Founded in 1911, Osaka Dental University (O.D.U) is one of the three professional dental institutions initiated in the Meiji Era of Japan, and is also the first dental training institution in Western Japan. There are School of Dentistry (Dentistry), and Faculty of Health Science (Basic Dental Science and Dental Clinics).
In 1996, SMU (previously named The First Military Medical University) established an inter-collegiate cooperative relationship with O.D.U to carry out academic exchanges and joint research. Since 2010, student exchange programs have been launched, benefiting numerous students majoring in stomatology.
