The Japanese Society ofPediatric Dentistry
FY2022-2023

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JSPD Development Over 60 Years
Our Future Responsibility to Contribute to Oral Care for All Children
I am pleased to announce that I was appointed as the 29th President of the JapaneseSociety of Pediatric Dentistry (JSPD) in May 2022. The JSPD was founded in 1963 and wecommemorated that at the 60th anniversary congress held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, in May
2022. Over these past six decades, the JSPD has developed into the largest scientific society
in the field of pediatric dentistry in Japan.
In consideration of the current conditions in society, I intend to lead the JSPD to focus
not only on dental treatment, but also social care related to the oral conditions of all children
and individuals with disabilities. In order to achieve this goal, I will do my best to provide anenvironment in which all members are able to join the activities of the JSPD. In addition, I
believe that it is important for the JSPD to contribute to policies related to child health anddevelopment in association with the new Agency of Child and Domestic Affairs, which will
be founded as a Cabinet Office associated with the national government in April 2023 as animportant effort to consolidate administrative efforts for children.
Furthermore, I consider it vital to increase our efforts for international academic exchange.
Along this line, we will invite the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) to holdits congress in Japan. Back in 1991, the JSPD hosted the 13th congress of the IAPD in Kyoto
under the chairmanship of Prof. Sadahiro Yoshida. Then, in 1997, we also hosted the founding
conference of the Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia (PDAA) under the chairmanship ofProf. Yukio Machida. More recently, under my chairmanship, the JSPD served as host for the10th congress of the PDAA in 2016. Based on these successful experiences, I believe that now
is the best timing for an invitation to again hold the IAPD congress in Japan. Notably, the lateProf. Kenshi Maki, former President of the JSPD, and the late Prof. Taku Fujiwara, former Chairof International Affairs, both strongly wished for such an invitation and I fully agree.
During my term, I will do my best to provide reliable application of the new Pediatric
Dentistry Specialist system that has been authorized by the Japanese Dental Specialty Board.
In addition, I intend to introduce an original set of procedures for certification of pediatricdentists by the JSPD. As a public benefit corporation, it will also be important to attempt toincrease research outcomes in collaboration with universities and academic societies, as wellas industry in order to meet the needs of the public.
A point of emphasis in the pediatric dentistry field is provision for appropriate oral
development, thus I think that it is our responsibility as a corporation focused on benefitting
the public to promote that in our communities. I promise to lead the JSPD to strive to maintain,
and also improve and develop the oral health and function of children through various activities
provided by our members.

President

Prof. Seikou SHINTANI

Department of Pediatric DentistryTokyo Dental College

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Prof. Satoshi FUKUMOTO

Prof. Takehiko SHIMIZU

Dr. Norihito ISHITANI

Dr. Akinobu TANAKA

Committee on International Affairs

12 members

Chair

Vice-Chair

Vice-ChairProf. Kazuhiko NAKANO

Prof. Issei SAITOH

Prof. Masato SAITOHThe Committee on International Affairs
deals with matters related to international
exchange and collaboration to develop thescience of pediatric dentistry and distribute
related knowledge. During this term, theCommittee has striven to highlight the various
activities of the JSPD to the world and inviteinternational conferences to Japan so as topromote the globalization of its membership,
while looking ahead to future development.

Publications
Pediatric Dental Journal (PDJ)The PDJ is published three times a year with the aim to promote research, clinicalpractice, and education specifically related to pediatric dentistry. It is the official
publication of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry (JSPD) as well as thePediatric Dentistry Association of Asia (PDAA), and strives to provide new insights
regarding pediatric dentistry to the readers. The journal has been growing quickly
in recent years including increases in number of submissions, with 253 in 2020 and244 in 2021. In addition, the number of accepted articles is showing annual growth,with 36 published in 2020 and 38 in 2021. The journal invites authors to submit their
original papers and case reports in the field of pediatric dentistry.

Selected for initialjournal impact factor from 2023!
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/pediatric-dental-journal

Editor-in-chief

Associate Editors
Satoshi FUKUMOTO, Tohoku Univ,., Kyushu Univ., Japan
Kazuhiko NAKANO, Osaka Univ., Japan
Masato SAITOH, Health Sciences Univ. of Hokkaido, Japan

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Michiyo MATSUMOTO-NAKANO

Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Okayama Univ. Grad. Sch. of Med. Dent. Pharmacol.

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Yuko FUJITA, Kyushu Univ., Japan
Hiromi FUNAYAMA, Tsurumi Univ., Japan
Boyen HUANG, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
Hong-Keun HYUN, Seoul National Univ., Korea
Varangkanar JIRARATTANASOPHA, Mahidol Univ., Thailand
Hiroyuki KARIBE, The Nippon Dental Univ., Japan
Yoshihito KURASHIGE, Health Sciences Univ. of Hokkaido, Japan
Jae-Ho LEE, Yonsei Univ., Korea
Chieko MITSUHATA, Hiroshima Univ., Japan,Kazumasa MORIKAWA, Iwate Medical Univ., Japan
Shuhei NAKA, Okayama Univ., Japan
Ryota NOMURA, Hiroshima Univ., Japan
Siva Kumar NUVVULA, Narayan Dental College and Hospital, India
Hu SHIJIA, National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Takehiko SHIMIZU, Nihon Univ. Sch. of Dent. at Matsudo, JapanFarinawati YAZID, National Univ. of Malaysia, Malaysia
John Timothy WRIGHT, The Univ. of North Carifornia, USATop cited articles in the past 3 years (As of August 2022, by Scopus)
Early childhood caries
status and its associatedfactors among young
children in a rural area ofCambodia
Yu Kubota, ... Hiroshi Ogawa
April 2020

Evaluation of theeffectiveness of olive oilto prevent chemotherapy
induced oral mucositis:
A randomized controlled
clinical trial
Muaaz Alkhouli, ... Mazen
Alhaddad
December 2019

Teledentistry and its
applications in paediatricdentistry: A literature
review

Paediatric dental careduring and post-COVID-19
era: Changes andchallenges ahead

Harshita Sharma, ... Arathi Rao
December 2021

Weijia Luo, ... Harleen Kumar
April 2021

The clinical practice ofPediatric Dentistry postCOVID-19: The current
evidences

Novel Animated Visual
Facial Anxiety/Pain Rating
Scale-Its reliability andvalidity in assessing
dental pain/anxiety inchildren

Effect of aloe vera
mouthwash on dentalplaque and gingivitis
indices in children: A
randomized controlled
clinical trial

Madu Ghanashyam Prasad, ... G.
Puja Devi
August 2020

Doaa Mhd Adnan Alnouri, ...
Mohammad Moaffak A. AlSayed Hasan
April 2020

Sávio Carvalho Sales, ... Angela
Scarparo
April 2021

Using health belief model
to predict oral healthbehaviors in girl students:
A structural equation
modeling
Fatemeh Ashoori, ... Mozhgan SeifApril 2020

Regional branches

Kita-Nihon Branch (*519)
Director: Dr. Shima TOKI

Committee on Branch Relations*Numbers in parentheses indicate number ofregular members in each region as of August 2022.

Chubu Branch (*608)

Regular membership total: 4,526
Chair

Director: Dr. Masayuki SANO

Chu-Shikoku Branch (*395)
Director: Prof. Michiyo
MATSUMOTO-NAKANO

Niigata

Director: Dr. Miyuki HAMANOTokyoYokosuka

Osaka

Dr. Takanobu HARUKI

Kanto Branch (*1,781)

NagasakiKansai Branch (*653)
Director: Prof. Kazuhiko NAKANO

Kyushu Branch (*570)
Director: Dr. Yasuhiro SORADA

Future JSPD Congress
The 61st Congress

The 62nd Congress

The 63rd Congress

Date: May 18-19, 2023
Venue: Nagasaki

Date: May 16-17, 2024
Venue: Yokosuka

Date: May 18-19, 2025
Venue: Niigata

Congress President
Prof. Taku FUJIWARA
Acting Congress President
Prof. Satoshi FUKUMOTO

Congress President
Prof. Shigenari KIMOTO

Congress President
Prof. Haruaki HAYASAKI

Prof. Fujiwara passed away in April 2022, thus Prof.
Fukumoto will serve to organize the congress as
acting congress president.

Representative career path of pediatric dentists
DDS Course (6 years)
Basic Science

Clinical ScienceResident
Clinics

CommonAchievement Tests⬇
Student Dentist(1 year)

National Examination⬇
Dentist LicenseIn Japan, 29 Dental Universities:
11 National, 1 Public and 17 Private Universities

PhD Course (4 years)
Pediatric Dentist Specialists Accredited
by Japanese Dental Specialty Board- Career at least 5 years- Obtain required credits- Pass examination(basic and clinical sciences& case presentation)

Pediatric Dentist Specialists in Japan
Registered Dentists: 104,118 (82.5 per 100,000 populations)
Pediatric Dentist Specialists: 1,204 (1.2% of all dentists)(As of Dec. 31, 2020, by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Contact

Mr. Jun-ichiro TANAKA
Oral Health Association of Japan
1-43-9, Komagome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, 170-0003, JAPANTEL +81-3-3947-8891, FAX +81-3-3947-8891 E-mail: jspd@kokuhoken.or.jp