title: Inaugural address by the new president of the Japan Prosthodontic Society--Promoting prosthetic dental practice as a contributor to society.
authors.affiliation: President, Japan Prosthodontic Society, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, 1-8, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Electronic address: yatani@dent.osaka-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yatani
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009313:National Health Programs; D024382:Professional Role; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012953:Societies, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*