International Oral Health Symposium 2022

• 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.