Established in 1928 as the first national school of dentistry in Japan, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) is now part of Japan’s national university system. It offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry and related fields. It has over 200 international students and exchange/affiliation agreements with universities from over 25 other countries. Since 2002 the university has an agreement with Harvard Medical School involving enhancement of TMDU’s education programs. Furthermore, an exchange program between its faculty of medicine and Imperial College London was launched in 2004. The faculty of dentistry has agreements with several schools in the US, UK, Australia and Canada.
