Faculty Reiko Sakashita, RN, Ph.D. Nursing Physiology and Anatomy, Associate Professor Tel/FAX (078)925-9416 Teaching Nursing Physiology and Anatomy (Undergraduate and Graduate Courses) Research Oral health promotion, Masticatory development in childfood Current Research Studies [Selected Recent Publications] ･Selection of reference foods for a scale of standards for use in assessing the transitional process. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 57: 803-809, 2003. ･Can oral health promotion help develop occlusion? Orthodontic Waves, 61: 426-434, 2002. ･Studies on transitional process from milk to solid food in infants. Kumamoto Journal of maternal health 4: 51-59, 2001 ･Effect of chewing type nipple to growth of jaw bones: Evidence from size of arch length discrepancy.,Orthodontic Waves,57, 403-408,1998. ･Electromyographic evidence for sufficient and insufficient developmental space in juvenile jaws.,Orthodontic Waves,57, 409-416,1998. ･Comparative study of tooth-to denture-base discrepancy and dental caries in Japanese, British and Chinese skeletal remains.,Anthrop. Sci.,106Suppl.,67-84,1998. ･Diet and discrepancy between tooth and jaw size in the Yin-Shang period of China. Am.J. Phy. Anthrop.,103, 487-506,1997. ･Masseter muscle activity in bottle feeding with chewing type bottle teat. ,Early Hum. Dev.,45, 83-92,1996. [Academic Activity] Fellow of The Royal Society of Medicine Life member of American Physical Anthropology Member of International Union for Health Promotion and Education Member of International Association of Dental Research [ close ]