Our organization aims to share academic research and sponsor educational activities in the field of oral pathology among the public as a contribution to the promotion of public medical and welfare services. Oral pathology is a specialty aimed at the analysis of the etiologies, pathogenesis, and pathology of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions; and this specialty shares with the public a wide range of research results that can lead to the development of new approaches to diagnosis and therapy. We also provide the histopathologic diagnosis (final definite diagnosis) of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions as a routine service and an important contribution that relates directly to the treatment of these diseases.
The origin of the Society can be traced back to the slide conference on oral pathology in Gifu in 1978, organized by the Japanese Association for Oral Biology. This slide conference was the first meeting where many oral pathologists in Japan came together to present and discuss difficult cases for pathological diagnosis and rare cases. Subsequent slide conferences on oral pathology were held at meetings of the Japanese Association for Oral Biology. In 1990, we held the first independent annual scientific meeting of oral pathology joining the 5th congress of the International Association of Oral Pathologists in Tokyo. We had subsequent annual meetings as the Japanese Association of Oral Pathologists until 1994, when the 5th meeting was held. Since the 6th meeting in 1995, we have held scientific meetings and annual meetings as the Japanese Society for Oral Pathology.
In Japan, laboratories have been generally established in the context of the recognition of oral pathology as a branch of basic dentistry, whereas oral pathology is regarded as a branch of clinical dentistry in Western countries. The late Professor Tetsuo Ishiki, one of the founders of the Japanese Society for Oral Pathology, said in the first issue of [i]Oral Medicine & Pathology[/i] (1996), “The background of the foundation of the Japanese Society for Oral Pathology was that oral pathology could provide a contribution to clinical dentistry and clinical dental services, as well as basic dentistry and oral biology.â€
In 1999, the achievements of the development of the hardware aspects of the Society were made in succession under the leadership of Hirotsugu Yamamoto, the past-president of the Japanese Society for Oral Pathology, including the achievement of non-profit corporation status and the affiliation with the Japanese Association for Dental Science as a specialized organization. When joining the Japanese Association for Dental Science, as one of specialized organizations, we made a new start as the Japanese Society of Oral Pathology (when the word “clinical†was added to the name of the society in Japanese).
23rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Oral PathologyAs shown in our website, we now promote a wide range of projects, including the annual scientific meetings, educational seminars, journals, cooperation among four oral societies (the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Japanese Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Japanese Academy of Maxillofacial Implants, and Japanese Society of Oral Pathology), and international cooperation with the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the Asian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology.
We would like to develop educational and academic research activities in the field of oral pathology with the significance of pathological diagnosis and increased involvement in clinical dentistry and clinical dental services in mind to contribute to the health maintenance of the people. Your continued understanding and support of oral pathology and the Society are greatly appreciated.
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