Greeting from the President
I am Hiroyuki Harada, the 16th President of the Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons(JSOMS). I have learned a lot during my eight years as a executive director. The Society was established in 1933. As we approach our 100th anniversary, I would like to contribute to the further development of the JSOMS.
The goals set by former President Ikebe by the 100th anniversary of the Society’s founding are: 1) maintaining the number of members at 11,000, 2) increasing the number of specialists to 2,800, 3) training the next generation of young oral surgeons, 4) correcting regional disparities in the number of oral surgeons, 5) maintaining an international presence, and 6) improving the impact factor of Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, Pathology (JOMSMP). We must inherit these issues and continue to improve and resolve them. In addition to these, I would like to aim for 7) increasing in the number of papers published in the Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and 8) raising awareness of hospital dentistry. None of the above goals can be achieved by ourselves, and we need the cooperation of all our members. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
As a public interest incorporated association, we must carry out activities that promote the interests of many patients and people through the promotion of academic and scientific research. In order to make people happy, we must first establish a solid foundation for our members themselves. We would like to gather a wide range of opinions from our members, and respond to them accordingly.