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DIRECTOR
Message from the Chairman
Message from the Chairman
Chairman of Medical Corporation Meitokukai
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
In 10, he became a professor of oral diagnostics at the Tohoku University School of Dentistry.
He has previously served as Director of the Tohoku University School of Dentistry Hospital, Dean of the Tohoku University School of Dentistry, Dean of the Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, and Chairman of the Japanese Society of Oral Diagnosis.
His treatment techniques, based on years of research, have been widely reported on television and in newspapers.
Since opening Matsumura Dental Clinic in Niitsu City, Niigata Prefecture in 1981 (Showa 56), Tokushinkai Group has provided the best possible treatment environment and detailed attention to each patient. Our clinic is structured to provide dental care tailored to the needs of our patients, from general dentistry to the latest advanced medical treatments. All of our staff will do their best to provide medical care, so we ask for your continued support.
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Affiliation and Qualifications
- Graduated from Tohoku University School of Dentistry (1979)
- Professor, Tohoku University School of Dentistry (1998)
- Director of Tohoku University Dental Hospital (2002)
- Dean of the Graduate School of Dentistry and Faculty of Dentistry, Tohoku University (2008)
- Vice Director of Tohoku University Hospital (2012)
- Chairman of the Japanese Society of Oral Diagnosis (2012)
Career
- Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
- Japanese Society of Oral Diagnosis, Supervising Doctor, Specialist, Auditor
- Japanese Society of Dental Radiology, Supervisor, Specialist, Honorary Member
- Japanese Society of Trauma Dentistry, Instructor, Specialist, Honorary Member
- Honorary Member of the Japanese Stomatological Society
- Honorary Member of the Japanese Academy of Conservative Dentistry
Media reports on taste disorders and dry mouth
Newspapers and magazines
- Yomiuri Shimbun "My sense of taste is strange, why?" August 2019, 8
- Yomiuri Shimbun "Health Column: Body Questions: Dashi promotes saliva secretion" December 2018, 12
- Mainichi Shimbun "What are the measures to improve taste disorders?" July 2018, 7
- Makino Publishing Mook "The No. 1 self-defeating therapy for aspiration pneumonia" October 2017, 10
- Kahoku Shimpo "Oral Health Tips" October 2017, 10
- Weekly Post "More about Taste Disorders" October 2017, 10
- Weekly Post "Taste disorder makes the rest of my life hell" October 2017, 10
- Kahoku Shimpo "Explaining the relationship between taste, saliva, and umami components" September 2017, 9
- Kahoku Shimpo "Taste disorders spreading among young people" May 2017, 5
- Fukushima Minpo "Beware of taste disorders: Preventing dry mouth is important" February 2017, 2
- Miyazaki Nichi Nichi Shimbun, "Prevent taste disorders by eating properly - many elderly people are unaware of it," February 2017, 2
- Yamagata Shimbun, "Beware of taste disorders: They may be a sign of a serious illness," January 2017, 1
- Ehime Shimbun, "Beware of taste disorders in winter: Chew well and use enough saliva," January 2017, 1
- Nagasaki Shimbun, "Taste disorders increase as the weather gets colder, some cases hide serious illnesses," January 2017, 1
- Okinawa Times "Beware of taste disorders: Chew your food thoroughly" January 2017, 1
- Ryukyu Shimpo "Taste disorders may be a serious illness behind them" January 2017, 1
- Chubu Keizai Shimbun "When it gets cold, your mouth dries out. Be careful of taste disorders" January 2017, 1
- To-o Nippo Newspaper, "Beware of taste disorders in winter: Heating causes dry mouth and reduced saliva," January 2017, 1
- Shimotsuke Shimbun, "Beware of taste disorders, as they may lead to serious illnesses," January 2017, 1
- Iwate Nippo Newspaper, "Taste disorders common in winter. Dryness reduces saliva production/chew well on a regular basis," January 2017, 1
- Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun, "Changes in taste: Caution required: Decreased saliva and brain damage..." January 2017, 1
- Kahoku Shimpo "Dry mouth improves with umami taste" August 2015, 8
- THE ECONOMIST “The tastemakers Researchers are still chasing the nature, and the number, of basic tastes” January 2015, 1
- THE INDEPENDENT "Losing appetite as you age? Try adding umami flavor to restore the 'joy of taste" February 2015, 2
- Weekly Gendai "Don't miss the signs: Reverse disease encyclopedia: Dry mouth (xerostomia)" February 2016, 2
- Nihon Keizai Shimbun "Dry mouth increases among the elderly" September 2015, 9
- Nikkei Health "Dry mouth improves with the umami of kelp and other foods" September 2014, 9
- Asahi Shimbun, "The secret to staying healthy: Weakened kelp tea is effective for dry mouth, which can also cause taste disorders and bad breath," November 2013, 11
- Living Sendai "Dry mouth?!" August 2013, 8
- Nikkei Health "The power of umami, now being used in the medical field: Dry mouth can be improved with the umami of kelp and other foods" Published June 2013, 6
tv set
- NHK General TV Close-up Gendai "Insensitivity to the 6th taste, 'fat', leads to lifestyle-related diseases!" June 2019, 6
- NHK General TV Gatten! "Boost your immunity and prevent bad breath! Full-throttle saliva power special" July 2018, 7
- NHK General TV: The new common sense of beauty and youth? Secrets of the body "Explaining the importance of taste" October 2017, 10
- NHK BS Premium "New Common Sense for Beauty and Youth: Secrets of the Body" April 2017, 4
- TV Asahi Good Morning "Sudden increase in cases of 'taste disorders' in winter" January 2017, 1
- Iwate Menkoi TV November 2016, 11
- BBC News "Umami taste buds important for overall health" January 2015, 1
- NHK Sendai Teremasamune November 2016, 11
- NHK News Shibu 2016 October 10, 24
- Morning Bird, TV Asahi "Dry mouth can be life-threatening..." December 2013, 12
- NHK Asaichi "Taste - Treating dry mouth using saliva reflex" March 2013, 3
- NHK Close-up Gendai "Umami will rule the world!?" February 2013, 2
