John K. KAKU DDS, MSD
EDUCATION:
DDS degree - Tokyo Dental College, 1989
Residency-
University of California, San Francisco, 1990
Certificate of Orthodontics - Boston University, 1993
MSD degree -
Boston University, 1993
CURRENT TITLE & CREDENTIALS:
June 13, 1964 Tokyo, JAPAN
Private Practice (SuperSmile International Orthodontic Office) (1994 - present)
Instructor, Japanese Academy of Non-Extraction Orthodontics (1994 - present)
Fellow, American Association of Orthodontists (1990 - present)
Fellow, Japan Orthodontic Society (1989 - present)
Fellow, Japan Association of Adult Orthodontics (1994 - present) Clinical Consultant, TP Orthodontics (1994 - 2014)
Clinical Consultant, Henry Schein Orthodontics (2014 - present) Clinical Consultant, Align Technology (2015 - present)
Dr. Kaku completed his residency program at the University of California, San Francisco in 1990. He obtained his Orthodontic Certificate and MSD degree from Boston University in 1993.
Dr. Kaku is an instructor at the Japanese Academy of Non- Extraction Orthodontics and is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, Japanese Orthodontic Society, and the Japanese Association of Adult Orthodontics.
Dr. Kaku won the Joseph E. Johnson Table Clinic Award for Non- extraction treatment in the Asian face using the Coordinated Arch Development Technique at the 102nd Annual Session of American Association of Orthodontist in Philadelphia, 2002.
Dr. Kaku has published over 40 articles, textbooks and lectured worldwide. He currently maintains a Private Practice in Shibuya Tokyo.
Expanding Horizons of MOO (Molar Oriented Orthodontics) technique with TADs
Technology of ortho device and appliance are improving in recent years, and I think case reports by premolar non-extraction treatment are increasing, It’s possible to treat any case without changing treatment goal using Molar Oriented Orthodontics technique, even if new ortho device and appliance release. In this time, we will share our clinical case and philosophy.