About the Society
Japan Ozone Medical Society
The Japanese Society for Ozone Medicine was established with the aim of creating an environment for the use of ozone in medical treatment. We explore the potential of ozone in medical settings and promote its widespread use through research and information exchange. Our members are medical professionals, researchers, and supporting companies, and we aim to advance the use of ozone in medical treatment by sharing the latest knowledge.
Message from the Chairman
Launch of the Japanese Society for Ozone Therapy - Message from the New Chairman -
Chairman Oh Hourei
In 2010, the "Ozone Medical Research Society" was established by four people: Professor Shiba, Professor Emeritus of Showa University, Dr. Shunichi Okabe, a practicing physician in Tokyo, Dr. Gotaro Shiota, VMC, and myself. Since then, ozone research has progressed with many clinical and basic researchers and medical staff, and 14 years later, in 2024, it will transition to the "Japan Society for Ozone Medical Research."
Looking back at the past, there is a record that in 1923, a medical ozone generator was invented in the Department of Internal Medicine at Kyushu Imperial University, and ozone therapy by subcutaneous injection was started at the university's affiliated hospital. In 1938, an ozone department was established at Nihon University School of Medicine Hospital, and the momentum for the spread of ozone therapy increased. Up to now, ozone therapy has been used for arterial circulatory insufficiency, general immune activation, hepatitis, allergies, various infectious diseases, skin diseases, neuralgia, etc. Meanwhile, from around 1940, it was mainly used for the treatment of periodontal disease at Nihon University School of Dentistry Hospital. The conclusion of the clinical study here was that ozone, when applied under appropriate conditions, exerts strong bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects, as well as tissue activating effects, and is recognized to promote the healing of lesions, and also suggests the possibility of a remarkable healing effect on promoting wound healing.
However, from 1970 to 1984, many photochemical smog incidents were reported in Japan, and ozone was mistakenly believed to be an oxidant and the cause of air pollution. This led to rumors that ozone was harmful, and clinical research on ozone ceased for a long time. Time passed, and in the 1990s, ozone began to spread again in the medical world. In 2004, ozone gel was developed to compensate for the shortcoming of ozone water's half-life.
Currently, there are many opinions that ozone therapy is positioned as an alternative medicine outside the realm of regular medicine, and the use of ozone water in oral care is at the discretion of dentists. With this background, we would like to disseminate correct ozone knowledge and the latest research information from this society.
List of Directors
chairman
Oh Hourei
(Professor at Osaka Dental University)
▫️Permanent Director
Oh Hourei (Professor, Osaka Dental University)
Shinichiro Yoshimine (Director of Yoshimine Dental Clinic)
Hiroaki Tsukasaki (Director of Ookayama Tsukasaki Dental Clinic)
Hidetoshi Sudo (Director of Noah Dental Clinic)
Gotaro Shiota (Fellow, Mediplus Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)
Vice Chairman
Shinichiro Yoshimine
(Director, Yoshimine Dental Clinic)
▫️Director
Masahiko Wakumoto (Director of Wakumoto Dental Clinic)
Masaru Koike (Director of Koike Dental Clinic)
Hiroyuki Iijima (Director of Iijima Dental Clinic)
Katsumi Iida (Director of Iida Dental Clinic)
Mitsuharu Ueda (Director of Ueda Dental Clinic)
Akira Ijichi (Director of Ijichi Dental Clinic)
Yuki Saito (Director of Toda Sakura Dental Clinic)
Kentaro Yoshimura (Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biochemistry, Showa University)
▫️Auditor
Toshiyuki Arai