Professional Experience and Education
2017-2019 Director, Department of IDT, Sendai Aoba Clinic, Japan
2007-2016 Director, Department of Orthodontics, Sendai Aoba Clinic, Japan
2006-2019 Visiting Clinical Professor, Department of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, USA
1991-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
1989-1991 Instructor, Department of Orthodontics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
1973-1998 Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Japan
1981 DDSc, Tohoku University, Japan

Honors and Awards
2013 The Vasavi Memorial Oration, The Indian Orthodontic Conference
2011 The Northcroft Memorial Lecture, The British Orthodontic Conference
2007 The BF and Helen E Dewel Research Award, AJO-DO
2005 The World Champion Lecturer Representing The Central and Eastern Asia, The 6th International Orthodontic Congress

Research Interests
Temporary Anchorage Devices