Organizing Committee Member
Dr. Toshihiro Ansai
Professor
Kyushu Dental University
Japan
Biography
Toshihiro Ansai graduated from Kyushu Dental University, Japan, in 1988, and completed a post-graduate course to earn a PhD (Public Health and Oral Health) in 1992 from the same university. From 1995-1996, he worked as a visiting professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, USA. Thereafter, he became a professor in the Div. of Community Oral Health Development, Kyushu Dental University, in 2011. Dr. Ansai has published more than 130 international papers to date, including epidemiological and clinical studies. Since 2017, he has been serving as chief editor of the Journal of Dental Heath (in Japanese).
Research Area
His research interests is on epidemiology, public health and oral health. His research is focused on health psychology, clinical epidemiology regarding association between oral and systemic health.