Developing a Framework for the Global Dentist Initiative Program to Promote the Globalization of Dentistry in Japan

• Project/Area Number: 17K12049
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: The University of Tokushima
• Principal Investigator: RODIS Omar 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部(歯学域), 講師 (50457199)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 吉田 登志子 岡山大学, 医歯薬学総合研究科, 助教 (10304320) ; 河野 文昭 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部(歯学域), 教授 (60195120) ; 松香 芳三 徳島大学, 大学院医歯薬学研究部(歯学域), 教授 (90243477) ; KALUBI BUKASA 大阪大学, 医学系研究科, 特任准教授(常勤) (90448340)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: Dental education / Dental English / Dental licensure exam / Global dentist / Dental Licensure / Dental Licensure Exam / 歯科教育 / 歯科英語 / 歯科医師国家試験 / Dental Education / Globalization / Global Dentist

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Future Japanese dentists should be ready to face challenges brought about by globalization. Competitiveness among the professions has become tight and this is true for professions not just in Japan but around the world. This grant addressed this concern through a discussion forum of representatives from Japan's 29 dental schools. A consensus was made which consisted of motivating Japanese dental students towards a global mind and standardizing the Japanese National Dental Board Examination according to global standards while maintaining the highest Japanese standards.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究結果は、歯学部学生に役立つコースを設立するプログラムの実施が含まれます。世界的に有能である歯科医師の要請を可能にします。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The implementation of the Japanese Dental English core curriculum: active learning based on peer-teaching and learning activities (2019)
  • Author(s): Omar M. M. Rodis and Rozzano C. Locsin
  • Journal Title: BMC Medical Education Volume: 19:256 Pages: 1-7
  • DOI: 10.1186/s12909-019-1675-y
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Implementing the Japanese Dental English Core Curriculum: Enhancing Cultural Competency through Prepared and Impromptu Role Play Activities (2020)
  • Author(s): Omar Rodis
  • Organizer: International Academic Forum International Conference on Education
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Implementing the Japanese Dental English Core Curriculum: Enhancing Cultural Competency through Prepared and Impromptu Role Play Activities (2020)
  • Author(s): Omar M. M. Rodis
  • Organizer: The IAFOR International Conference on Education
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Educating Future Health Care Professionals through Japan's 8020 Program (2019)
  • Author(s): Omar Rodis
  • Organizer: Seminar on Interdisciplinary Education in Nursing and Oral Health Care of the Elderly
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 国際的な歯科医師養成を目標とした歯科英語教育早期導入のためのフレームワーク開発 (2017)
  • Author(s): RODIS Omar, KAWANO Fumiaki, MATSUKA Yoshizo, YOSHIDA Toshiko, OKA Hiroko
  • Organizer: 第３６回日本歯科医学教育学会総会および学術大会
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] 歯科学生のための医学英語 (2020)
  • Author(s): Neil Patel、影山幾男、羽村 章、壬生正博、御代田 駿、向井 正太、横山 知美、吉田登志子、竜 立雄、Asiri Jayawardena、David Kipler、James Hobbs、Rodis Marianito Maningo Omar
  • Total Pages: 131
  • Publisher: 学建書院
  • ISBN: 9784762407048