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Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition | 12/2017 SCIENCE & PRACTICE 11 JADR annual meeting stands out with diverse and broad scientific programme 1 2a Fig. 1: Dr Harry-Sam Selikowitz during his presentation.—Figs. 2a & b: Well-attended poster session: 183 abstracts, 54 of which were submitted by international researchers, were presented at the Japanese Association for Dental Research annual meeting in Tokyo. By DTI TOKYO, Japan: On 18 and 19 No- vember, the Japanese Association for Dental Research (JADR), the Japa- nese division of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), concluded the 2017 edition of its annual meeting held at Showa University in Tokyo. This year’s event particularly stood out with a diverse and broad scientific pro- gramme, offering the 350 local and international participants a wide choice of topics, such as advances in stem cell research, aetiology of peri- odontitis and life science in space. According to congress President Prof. Ryutaro Kamijo, Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry at the School of Dentistry at Showa University, novel and interdiscipli- nary communication is needed to fully understand the issues society is facing today in order to provide solutions that further advance den- tal research in the future. Therefore, the theme of this year’s meeting, “Forefront of dental science—To- ward a global standard in medical science”, was chosen to further spur worldwide progress in dentistry. The international speaker line- up included Prof. Angus William G. Walls from Scotland (IADR Presi- dent), Dr Seong-Ho Choi from Korea (President of the Korean Di- vision of the IADR), Dr Harry-Sam Selikowitz from Norway (FDI World Dental Federation) and Prof. Irma Thesleff from Finland (University of Helsinki). They held special lec- tures on topics such as geriatric dentistry, oral and non-communi- cable diseases, techniques for the regeneration of damaged perio- dontal tissue, and conserved sig- nalling pathways in tooth develop- ment and regeneration. Among the highlights of the programme were the lectures under the topic of “Life science in space— Biomedical research performed in the international space station”, which addressed vital issues faced by dental researchers throughout the world. Currently, several studies are underway that are investigating complex matters related to long- term biological gravitational ef- fects, as well as bone loss and muscle atrophy—comparable to those found in the ageing population. “I am confident that the partic- ipants were able to take home sev- 2b eral new ideas that will help to en- hance dental science research in Japan and throughout the world,” concluded Kamijo about the suc- cessful event. The JADR promotes a wide vari- ety of research related to dentistry and serves as a gateway to the global development of dental science in Japan, with JADR members provid- ing primary contributions to pro- gress in dentistry throughout the world. The meeting and its mission were widely supported by the Japa- nese industry. Among the 54 spon- sors were companies such as pub- lisher Dental Tribune International and its Japanese partner Medical Net, Nobel Biocare Japan, Strau- mann, Lion Dental Products and Asahi Kasei Pharma. The 66th JADR meeting is scheduled for 17 to 18 November 2018 and will be held in Sapporo in Japan under the theme “Back to the tangible—The symbiosis of basic research and clinical dentistry”. More information can be found www.kokuhoken.jp/jadr66/ AD Dental Tribune International ESSENTIAL DENTAL MEDIA www.dental-tribune.com