
The 5th annual meeting, May 19-21, 2015
The meeting was held in San Francisco

Our venue, the Marine's Memorial Club & Hotel, is located close to the Union Square in the middle of downtown, with cable cars running up and down the hilly city of San Francisco.

The venue: Marine's Memorial Club

At the Council meeting before the conference
Front from left : Hidetoshi Shirai, Kazumi Ikeda, Satoshi Adachi
In the back: James Sieberth, Emanuel Wasserman, Ted Freeland

Emanuel Wasserman (left) and the commentator for Dr. Iwasaki's lecture, David Hatcher (right), catching up. Long time no see!

David Hatcher (left) and Dr. Iwasaki's research partner, Dr. Nickel (right), conversing before the meeting.

Kazumi Ikeda (left) and David Hatcher (right)
Thank you for coming, David!

The conference room with beautiful architectural details

The meeting is about to start!

Emanuel Wasserman giving the Opening remark and introducing our guest lecturer, Dr. Laura Iwasaki

Dr. Laura Iwasaki's lecture is about to start!
Title: Joules, Genes, and Behaviors: Progress in studies to assess TMJD diagnostic group differences

David Hatcher (left) and Claudia Aichinger (right) captivated by Dr. Iwasaki's lecture

Members focused on the lecture
Front from left, Masaru Sakai and David

Ricardo Erosa

David Hatcher asking Dr. Laura Iwasaki a question

Dr. Iwasaki thoroughly answering members' questions

During a break: Dr. Iwasaki listening to Kazumi showing some cases on his laptop

Behind the scenes: "our ears and voice"
One of the two interpreters from Japan Sanae Iwakami

Tania Olguin, an interpreter from Mexico
Thank you for your support!

Time for the second half of Dr. Iwasaki's lecture

Don Linck asking a question

Another question by Ted Freeland

Dr. Iwasaki (right) after her lecture and Manny (left) acknowledging her hard work and thanking her for joining us!

The moderator for the afternoon session, Yasoo Watanabe

First lecture of the afternoon by Shigeru Tanaka. The title is "Improving the shape of deformed condyle with splint therapy"

Claudia asking a question

A follow-up question by Hideaki Miyata

Studious Don asking another question.

Shigeru is all smiles after receiving a certificate from Yasoo acting as a moderator

Next lecture by Kazumi Ikeda on: "New role for orthodontists Stabilizing TMJ for mandibular growth instead of displacing condyles forward"

Members asking questions after Kazumi's lecture

More questions by Thomas Dusek

Next presentation by Masaru Sakai
Title: "Importance of early treatment of malocclusions in growing children"

Last lecture of the first day by Satoshi Adachi on "A case of condylar hyperplasia"

James Sieberth, the moderator for the morning of day 2, introducing the first presentor

Diego Perez Macal is the first presentor for day 2
Title: "A case of condylar hyperplasia" A severe dental wear case in a young female: Interdiciplinary approach"

Jim (left) and Diego (right) happy to have finished his presentation

Next presentation "An open-bite case with spaced arches treated to a stable result with tongue reduction surgery" by Yoshihiro Nakajima

Jim, the moderator, helping with the discussion time after lecture

Yoshihiro receiving a certificate from Jim

Dori Freeland-Watters lecturing after the break
Title: "Protecting our young patients' smiles as they grow"

Tadanori Furuya asking questions

Next question by Masaru

Next lecture by Takehiro Hirano on "Clinical considerrations for orthodontic treatment of patients with DJD"

Question by Scott Anderson

The two Japanese interpreters Sanae (front) and Rei Kawagishi (back)

Spanish interpreter Tania

Satoshi Adachi was the moderator for the afternoon session on day 2

Afternoon presentations begin with Don Linck's "Teenage distraction"

Don after his lecture and moderator Satoshi. "Great lecture, Don!"

Satoshi (right) introducing the next presenter Hidetoshi (left)

Hidetoshi Shirai's lecture is on "A skeletal Class III case with mandibular deviation to the right"

Last lecture by Ted Freeland: "What is the Roth Philosophy?"
Presenting using his iPhone—so cool!

Members listening to Ted's lecture