Professional Experience and Education
2018-Present              Professor and Chair, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
2005-2018                  Associate Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
2002-2005                  Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
2000-2002                  Visiting Scholar, Ohio State University
1998-2000                  Instructor, Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
1998                            PhD, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
1993                            DDS, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Japan
 
Awards
2013               Best Paper Award, Japanese Society of Dental Materials and Devices
2015               Academic Award, Japanese Society of Dental Materials and Devices
 
Research Interests
Biomaterials