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WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral health Sciences
2009 Progress Annual Report
Activities
WHOCC Progress Annual Report 2009
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
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To monitor and analyse the links between oral health and general health and related risk factors among the elderly towards the achievements of better quality of life
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To be a resource centre for the WHO Oral Health Country/Area Profile Programme (CAPP)
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To support the implementation of the WHO global strategy on diet, physical activity and health
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To support the dental public health office/school for oral health promotion
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To expand linkages with dental public health institutions in WPRO countries and to provide postgraduate training courses in oral health promotion and disease prevention
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Activity 1
Title;
Longitudinal cohort research for integration between oral and general health in elderly
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 were published:
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Izumi A, Yoshihara A, Hirotomi T, Miyazaki H: The relationship between serum lipids and periodontitis in elderly non-smokers, J Periodontol, 80: 740-748, 2009.
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Kondo T, Yoshihara A, Seida Y, Miyazaki H: Five-year cohort study on predictors of tooth loss in the elderly. J Dent Hlth 59: 198-206, 2009. (In Japanese)
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Kon H, Sato N, Nomura S, Sakurai N, Tanaka M, Hosogai A, Yamada K, Kinjou A, Kai A, Yamashita E, Kaneko A, Magara H, Kobayashi H, Miyazaki H, Yoshihara A, Kouno S: Factors affecting the satisfaction of denture wearers, Ann Jpn Prosthodont Soc 1:361-369, 2009.
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Kiswanjaya B, Yoshihara A, Deguchi-Saito T, Miyazaki H: Relationship between mandibular inferior cortex and bone stiffness in Japanese elderly people. Osteoporos Int, (Published online journal, June 25, 2009).
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Kaneko M, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Relationship between root caries and cardiac arrhythmia. Gerodontology, in press, 2010.
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Ichikawa K, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H, Funayama S, Ito K, Igarashi A: Relationships between amount of saliva and medications in elderly individuals (79-80 years old). Gerodontology, in press, 2010.
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The following presentations were made:
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Kiswanjaya B, Yoshihara A, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Relationship between mandibular inferior cortex condition and total serum calcium. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Moynihan P, Watanabe R, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between dietary docosahexaenoic acid and the dental condition. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Kaneko M, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between root caries and arrhythmia in elderly populations. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Yoshihara A, Deguchi T, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: Bone turnover markers to periodontal disease and jaw bone morphology. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Kaneko M, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Relationship between root caries and cardiac arrhythmia in elderly populations, The 42nd General meeting of Niigata Dental society, Niigata (Japan), April 18, 2009.
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Sato N, Nomura S, Kon H, Sakurai N, Yamada K, Miyazaki H, Yoshihara A, Kouno S: The change in chewing ability for 10 years in elderly. The 20th General meeting of the Japanese Society for Gerodontology, Yokohama (Japan), June 19-20, 2009.
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Ichikawa K, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H, Igarashi A: Relationships between amount of saliva and medications in elderly individuals (79-80 years old). The 20th General meeting of the Japanese Society for Gerodontology, Yokohama (Japan), June 19-20, 2009.
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Ito K, Funayama S, Yoshihara A, Inoue M, Igarashi A, Miyazaki H: A comparison of methods for the measurement of oral diadochokinesis. The 20th General meeting of the Japanese Society for Gerodontology, Yokohama (Japan), June 19-20, 2009.
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Hirotomi T, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Periodontal disease progression over 10 years in an elderly population. 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket (Thailand), September 7-10, 2009.
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Sakurai N, Nomura S, Kon H, Sato N, Tanaka M, Kinjou A, Kai A, Kobayashi H, Miyazaki H, Yoshihara A: Signs and Symptoms of TMD in a Community-dwelling Elderly Population. 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Prosthodontic Society Kan-etsu Chapter, Takasaki (Japan), January 30, 2010.
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The following lectures were made:
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Miyazaki H: Health Promotion and Oral Health -Japanese Experience-. 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Nairobi (Kenya), October 26-30, 2009.
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Ogawa H: Health and Oral Health of the Asian Older Population- Challenges and Vision for the Future-. Pre-9th International Conference for Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), November 9, 2009.
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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;
Database
Details
Information and data collecting for update has continued according to the scientific paper review.
Others
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The centre sent Ogawa H to the WHO HQ to maintain and update data information and discuss the role and function to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project, June and November, 2009.
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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 papers were published:
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Yoshihara A, Watanabe R, Hanada N, Miyazaki H: A longitudinal study of the relationship between diet intake and dental caries and periodontal disease in elderly Japanese subjects. Gerodontology, 26: 130-136, 2009.
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Yoshihara A, Tobina T, Yamaga T, Ayabe M, Yoshitake Y, Kimura Y, Shimada M, Nishimuta M, Nakagawa N, Ohashi M, Hanada N, Tanaka H, Kiyonaga A, Miyazaki H: Physical function is weakly associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism in elderly Japanese subjects. Gerontology, 55: 387-392, 2009.
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Nakamura K, Saito T, Yoshihara A, Ishikawa M, Tsuchiya Y, Oshiki R, Kobayashi R, Maruyama K, Hyodo K, Nashimoto M, Tsugawa N, Okano T, Oyama M, Yamamoto M: Low calcium intake is associated with increased bone resorption in postmenopausal Japanese women: Yokogoshi Study. Public Health Nutr, 12: 1-5, 2009.
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Muramatsu K, Watanabe R, Miyazaki H: The relationship between speed of eating and nutritional intake for Japanese aged 80 years old based on responses to a brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. J Dent Hlth,60:30-37, 2010.
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Moynihan PJ, Watanabe R, Taylor GW, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between dietary ω-3 fatty acids and periodontal disease. Nutrition, in press, 2010.
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The following presentations were made:
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Okuyama N, Yamaga T, Yoshihara A, Nohno K, Miyazaki H: Dental occlusal destruction affects deterioration of physical fitness in elderly. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Moynihan P, Watanabe R, Miyazaki H: Longitudinal relationship between dietary docosahexaenoic acid and the dental condition. 87th General Session of the IADR, Miami (USA), April 1-4, 2009.
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Shimada M, Yoshitake Y, Kimura Y, Nakagawa N, Nagayama H, Nishimuta M, Ohashi M, Miyazaki H: Physical fitness and nine-year mortality in 70-year-old population. American College of Sports and Med, May 29, 2009.
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Suzuki A: Oral pain by denture influences on dietary intake in elderly people, The 1st Regular Meeting of Niigata Dental Society, Niigata (Japan), July18, 2009.
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Iwasaki M, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: The relationship between speed of eating and nutritional intake for Japanese aged 80 years old based on responses to a brief self-administered diet history questionnaire. The 20th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Koshinetsu-Hokuriku Division, Niigata (Japan), July 25, 2009.
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Kondo A, Nishimuta M, Miyazaki H, Hanada N, Takeda T, Kimura M: Nutrition status of serum mineral and trace elements in elderly people. 29th General Meeting of The Japanese Society for Magnesium Research (Magnesium, 18-19, 2009), Kagoshima (Japan), November 28, 2009.
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The following keynote lecture was made:
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Miyazaki H: What does health status in elderly people suggest? 64th General Meeting of the Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Niigata (Japan), September 18-20, 2009.
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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
The following research paper and report were published:
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Nakamura A, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Deguchi T, Yagi M, Miyazaki H: Long-term follow-up of the effects of a school-based caries preventive programme involving fluoride mouth rinse and targeted fissure sealant: Evaluation at 20 years old. Int Dent J, 59: 215-221, 2009.
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Kimoto K, Taura K, Taguchi C, Aida J, Harusaku S, Yoshihara A, Ando Y, Arakawa H, Sakai O: National Survey of School-based Fluoride Mouth Rinsing Program in Japan-Regional Spread to Various Kinds of Schools in 2008. J Dent Hlth 59: 586-595, 2009. (In Japanese)
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Yoshihara A, Kaneko N, Sugimoto T, Seida Y, Sato T, Miyazaki H: Evaluation of personalized oral health program for mothers provided with screening examination at their infants' medical and dental check-ups. J Dent Hlth, in press, 2010. (In Japanese)
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The following lectures were made:
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Sakuma S: School-based caries preventive program combined targeted fissure sealant with fluoride mouth rinse since preschool age. University of Peradeniya, Candy (Sri Lanka), June 15, 2009.
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Ogawa H: Oral Health through Health Promoting Schools. The 5th Asian Conference of Oral Health Promotion for School Children, Phuket (Thailand), September 10-12, 2009.
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The following seminars were made:
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Sakuma S, Hayashi Y, Iwasaki M: Caries prevention and promoting of pre-school based mouth rinsing programme (Performed at 19 schools), Niigata (Japan), 2009.
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Yoshihara A, Yagi M: Caries prevention and Fluorides (Performed at 5 schools), Niigata and Fukushima (Japan), 2009.
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Sakuma S, Yoshihara A: Others health promotion, miscellaneous (Performed 13 times) (Japan), 2009.
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The following conference presentations were made:
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Yagi M, Yoshihara A, Seida Y: Evaluation of Dental Caries Prevention Program in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The First Asia-Pacific Conference on Health Promotion and Education, Chiba (Japan), July 18-20, 2009.
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Taguchi C, Ichikawa T, Suzuki H, Kurosawa R, Hagiwara Y, Aida J, Taura K, Sakuma S, Yagi M, Kobayashi S: Advocating activity for creating health promoting community through water fluoridation in Japan. The First Asia-Pacific Conference on Health Promotion and Education, Chiba (Japan), July 18-20, 2009.
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Yazaki A, Yagi M, Kamata I, Suzuki R, Nanasawa H, Tezuka T, Hata H, Yamamoto T, Kataoka S, Seida Y, Kimoto K, Yamauchi A, Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Report of spreading status of population-based fluoride mouth rinsing program in Ko-Shin-Etsu-Hokuriku region, surveyed in 2008. The 20th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Koshinetsu-Hokuriku Division, Niigata (Japan), July 25, 2009.
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Sakaguchi M, Yoshihara A, Iwasaki M, Tamura T, Tsuchiya N, Sato T, Miyazaki H: The effect of an oral health care program for improving oral function in nursery school children. The 20th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Koshinetsu-Hokuriku Division, Niigata (Japan), July 25, 2009.
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Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Long-term caries-preventive effect of a school-based fluoride mouthrinse in adulthood. 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket (Thailand), September 7-10, 2009.
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Yagi M, Sakuma S, and Miyazaki H: Risk of dental fluorosis associated with combined use of fluoride. 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket (Thailand), September 7-10, 2009.
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Sakuma S, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: School public health strategy for gingivitis prevention. 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket (Thailand), September 7-10, 2009.
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Kimoto K, Taura K, Yoshihara A, Haresaku S, Ando Y, Arakawa H, Sakai O: National survey on school-based fluoride mouthrinsing program in Japan. 9th World Congress on Preventive Dentistry, Phuket (Thailand), September 7-10, 2009.
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Yoshihara A, Kaneko N, Sugimoto T, Seida Y, Sato T, Miyazaki H: Evaluation of personalized oral health program for mothers provided with screening examination at their infants' medical and dental check-ups. The58th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Gifu (Japan), October 9-11, 2009.
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Taura K, Aida J, Ando Y, Haresaku S, Taguchi C, Kimoto K, Yoshihara A, Tsutsui A, Maki Y, Arakawa H, Iijima Y, Isozaki A, Kobayashi S, Koseki T: Regional spread of school-based fluoride mouth rinsing program in Japan, Effect of politics by Japanese government. The58th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Gifu (Japan), October 9-11, 2009.
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Yagi M, Seida Y, Sakuma S, Ishigami K, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: Preliminary study of developing trend model of dental caries in communities and evaluating the fluoride regimen, applying the averaged DMF teeth at age of 12 years in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The58th General meeting of Japanese Society for Dental Health, Gifu (Japan), October 9-11, 2009.
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Yagi M, Nakata H, Hoshino Y, Stegaroiu R, Ohuchi A: Estimation of the standard deviation values of the mean DMF tooth scores, to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based fluoride mouth rinsing program for dental caries prevention. The Joint Scientific Meeting of the International Epidemiological Association Western Pacific Region and the Japan Epidemiological Association, Saitama (Japan), January 9-10, 2010.
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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:
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One dentist (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)
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One dentist (from Cambodia) has completed one month programme, to explore and develop WHO Global Oral Health Policy and common risk factor approach to investigate general and oral health (granted by Niigata University), October-November, 2009.
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Six dentists (from Indonesia) have completed Halitosis seminar, to learn evidence based clinical halitosis (granted by University of Gadjah Mada), November 2009.
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The following report was published:
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Makino Y: Report on the dental service system and the project of a School Based Mouth Rinsing Programme (SFMR) in Sri Lanka, WHO Collaborating Centre Annual Report 2009.
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Others:
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The centre invited Dr. Clive Wright (Chief Dental Officer, NSW Australia), to be given special lecture entitled "The Oral Health Care System in Australia and Current issues", August 6, 2009.
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The centre sent one postgraduate student (Okuyama N) to the WHO HQ as part of collaborating educational project (September 2009- March 2010).
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The centre sent Miyazaki H to the University of Indonesia (Indonesia), to discuss the candidate for the post graduate study programme in Niigata University, October, 2009.
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The centre sent one postgraduate student (Iwasaki M) to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA) as part of collaborating educational project (November 2009- March 2010).
Reference
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The centre sent Yoshihara A to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA) to discuss collaborating research topics, under Activity 5, November 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H to the University of Gadjah Mada (Indonesia), to construct post-graduate training programme under Activity 5, January 2010.
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The centre sent two postgraduate students (Makino Y and Hayashi Y) and two academic staffs (Yoshihara A and Matsumoto S) to the University of Michigan School of Dentistry (USA) as part of collaborating research and educational seminar (February 2010).
Reference
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The centre provided following seminars and presentations for postgraduate students as part of lectures on WHO Global Oral Health;
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The global burden of oral diseases and risks to oral health
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The effective use of fluorides in public health (Systemic)
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The effective use of fluorides in public health (Topical)
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Tobacco and oral health
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Oral health through Health Promoting Schools (HPSs)
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Oral cancer
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Nutrition and oral health
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Common Risk Factor approach
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The center provided following lectures for post graduate students as part of basic course for research and statistics in Global Oral Health
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Aim/study design
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Method/eligible criteria
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Sample allotment, endpoint
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Evaluation
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Statistical analysis
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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, lectures
The following lecture was made:
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Miyazaki H: Role of the WHO Collaborating Center, Symposium on global health activities for improving oral health gap. 58th General Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dental Health (J Dent Hlth, 59: 291-292, 2009), Gifu (Japan), October 6-8, 2009.
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The following presentation was made:
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Ogawa H, Kaneko M, Yoshihara A, Miyazaki H: A Pilot Survey of Oral Health in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The 3rd National Health Research Forum, (Pakse) Laos, October 2-3, 2009.
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Collaboration between WHO HQ and Regional Offices
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The centre sent Ogawa H to the WHO HQ to work for the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project, June 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H and Sakuma S to the University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka), to discuss the collaborating research project (School based mouth rinsing programme), June 2009.
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The centre sent Ogawa H to the WHO HQ to work for the meeting on the future use of the materials for dental restorations and support the internship programme, November 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H and Ogawa H to the WHO WPRO, to discuss the collaborating research project, January 2010.
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Collaboration between WHOCC, others
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The centre sent Miyazaki H and Ogawa H to the WHO Kobe Centre, to discuss the collaborating research project (Health inequality), June 2009.
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The centre sent Ogawa H and Makino Y to the National Institute of Public Health to discuss analysis method for the collaborating research project (Health inequality) with Amit P (WHO Kobe Technical officer) and Ando Y (Dental Officer, National Institute of Public Health): joint Niigata University-WKC project, August 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H to the 7th Global Conference on Health Promotion, Nairobi (Kenya) as guest speaker and resource person, October 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Cancer/Precancer, King's College London University of London (UK), to discuss post-graduate training programme under Activity 5, November 2009.
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The centre sent Makino Y to the WHO Kobe Centre, to work data analysis for the collaborating research project (Health inequality), joint Niigata University-WKC project, December 2009.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H and Ogawa H to the University of Philippines (Philippines), to discuss the collaborating research project (Dental caries and Fluoride), January 2010.
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The centre sent Miyazaki H, Yoshihara A and Ogawa H to the University of Kyoto (Japan), to discuss the collaborating research projects (Diet and Nutrition and Oral Health), January 2010.
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The centre will send Miyazaki H and Ogawa H to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Dental Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Otago (New Zealand), to discuss future collaborating projects (Integration between general and oral health), February 2010.
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The centre will send Miyazaki H, Ogawa H, Makino Y and Okuyama N to the University of Health Science (Cambodia), to hold the Calibration Workshop of the WHO Oral Health Survey Basic Method 4th Edition, March 2010.
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The centre will send Nohno K to the WHO Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Oral Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne (UK), for collaborating research project (March 2010-August 2010).
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