Educational Goal

We teach physiology as a human science. In addition, in the areas of pathophysiology and oral physiology, we focus on understanding of oral functions that are directly linked to clinical conditions and useful in clinical practice, and we try to strengthen a notion among our students that "oral cavity is an extremely important organ that affects systemic functions including brain."

Research Contents

• Research on activation mechanisms such as NK cells and osteoclast progenitor cells
• Research on effects of environmental hormones on central nervous system
• Research on pathogenesis of chronic periodontitis associated with inflammatory cytokines

Features of this major / Prospects following course completion

We provide research guidance directly related to clinical dentistry, as well as advice on scientific perspectives and thinking. Attentive and thorough guidance is directly given on a one-on-one basis by graduate school faculty members. Valuing the knowledge and skills students acquired in four years at our graduate school, we support each student so they can fulfill the career plan they developed, including studies abroad.