DOCTORAL THESIS. Young adults with extensive caries disease often have a high propensity for risk in terms of oral health. At the same time, with the right support and treatment, they can modify their unhealthy behaviors. A thesis at the University of Gothenburg describes the challenges involved in helping patients in this vulnerable category. In Sweden, oral health has improved markedly over the past few decades. Most people’s oral health…
The Institute of Odontology signed an exchange agreement with Tokyo Dental College
INTERNATIONALIZATION. Wednesday, October 12 was a wonderful day for our dental program, which entered into an exchange agreement with Tokyo Dental College in Japan. Hitoshi Yamamoto, professor and vice dean, signed the agreement for Tokyo Dental College, and Peter Lingström, professor and head of institute, signed on behalf of Sahlgrenska Academy. The delegation from Tokyo also included associate professor Yoichi Ishizuka, who has ongoing research collaboration with researchers at the…
Visionary professor of cariology would have turned 100 years old
HISTORY. We recognize Bo Krasse, who would have turned 100 on September 14, 2022. Bo Krasse was the first dean of what was known at the time as the Faculty of Odontology. He was a visionary and a successful caries researcher who made major contributions to the internationally significant research at the faculty. Bo Krasse became a professor of cariology and dean of the Faculty of Odontology in 1969, when…
Dentistry ranks high – Medicine and Nursing are rising
RANKING. The University of Gothenburg remains an international frontrunner in the subject of Dentistry. For two other subjects, Medicine and Nursing, GU has improved its ranking. These are a few of the results in this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject. The QS World University Rankings are among the world’s best-known rankings of higher education institutions (HEIs). Others are the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as…
Increased interest in becoming a dentist in Gothenburg
EDUCATION. Interest in training to become a dentist at the University of Gothenburg has increased greatly. Before the start of the spring semester, the number of applicants increased by 41 percent compared with the year before. The number indicating dentistry as their first choice also increased sharply. The increase is the largest in modern times for the dental program in Gothenburg. Peter Lingström, a professor of cariology, heads the Institute…