Akiyoshi Funato

President and Founder of the 5-D Institute (Institute of Periodontics, Endodontics, Implantology, Microscopic Dentistry and Aesthetics) in Tokyo, Japan. Specialist in periodontics and implant surgery with focus on aesthetic zone implantology, immediate implant placement, and guided bone regeneration. Maintains private practice in Tokyo specializing in complex aesthetic and functional rehabilitation cases.

Over 35 years of clinical experience in periodontal plastic surgery, advanced bone augmentation techniques, and immediate implant therapy. Developer of the 4D and 5D concepts in aesthetic implant dentistry, integrating three-dimensional implant positioning with time (fourth dimension) and tissue biology considerations (fifth dimension). Pioneer in partial extraction therapy (PET), root submergence techniques, and Orthodontic Implant Site Development (OISD) approach. Known for predictable protocols in horizontal and vertical guided bone regeneration (GBR) using reservoir membrane pouch technique.

Vice President of the Osseointegration Study Club of Japan. Active Member of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), Academy of Osseointegration (AO), European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), and European Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry. Faculty member at Kanagawa Dental University, Japan. International lecturer presenting worldwide on immediate implantation protocols, total extraction therapy, aesthetic implant placement, and soft tissue management. Author of numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and contributor to multiple textbooks on implant dentistry and periodontics published by Quintessence and other major publishers.

DDS from Tokyo Dental College, Japan. Certificate in Periodontics and Implant Dentistry. Postgraduate training in the United States in advanced periodontal and implant surgery.