is a

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national university located in

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, Japan. Established in 1928, it was the first national school of dentistry in Japan. TMDU is one of top 9

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and selected as a Top Type university of

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by the Japanese government, and offers

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and graduate degrees in

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, dentistry, and related fields. The university ranked 217th in the world and 7th in Japan in 2010.

History

The university is originally rooted in which was associated with Tokyo Medical License Exam in 1899. The university was founded under the title of as the first national school of dentistry in Japan on October 12, 1928. The school received university status in 1944 as Tokyo Medical and Dental College. It was renamed to Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 1946. Separate Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dentistry were established in 1951, along with a research institute dedicated to materials, which was later expanded to the current Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering. In 2000, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences replaced the former Graduate School. In accordance with the ''National University Corporation Act'', the school became a

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in 2004.

Organization

Graduate Schools

* Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences * Graduate School of Health Care Sciences * Graduate School of Biomedical Science

Faculties and Colleges

* Faculty of Medicine, Medical department (medical school) *Faculty of Medicine, Health and Hygiene department (nursing school) * Faculty of Dentistry, Dental department (dental school) *Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Health department * College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Institutes and Research centers

* Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering * Medical Research Institute * Institute for Library and Media Information Technology * Center for Education Research in Medicine and Dentistry (joint) * Research Center for Medical and Dental Sciences (joint) * Center for Experimental Animal (joint) * International Exchange Center (joint) * Life Science and Bioethics Research Center (joint) * Center for Interprofessional Education (joint) * International Research Center for Molecular Science in Tooth and Bone Diseases ( Global COE Program)

University Hospitals

* University Hospital of Medicine (800 beds) * University Hospital of Dentistry (60 beds, 317 dental chair units)

International Exchange

Tokyo Medical and Dental University has over 200 international students, mainly from Asian countries. The university has university exchange and affiliation agreements with universities from over 25 other countries. Since 2002 the university has had an agreement with

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involving enhancement of TMDU's education programs. An exchange program between Faculty of Medicine and

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was launched in 2004. The faculty of dentistry has agreements with several schools in the US, UK, Australia and

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Campuses

Yushima Campus

Campus is the main campus located in

, close to Ochanomizu Station, which contains the main university hospital buildings and research facilities including the 126m-tall M&D tower. The campus is close to Yushima Tenjin, from which the university plum blossom symbol (five petals) was derived.

Surugadai Campus

Campus is also located close to Ochanomizu Station and houses the Medical Research Institute and Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering.

Kounodai Campus

The Kounodai Campus houses the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences where undergraduate students start their university studies, and International House dormitory. This campus is located in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, about 40 minutes from Yushima Campus by train.

Ranking

According to the

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data in 2010 the university ranked 217th in the world and 7th among all Japanese universities. In the

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in 2010, TMDU ranked number one in Asia in terms of paper citations.

References

External links

TMDU website (English)
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