The creation and use of advanced dental care requires a high degree of intellectual curiosity, free ideas without being stuck to existing frameworks, accurate problem setting capability, a wide range of expertise and education, and flexible adaptability to advanced technologies. Those who can explore and develop the frontiers of dental care are fostered through medical and dental engineering research in the interdisciplinary area, regenerative medicine of teeth and periodontal tissues, and development of treatment and diagnostic methods for intractable diseases.
Students conduct thorough research of literature and information collection, acquire basic experimental techniques, and decide research themes to build a foundation for learning advanced dentistry. After that, they do their research on each theme under the guidance of the instructor in charge to increase the ability to think logically, make presentations, and prepare articles. They also establish broad human networks. After finishing the graduate school, various career paths are considered such as a postdoctoral fellow at a research institution or university, researcher, instructor, studying abroad at prestigious universities, and clinician with excellent skills of logical thinking and presentation.