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Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 10/2017 SCIENCE & PRACTICE 11 At the forefront of dental science An interview with Prof. Ryutaro Kamijo, Chairman of the organising committee of the 65th meeting of the Japanese Association for Dental Research in Tokyo tion, the members of JADR have made primary contributions to the remarkable progress in den- tistry that we have seen through- out the world. To further advance dental studies in the future, inno- vation and interdisciplinary com- munication are needed to fully understand, share and discuss im- portant problems and provide solutions. Therefore, the theme of this meeting was chosen to fur- ther spur a worldwide evolution in dentistry. The official congress language will again be English—quite unusual for a regional congress. What was this decision based on? JADR decided that the official language of its congresses would be English many years ago. As a di- vision of the International Associa- tion for Dental Research (IADR), one of the most important issues for JADR is to serve as an excellent medium for international ex- change in dental research. For this purpose, the official language of the congress should be English. Overall, how many visitors do you expect? Since the early registration deadline has not yet passed, it is difficult to predict participant numbers for this congress. We currently expect about 450 na- tional and international visitors. What did you aim at when compos- ing the scientific programme—are there any trending topics that you wanted to address with the choice of lectures? We have invited Prof. Angus William G. Walls (IADR), Dr Seong-Ho Prof. Ryutaro Kamijo is Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Dentistry of Showa Uni- versity in Japan. By DTI On 18 and 19 November, fascinating Tokyo will play host to the 65th an- nual meeting of the Japanese Asso- ciation for Dental Research (JADR). Ahead of the event, Dental Tribune had the opportunity to speak with event Chairman Prof. Ryutaro Kam- ijo about this year’s theme, high- lights of the scientific programme and progress in dentistry. What is the focus of this year’s event? The main theme of this con- gress is “Forefront of dental sci- ence—Toward a global standard in medical science”. JADR has pro- moted a wide variety of specific studies related to dental medicine and played important roles in this field, including the provision of a gateway to global development of dental science in Japan. In addi- DenTech 25.10 - 28.10.2017 Shanghai / China Booth: D69 Choi (Korean Division of the IADR), Dr Harry-Sam Selikowitz (FDI World Dental Federation) and Prof. Irma Thesleff (University of Helsinki) as special lecturers, and they will be sharing with us their future out- look with regard to dental science. As for the keynote address, Prof. Kazutoshi Mori from Kyoto University will be presenting an interesting lecture titled “Dynam- ics of function and regulation of the endoplasmic reticulum”. We are also holding three sym- posiums on three particular top- ics, titled “Cutting-edge etiology of periodontitis: Next sights for host–parasite interaction”, “Life science in space—Biomedical re- searches performed in the inter- national space station” and “Ad- vances in iPS cell research and its application to dental medicine”, as we see them as addressing vital is- sues faced by dental researchers throughout the world. Where do you anticipate key devel- opments that will significantly shape the dental profession in the years to come? If I had to name three areas that I think will see major shifts, these would be regenerative den- © ESB Professional/shutterstock.com tistry, dental materials and CAD/ CAM dentistry. Apart from the scientific input, what can attendees look forward to at the congress? We are hosting a reception on Saturday, 18 November, at the Tower Restaurant in the Showa University Hospital. And, of course, there is Tokyo. Japan’s capital city is a mix of ultra-modern skyscrapers and tra- ditional historical tourist attrac- tions, which— I hope—all attendees will be able to enjoy in November. Thank you very much for the inter- view. AD Self-curing calcium hydroxide paste (cid:149) For indirect pulp capping and linings under dental filling materials (cid:149) Sufficient working time in combination with a short setting time in the mouth (cid:149) Bacteriostatic (cid:149) Antimicrobic effect due to a high pH-value (cid:149) Contains 26% calcium hydroxide (cid:149) Preservation of vitality due to pulp recovering Light-curing micro-hybrid composite (cid:149) Applicable for various indications (cid:149) Attributes which ensure aesthetic results (cid:149) Excellent physical properties (cid:149) High filler content (cid:149) Packable consistency (also available as Composan LCM flow) Visit www.promedica.de to see all our products Dental Material GmbH 24537 Neumünster / Germany +49 43 21 / 5 41 73 Tel. +49 43 21 / 5 19 08 Fax eMail info@promedica.de Internet www.promedica.de