title: Oral medicine (stomatology) across the globe: birth, growth, and future.
abstract: Oral medicine (stomatology) is a recognized and increasingly important dental specialty in many parts of the world that recognizes and fosters the interplay between medical health and oral health. Its dental activities rely greatly on the underlying biology of disease and evidence-based outcomes. However, full recognition of the importance of oral medicine to patient care, research, and education is not yet totally universally acknowledged. To address these shortcomings, we outline the birth, growth, and future of oral medicine globally, and record identifiable past contributions to the development of the specialty, providing an accurate, unique, and valuable resource on oral medicine. Although it was challenging to gather the data, we present this information as a review that endeavors to summarize the salient points about oral medicine, based on MEDLINE, other internet searches, communication with oral medicine and stomatological societies across the world, the web page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dental_organizations, and discussions with a wide range of key senior persons in the specialty.
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Oral Health, General Health Co-Director; and UCL Emeritus Professor, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Crispian.scully@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Crispian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scully
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Pathology, Department of Stomatology II, UFI 11/25, University of the Basque Country/EHU, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose-Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Aguirre Urizar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine, University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine and University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Alajbeg
authors.affiliation: Professor de Patologia Oral, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP) Unicamp, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Oslei P D
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, Valencia University, Department of Stomatology, University General Hospital, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Vicente
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Bagan
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Health Sciences, College of Dentistry, Department of Oral Biology, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
authors.forename: Catalena
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Birek
authors.affiliation: Changjiang Scholars Program Endowed Professor (Ministry of Education, China), Chair Professor and Director of the Department of Oral Biology & Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, West China School of Stomatology; Director for the National "985 Projects" and Discipline Development; and Associate Dean for the Graduate School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qianming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Oncology, Head of the School of Dentistry, Director of the Oral Health Centre of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Camile S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Farah
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal; Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Figueirido
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Bengt
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hasséus
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, Oral Medicin/Odontologen, Göteborgs Universitet, Göteborgs, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jontell
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor, New York University Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology and Medicine Department, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: A Ross
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laskaris
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo Muzio
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Pathology, Health Care Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Adalberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mosqueda-Taylor
authors.affiliation: Past President, Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Member Advisory Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Public Health and Centre for Disease Control, The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.
authors.forename: Kikkeri S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Nagesh
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Nikitakis
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine; Co-Chair, Program in Head & Neck Cancer and Oral Oncology, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut Health, Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and The Milton Dance Head & Neck Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sciubba
authors.affiliation: Professor of Oral Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kobkan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thongprasom
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania.
authors.forename: Şerban
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Tovaru
authors.affiliation: Chief Dental Officer, Israeli Air Force Surgeon General Headquarters, Medical Corps, Israel Defense Forces, Tel Hashomer, Israel; and Faculty, Department of Oral Medicine, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zadik
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D019242:Oral Medicine / Q000639:trends*