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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.

Implantologist, periodontist, and interdisciplinary treatment planning specialist in private practice in Tokyo; Member of the 5-D Institute — the multidisciplinary Tokyo-based continuing education and clinical centre founded by Dr. Akiyoshi Funato, integrating Periodontics, Endodontics, Implantology, Microscopic Dentistry, and Aesthetics (the five disciplines of the 5-D system) into a unified clinical decision-making framework.

Japan's leading specialist in the development of protocols combining implantological and orthodontic treatment — specifically Orthodontic Implant Site Development (OISD): the systematic use of orthodontic tooth movement to modify alveolar ridge morphology, create implant sites, and optimize bone volume and soft tissue architecture before implant placement. Faculty at the OHI-S Congress of Aesthetic Dentistry and Implantology in Kyoto alongside Akiyoshi Funato and Junji Tagami.

DDS; specialist postgraduate training in periodontology and implantology — Japan.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and former Vice President of Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU); Director of the Advanced Dental Center, Aoyama Quartz Dental Clinic (Tokyo); Visiting Professor — Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) and University of Indonesia.

One of the world's most prolific and cited researchers in adhesive dentistry and cariology — with more than 500 peer-reviewed international publications and over 200 Japanese journal articles, encompassing dentin bonding mechanisms, self-etching adhesive systems, caries prevention, and the optical and mechanical properties of tooth-colored restorative systems. PhD mentorship lineage traces directly to Prof. Takao Fusayama — inventor of the acid-etching technique — and includes formative research collaboration with Prof. David Pashley (Augusta University) in 1987–1988. IADR Distinguished Scientist Award — Wilmer Souder Award (2017), the highest individual research recognition of the International Association for Dental Research. Honorary Degrees from King's College London and Mahidol University (Thailand). President's Award, Japanese Association of Dental Science.

DDS (1980) and PhD (1984) — Tokyo Medical and Dental University. First Honorary Member, International Academy of Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD, 2015).