2023 Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 123-125
I have made recommendations regarding the problems currently faced by the Japan Society of Stomato-Pharyngology and how to solve them. The society deals with a large number of fields in addition to inflammatory and neoplastic diseases, and some of the fields overlap with those of dentistry and oral surgery, which are borderline fields. The number of otorhinolaryngologists is about 1/10 of dentists. This has resulted in a chronic shortage of members. I’ll propose coexistence with other departments and methods of holding academic conferences.
The next social problem is the super-aging society. The population is already in decline, and the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the decline in the number of births. The time may no longer be ripe for relying on traditional outpatient and inpatient forms of medical care. Fortunately, online medical services are expanding, and I’ll propose the active use of online medical services.
