International Oral Health Symposium 2022
Welcome to the International Oral Health Symposium on Innovation, Strategy, and Future Perspectives, June 7-8, 2022. As one of the joint activities within the collaboration between Karolinska Institutet and the National Dental Centre of Singapore, this online symposium is hosted by Karolinska Institutet and co-organized with National Dental Centre Singapore, Tohoku University, Nanyang Technological University, The University of Hong Kong and University of Melbourne.

Key Topics
Key topics of this symposium are:
- Global Oral Health and Oral Health Policies
- Oral health education and training
- Precision Medicine /Dentistry and Oral Microbiome
- Digital Transformation in Oral Health
- Tissue Engineering
Information about the Agenda
This symposium stems from a collaborative platform for oral health research and development between KI and oral health research institutes in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and Japan. The objective is to share research, innovation and development in the field of oral health and foster collaborations, staff exchanges and co-supervision of research students. Confirmed chairs and plenary speakers include: Professor Marco Peres and A/Prof Karen Peres, Professor Björn Klinge, Professor Wai Keung Leung, Dr. Samantha Byrne, Dr Karin Garming Legert, Prof. Guang Hong and many more distinguished experts.
To make the most of symposium for the participating institutes in Europe, Asia and Australia, the scientific presentations will take place digitally during 2 half-days to accommodate the time-zones.
Participating speakers
Read more about the speakers and their abstracts here: Speakers Day 1 and Speakers Day 2
Digital Poster Session
Welcome to the digital poster session within the International Oral Health Symposium 2022. The digital posters are not longer published online.
Registration
On the link below you can register for the symposium and the breakout sessions. Please note that registration is required.
Agenda
Please note that minor changes might occur.
Pre Symposium Programme hosted by National Dental Centre of Singapore, June 7
8:30am (CEST, Stockholm), 2:30pm (Singapore/HongKong), 3:30pm (Japan), 4:30pm (Melbourne, Australia)
- Signing ceremony of collaborative agreement between NDCS, A*STAR, Osteopore
More information and links will be provided.
- Welcome by Professor Anders Gustafsson, Vice President of Karolinska Institutet, Professor Bodil Lund, Head of Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet.
- Welcome and speech by Guest of Honour.
Session chair: Professor Marco Peres, National Dental Centre of Singapore
- A/Prof Karen Peres, National Dental Centre of Singapore. Oral health over the life course: disseminating and implementing evidence through a Global Consortium of Birth Cohort Studies.
- Professor Björn Klinge, Karolinska Institutet. Oral health and systemic co-morbidities a global health concern
- Panel discussion with Q&A: Dr. Kenji Takeuchi, Tohoku University, Professor Edward Lo, University of Hong Kong and Dr. Ankur Singh, University of Melbourne
Session chair: Professor Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet.
- The Road to Great Success in Government-Industry-Academia Collaboration - Mr. Futoshi Fusejima, GC Corporation
- Q&A
Transition to parallel breakout rooms.
1) Tissue Engineering, Session Chair: Clinical A. Professor Goh Bee Tin
- Professor Alastair Sloan, University of Melbourne. Tissue Engineering / Repair Strategies for the Dentine/Pulp Complex: Bioactive Matrices
- Professor Chengfei Zhang, University of Hong Kong. Pre-vascularization and Vascular Maturation in Dental Pulp Regeneration
- Dr. Venkata Suresh V, Tohoku University. Development of bone tissue engineering technology using immature osteoblasts and three dimensional polymer scaffold
- Q&A
2) Precision Medicine, Oral Health & Microbiome, Session Chair: Professor Lijian Jin
- Professor Stuart Dashper, University of Melbourne. Predicting Early Childhood Caries
- Dr. Jumpei Washio, Tohoku University. Oral microbiome metabolites: key factors involved in both oral and systemic health
- Dr. Catherine Butler, University of Melbourne. Microbiome profiles of non-responding and responding paired periodontitis sites following non-surgical treatment
- Q&A
1) Tissue Engineering, Session Chair: Professor Teoh Swee Hin
- Professor Dietmar W Hutmacher, Queensland University of Technology
- Professor Kamal Mustafa, University of Bergen. From bench to chairside: Stem cells in bone augmentation
- Dr. Shigeki Suzuki, Tohoku University. Epigenetic reprogramming of odontoblasts for regenerative medicine: loss of IκBζ drives dentin formation via altered H3K4me3 status
- Q&A
2) Precision Medicine, Oral Health & Microbiome, Session Chair: Professor Lijian Jin
- Dr. Jaya Seneviratne, National Dental Centre of Singapore. Oral Microbiome-systemic Link: Current Limitations and Future Artificial Intelligence-based Approaches
- Professor Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet. Immune sensing of oral microbiota: implications in health and disease
- Professor Chun Hung Chu, University of Hong Kong. Silver diamine fluoride: an WHO essential medicine
- Q&A
Session chair: Professor Wai Keung Leung, University of Hong Kong
- Dr. Samantha Byrne, University of Melbourne. From Necessity to Opportunity: Creativity as a Framework for Innovation in Dental Education
- Dr. Karin Garming Legert, Karolinska Institutet. The new dental curriculum at Karolinska Institutet and experiences of adaptation to Covid-19
- Panel discussion with Q&A: Professor Gary Cheung, University of Hong Kong, Dr. Gen Mayanagi, Tohoku University and Professor Bodil Lund Karolinska Institutet.
Session chair: Professor Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet.
- Pia Skott, Swedish Public Dental Care in Region Stockholm (FTV, Stockholm). Bridging the gap between research and dental practice in Public Dental Services, Stockholm (Folktandvården Stockholm).
- Q&A
Transition to Poster Viewing Session.
Host: Dr. Charles Lau, National Dental Centre of Singapore and Professor May Wong, University of Hong Kong.
- Asso. Prof. Rachael Sugars, Karolinska Institutet. Oral mucosa histological topological mapping using a machine learning graph neural network pipeline
- Dr. Katie Healy, Karolinska Institutet. Salivary SARS-CoV-2 antibodies indicate successful COVID-19 vaccination in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals
- Haruka Sasaki, Tohoku University. Melatonin potentiates airway smooth muscle contraction and impedes β-adrenoceptor agonist-induced airway relaxation
- Trishnika Chakraborty, University of Groningen. Psychological Distress during COVID-19 Lockdown among Dental Students and Practitioners in India
- Khaled Almanei, Karolinska Institutet. Clinical microbial identification of oral infections by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry- A 11-year assessment at population level
- Luo Youran, Tohoku University. A Chemical Compound SP600125 Enhances Neuritogenesis induced by Temperature-Controlled Repeated Thermal Stimulation in PC12-P1F1 Cells
Transition to parallel breakout rooms.
1) Early Career Investigator Awards, Session Chair: Dr. Limraksasin Phoonsuk, Tohoku University
- Leanne Teoh, University of Melbourne. Drugs4dent and education to improve dental antibiotic prescribing: a pilot intervention study
- Dr. Xuan Li, University of Hong Kong. A glutathione-responsive silica-based nanosystem for precisely modulating immuno-inflammatory responses
- Ms. Xin-die He, Tohoku University.Titanium nanotopography induces osteocyte lacunar-canalicular networks to promote osseointegration
- Dr. Liu Yuchun, National Dental Centre Singapore. CannuSlide, a Novel High Volume Evacuator for Capturing Aerosols & Splatters During Aerosol-Generating Procedures
- Mr. Jacob Holmer, Karolinska Institutet. Severe tooth loss and incident dementia in a Swedish population-based cohort.
2) Digital Transformation in Oral Health, Session Chair: Professor Guang Hong, Tohoku University
- Dr. James Tsoi, University of Hong Kong. Smart biomimetic design of dental crown with 3D-DCGAN
- Dr. Kuniyuki Izumita, Tohoku University. Development of Artificial Intelligence Applications to Detect Periodontal Disease, Temporomandibular Disorders, and Oral Cancer
- Q&A
1) Digital Transformation in Oral Health, Session Chair: Professor Guang Hong, Tohoku University
- Asst. Professor Yu Na, National Dental Center Singapore. Automation and Digital Workflow: The Key to Unlock Denture Service in Aging Population
- Professor Reinhilde Jacobs, Karolinska Institutet. The art of artificial scanning and planning
- Dr. Mihiri Silva, University of Melbourne. Can learning health systems improve dental health?
- Q&A
2) Emerging Oral Health Challenges, Session Chair: Assoc Professor Kåre Buhlin, Karolinska Institutet
- Professor Colman McGrath, University of Hong Kong. Successful Ageing and Oral Health
- Professor Georgios Belibasakis, Karolinska Institutet. Emerging challenges in utilizing the oral microbiome in personalized dentistry
- Asst. Professor Song Juha, Nanyang Technological University. Development of a robot-assisted dental care system: Building fundamentals for autonomous toothbrushing with in vitro dental models
- Q&A
Prize ceremony for the Early Career Investigator Award winner and concluding remarks.

The Organizing Committee
This symposium is hosted by Karolinska Institutet. Members in the organizing committee are:
- Professor Margaret Sällberg Chen, Karolinska Institutet
- Clin Assoc Professor Goh Bee Tin, National Dental Centre Singapore
- Professor Guang Hong, Tohoku University
- Professor Teoh Swee Hin and Asst Professor Song Juha, Nanyang Technological University
- Professor Jin Lijian, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
- Dr. Ankur Singh, Melbourne Dental School, University of Melbourne
Scientific Board
- Karolinska Institutet: Associate Professor Agneta Karsten, KI and Associate professor Kåre Buhlin, KI
- Tohoku University: Associate Professor Takashi NAKAMURA and Associate Professor Masahiro YAMADA
- National Dental Centre Singapore: A/Professor Karen Peres and Cl A/Professor Christina Sim
- Nanyang Technological University: Asst Professor Song Juha and A/Professor Domenico Campolo
- The University of Hong Kong: Professor Chengfei Zhang and Professor Chun Hung Chu
- University of Melbourne: Dr. Wenyi Li and Dr. Rachael Moses
Local Organizing Committee Members
- Niels Ganzer, Abhishek Kumar, Michal Jacek Sobkowiak, Hajer Jasim, Pernilla Witte and Johanna Ackemar.