THE NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY（日本歯科大学）
Evaluation summary
This university has demonstrated satisfactory compliance with the standards of the Japan
Institution for Higher Education Evaluation.
Standards

Evaluation result

Standard 1. Mission and Objectives, etc.

SatisfiedStandard 2. Students

SatisfiedStandard 3. Educational Curriculum

SatisfiedStandard 4. Faculty and Staff

SatisfiedStandard 5. Management, Administration and Finance

SatisfiedStandard 6. Internal Quality Assurance

Satisfied

Good practices○While maintaining traditions over the many years since its establishment in 1907, the university
has changed the names of undergraduate schools and graduate schools and made other efforts toadapt educational targets to changes in the times. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
○In both Graduate Schools of Life Dentistry (Tokyo and Niigata), Interim Research Presentation
Meetings and Internal English Presentation Meetings are held in order to ensure academic degree
quality and research capabilities. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
○The Graduate School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo provides instruction about the importance ofintellectual property rights. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
○ The student counseling room provides counseling by appointment with a certified clinicalpsychologist. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.
○At the School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, measures have been taken to ensure safety on-campus,
with a disaster-preparedness center located at the entrance to the main building, security guards
patrolling the facility 24 hours a day, and security cameras installed both inside and outside thebuildings. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
○At the School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo there is a skills laboratory at the university hospital wherestudents can practice the technical skills required of dentists as well as emergency life-saving
techniques. This initiative is worthy of evaluation.

○In parallel with hospital training, the university provides students with training in homecare dental
practice, oral rehabilitation, and food education using facilities such as the Tama Oral
Rehabilitation Clinic (School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo) and Domiciliary Dental Care Department
and Homecare Support Niigata Dental Clinic (School of Life Dentistry at Niigata) These initiatives
are worthy of evaluation.
○The university has established detailed faculty evaluation guidelines and uses the results of facultyevaluations in determining awards such as the Best Lecture Prize and Best Teacher Prize as well
as deciding compensation and personnel matters such as bonuses and promotions. These initiatives
are worthy of evaluation.
○In addition to providing research facilities and equipment for research activities, the university
also holds various workshops on topics such as research ethics, providing faculty members with
ample support. These initiatives are worthy of evaluation.
Recommendations for improvement○The University Regulations and student handbooks prescribe disciplinary action against students,
but stipulations regarding procedures for disciplining students, such as methods, judgement criteria,
and deliberative body, are insufficient. Accordingly, improvements are required.