International Symposium for Global Oral Health Science Niigata 2010
(Satellite Symposium of 59^th General Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dental Health)

9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks

Masami Yonemitsu (Director of the Japanese Society for Dental Health)
Hideo Miyazaki (Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral Health Science)

<Chairs: Murray Thomson and Hidenobu Senpuku>

9:10-9:25 Oral Health - General Health- Towards integration of oral health into national public health programmes

Poul Erik Petersen (WHOHQ Global Oral Health Program, Switzerland)

9:25-9:40 Diet and oral health: a two-way street

Waranuch Pitiphat (Khon Kaen Univ, Thailand)

9:40-9:55 Influence of dentition status on physical disability, mental impairment, and mortality in elderly people

Yoshihiro Shimazaki (Kyushu Univ, Japan)

9:55-10:10 Deterioration of occlusal status affects on physical capabilities in the elderly

Takayuki Yamaga (Niigata Univ, Japan)

10:10-10:25 Oral infection, Physical activity and NK cell activation

Hidenobu Senpuku (National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan)

10:25-10:40 Oral health and oral-health-related quality of life

Murray Thomson (Otago Univ, New Zealand)

10:40-10:50 Break

<Chairs: George W Taylor and Akihiro Yoshihara>

10:50-11:05 Oral health, general health and health-related quality of life

Mariko Naito (Nagoya Univ, Japan)

11:05-11:20 Association between chewing ability and cardiovascular disease in the 80-year-old Japanese population

Toshihiro Ansai (Kyushu Dent College, Japan)

11:20-11:35 Obesity and Oral health

Toshiyuki Saito (Nagasaki Univ, Japan)

11:35-11:50 Relationship of Periodontal Infection to Diabetes Glycemic Control and Complications

George W Taylor (Univ. of Michigan, USA)

11:50-12:05 Relationship between oral disease and bone metabolism in elderly

Akihiro Yoshihara (Niigata Univ, Japan)

12:05-12:20 Screening for osteoporosis in dental clinics by panoramic radiographs

Akira Taguchi (Matsumoto Dental Univ, Japan)

12:20-12:30 General discussion

12:30-14:00 Lunch

"Global Oral Health Promotion
-how Japanese oral health professionals can make contribution for health promotion globally?-"

14:00-14:20 Opening Remarks

Fumitake Gejyo (Chancellor of the Niigata University)
Mitsuo Okubo (President of Japan Dental Association)
Hideo Miyazaki (Director of WHO Collaborating Center for Translation of Oral Health Science)

<Chairs: Hideo Miyazaki and Hiroshi Ogawa>

14:20-14:40 Summary statement of oral health-systemic health relations

George W Taylor (Univ. of Michigan, USA)

14:40-15:20 How oral health sector in Japanese society work for health promotion, global perspective

Appointed statements from;

Japanese Association for Dental Science (President: Kazuhiro Etoh)
National Institute of Public Health (Director of Oral Health: Hiroko Miura)
Japan Dental Trade Association (President: Makoto Nakao)
Japan International Cooperation of Oral Health (Former President: Kakuhiro Fukai)
Organization of International Support for Dental Education (Project Coordinator: Kiyomi Yoshida)

15:20-15:35 Break

15:35-16:05 How WHO Collaborating Centers play roles to promote oral health, in regional and global perspectives

Murray Thomson (WHOCC Otago Univ, New Zealand)
Zhu Ling (WHOCC Peking Univ, China)
Hiroshi Ogawa (WHOCC Niigata Univ, Japan)

16:05-16:35 Working with WHO in promotion of oral health at global, regional and country levels

Poul Erik Petersen (WHOHQ Global Oral Health Program, Switzerland)

16:35-17:00 General discussion

17:00-18:30 Reception