Obtaining his bachelor’s degree in dentistry from the Nihon University in Japan in 1994, Dr Hiroshi Ogawa also holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health Dentistry from the University of Sydney in Australia. In addition, he earned his doctorate in Preventive Dentistry from the Niigata University in Japan. Dr Ogawa has been the Head and Professor at the Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, as well as holding various positions at the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2003.  He currently serves as the head of WHO Collaborating Centre for Translation of Oral Health Sciences, Niigata University and as a member of the WHO Clinical Consortium on Healthy Aging. Dr Ogawa has also been a member of the Public Health Committee at the World Dental Federation (FDI) since 2018.