Health education is a systematic process that provides people with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to take charge of their own health and the health of those around them, enabling them to lead healthy lives. This field encompasses research, education, and field activities that take place in various settings such as homes, communities, schools, workplaces, and hospitals. It focuses on a range of topics, including the relationship between dental and oral health and lifestyle habits. Additionally, we are working on developing effective educational methods in the field of dental hygiene.

1) Research on oral health behabior
2) Research on oral health management
3) Research on interprofessional education and work
4) Research and development of education methods in dental hygienists education

Oral health care education is special field of study which deals with establishment of theoretid and skill for health promotion to contribute to the development of the health. Educational objects of Oral health care education in the graduate course is to foster human resources who will be able to implement health promotion program in collaboration with other career or residents in many fields.

The program aims to promote people's health by providing education that cultivates practical skills in health education. It teaches theories and techniques for comprehensively understanding the state of oral health, creating a healthy environment, and maintaining and promoting mental and physical health. The objective of the program is to develop the attitude, knowledge, and skills needed to work with people and to build trusting relationships with patients, residents, and others by improving communication skills.

In the graduate school, students conduct research on health education and develop the ability to promote people's health by developing practices based on scientific evidence.

Some of the subjects that the program covers include General Dental Hygiene, Oral Health and Profession, Oral Disease Prevention, Clinical Experience, Fundamentals of Health Education, Planning and Practice of Health Education, Clinical Experience Practicum, Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene Process, Specialized Exercise of Dental Hygiene Process, Introduction to Team Medicine, Fundamentals of Team Medicine, Practice of Team Medicine, Oral Function Management Practicum, Dental Hygiene Practicum, Clinical Dental Hygiene Practicum, Clinical and Clinical Applied Practice in Dental Hygiene, Graduation Research, Oral Health Externship, Health Behavioral Sciences, Dental Health Research, Foundations of Consultation Assistance and the Professions, Clinical Oral Health Applications, Mixed Seminar in Dentistry, and Oral Health and Welfare Studies.

In order to prevent any complications that may arise after a surgery that requires general anesthesia, we take measures to maintain and improve oral hygiene before the surgery. We also check for any oral problems that may occur after the surgery. In addition to this, we work proactively to detect and intervene in any oral problems that may arise due to systemic medical treatment, before and early in the treatment period. During hospitalization, if any oral problems arise or if eating functions deteriorate, we will respond promptly as needed. We will collaborate with various departments and nursing staff across the hospital to promote oral care, leveraging the unique features of Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital.

Dental hygienists play a vital role in helping patients maintain their oral and overall health throughout their lifetime.