2025 Entrance Ceremony Held

　The 77th entrance ceremony for Kyushu Dental University and the 60th entrance ceremony for the Graduate School were held on Thursday, April 3, 2025.

　Blessed with fine weather and with the cherry blossoms in full bloom, 95 new students enrolled in the School of Dentistry, 25 in the Department of Oral Health, and 23 in the Graduate School.

In his address at the ceremony, President Awano stated, "Our university has a great responsibility to train dentists and dental hygienists, who are dental healthcare professionals, and to continuously produce them for society. Both dentistry and dental hygiene are extremely rewarding professions with significant social importance, and I sincerely hope that all new students will approach their university life with a positive attitude toward their future goals."

　Next, after congratulatory speeches were given by Vice Governor Ikushima, representing Governor Hattori of Fukuoka Prefecture, and by Vice Chairman Takahashi of the Education Committee, representing Chairman Kohara of the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly, Haruna Shimogaki (Department of Dentistry) and Yoshiko Utsumi (Department of Oral Health) representing the undergraduate students, and Misaki Matsuo (Graduate School of Dentistry) representing the graduate students, pledged, "We will strictly abide by the school regulations and strive every day."