesia) has continued research project on building risk factor approach for the degree of PhD (granted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan)
Dr. Elliza Akemy Nakata (from Brazil) has completed 10 months programme, to explore and develop comprehensive intervention projects to investigate general and oral health (granted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency)
The following report was published:
Matsumoto S: Report on Community Health in Sri Lanka, WHO Collaborating Centre Annual Report 2008
Kaneko M: Report of Oral Health Survey in Vientiane, Lao PDR, WHO Collaborating Centre Annual Report 2008
Others
The centre sent Ogawa H to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA) to discuss and construct future post-graduate training programme, under Activity 5, February 2008
The centre sent a postgraduate student (Iwasaki M) to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA) as part of collaborating educational project (November 2008-April 2009)
Seminars and presentations for following topics were provided for postgraduate students as part of lectures on global oral health;
Activity 6
Title;
Epidemiological collaborating study
Responsible person;
Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa
Description;
To support and provide international collaborative research and training on public health and the prevention and treatment of oral diseases in developing countries
Concrete expected outcome;
Develop and support community based oral health programmes and systems
Links with WHO activities;
Support the implementation of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme
Source of funding;
Niigata University
Dissemination of findings;
Various: conferences, research papers
Details
The following lectures and seminars were made:
Ogawa H: The needs for the guide-line of the Asian Fluoride Uses. The 28th Myanmar Dental Conference, Yangon (Myanmar), January 2008
Miyazaki H and Ogawa H: Seminar for the Skill Transfer of WHO Oral Investigation Standard, Vientiane (Laos), January 2008
Miyazaki H, Ogawa H, Yoshihara A and Kaneko M: Seminar for the Skill Transfer of WHO Oral Investigation Standard, Vientiane (Laos), October 2008
Ogawa H, Yoshihara A and Kaneko M: Health and Nutrition Study in Lao PDR, Vientiane (Laos), October-November 2008
Ogawa H: The WHO Direction for Oral Health. The 8th Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry, Jeju (Korea), November 2008
Collaboration between WHO HQ and Regional Offices
Collaboration between WHOCC, others
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