The 9th Annual RSCI Meeting in Los Angeles
Seascape Ballroom
Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina
300 N Harbor Drive
Redondo Beach, CA 90277, USA
May 8th-9th, 2019
The 9th annual meeting was held in Los Angeles, at Crown Plaza Hotel in Redondo Beach. Many of us enjoyed a refreshing morning walk or a bike ride along the beach. Special thanks to Dr. Kazumi Ikeda and his secretary Kei Miyazaki for all their effort in preparing another successful meeting at a great venue!
It was very encouraging to see the growing circle of discussion surrounding case files. The poster board presentations—which take a lot of time to prepare—were high quality and very informative. We are proud of the peer-learning opportunities the study club provides, and are happy to see the collaborative learning amongst its international members. Oral presentations, as always, were followed by ample discussion time. The two-way communication between the presenter and the attendees with the help of the Japanese and Spanish translators makes our group a one of a kind, truly international meeting. However, there is definitely more room for improvement as a group. Let’s keep going and leveling up!
Thank you so much to every single one of you for yet another successful meeting. It was a fantastic meeting with some old friends from RWISO and some new faces. Looking forward to seeing you again soon in Atlanta!
Group photo at the meeting venue
In the conference room
The 9th Annual Meeting, May 8-9, 2019
The meeting was held at Redondo Beach in Los Angeles.
Meeting Brochure
This meeting’s theme: “Roth Mechanics and Beyond”
At the Council meeting before the conference
Front from left : Ted Freeland, Kazumi Ikeda, Satoshi Adachi
In the back: James Sieberth, Hidetoshi Shirai
At the Council meeting
Ted (left) and Kazumi (right)
From left: James, Hidetoshi and Sanae Iwakami (translator)
Hidetoshi giving the Opening Remark
The meeting is about to start!
Day 1, James is the moderator for the morning session
First presenter of the meeting Day 1, Kazumi Ikeda
The lecture title is “Goal Directed Mechanics and Beyond ~How TMJ status, especially DD, will influence the mechanics~”
First question by Normand Boucher
Kazumi answering his question
Another question by Noriyo Uchiyama
Another question by Claudia Morales
Kazumi answering members’ questions
Discussion time continues
Behind the scenes: “our ears and voice”
Translators from Japan: Sanae (left), and Rei Kawagishi (right)
Thank you for your support!
Spanish interpreter, Arturo Espinosa (a member of RSCI)
Thank you for your support!
Kazumi (right) receiving a certificate from James (left) acting as a moderator
James introducing the next presenter
Next lecture by Hidetoshi Shirai
Title: “Roth Mechanics Part I ~Roth Mechanics which will make the difference”
Next lecture “Roth Mechanics Part II ~Vertical control – The fundamental concept that must always be kept in mind" by Tateshi Hiraki
First question by Joana Baden
Tateshi answering a question
A comment by Kazumi
A follow-up question by Paul Reyes
Tateshi (left) and Hidetoshi (center) receiving a certificate from James (right) acting as a moderator
Next lecture by Yasoo Watanabe after the lunch break
Title: “Anchorage and vertical control with TAD”
Hidetoshi, the moderator for the afternoon of Day 1, helping with the discussion time after lecture
Question from Emanuel Wasserman
Yasoo answering a question
Yasoo (right) receiving a certificate from Hidetoshi (left)
Hidetoshi introducing the next presenter
Next case presentation by Ana Colina
Title: “Treating and comprehending orofacial pain in a female orthodontic patient”
Kazumi giving a comment
A question by Andrew Girardot
Another question by Normand
The two Japanese interpreters Sanae (left) and Rei (right)
A follow-up question by James
Ana (right) receiving a certificate from Hidetoshi (left)
Next Case presentation by Takehiro Hirano
Title: “Seeing is believing” –Arthroscopic examination of the TMJ”
First question by Masaru Sakai
Takehiro answering Masaru’s question
Another question by Marina Ramos
Next question by James
Discussion continues…
A follow-up question by Tania Olguin
Takehiro (right) receiving a certificate from Hidetoshi (left)
First Case presentation of the meeting Day 2 by Joana Baden on “Paradigm shifts in pre-adolescent orthodontic treatment”
Question from Masaru
Joana answering his question
Joana (left) receiving a certificate from Kazumi (right)
Next lecture by Satoshi Adachi
Title: “VTO and Force System”
First question by Jorge Ayala
Satoshi answering his questions
Discussion continues…
Another question by Joana
Another question!
A follow-up question by Andrew
Jorge still asking questions after Satoshi’s lecture
Next lecture by Masaru Sakai
Title: “How to handle Class II and III patients with stabilization type splint: long term observation”
First question by Joana
Another question by Andrew
Masaru (right) receiving a certificate from Yasoo (left) acting as a moderator for the morning session of Day 2
Next case presentation by James Sieberth after the lunch break
Title: “Mechanics of Retention in Complex and Multi-Disciplinary Cases”
James (right) receiving a certificate from Takehiro (left) acting as a moderator for the afternoon session of Day 2
Next lecture by Dori Freeland
Title: “Retention During Growth Observation”
Dori (right) receiving a certificate from Takehiro (left)
Next lecture by Ted Freeland
Title: “8 stages”
Ted (right) receiving a certificate from Takehiro (left)
Yoshihiro Nakajima giving the Closing Remarks
Posterboad presentation and case file review
6 members participated with a poster board display
A lot of effort goes into making poster boards. Thanks to everyone that participated!
Jorge concentrating on poster boards
Takehiro Hirano’s poster board titled ”Arthroscopic findings of degenerative joint diseases”
Kazumi and Isayo Ikeda’s poster board titled ”Slight asymmetry case”
Another poster board from Kazumi and Isayo Ikeda titled ”Short ramus case”
Thank you very much for your effort!!
Hideaki Miyata’s poster board titled ”Two-phase treatment of a growing child while maintaining a stable mandibular position with a splint”
Satoshi Sakai’s poster board titled ”Class II crowding case with CO-CR discrepancies”
Case file display
The required case files
Tateshi (left) and Masaru (right) having a discussion over a case file
Noriyo is fully focused
Members eagerly reviewing case files during break time
Jorge having a discussion over a case with Beatriz Cadioli
Ted and Tania concentrating on case files
Japanese members huddling over a case file
Japanese members chatting over case files
Members eagerly reviewing case files during break time
At coffee break
Enjoying a casual chat during Coffee break: Kazumi (left) and Jorge (right)
Kazumi (left) and Takehiro (right)
Having a discussion!
From left: Claudia, Tania Britzmann and Kazumi
Normand (left) and Jorge (right)
Renie Ikeda (left) and Straty Righellis (right)
Emanuel (left) and Andrew (right)
Ana (left) and Yukino Takagi (right)
Renie (left) and Ana (right)
Looks like everyone is having a great time!
From left: Hugo Palma, Diego Perez and Shigeru Tanaka
From left: Masaru, Motoyasu Taguchi and Hideaki
Donald Cronin (left) and Satoshi (right)
From left: Kazumi, Thomas Dusek and Donald
From left: Renie, Keenman Feng and Milada Gregor
From left: Eduardo Marin, Araceli Reyes, Marina and Jose Luis Cano
From left: Yasoo, Hidetoshi and Satoshi
From left: Daniela Cabrera, Alejandra Aburto, Straty and Normand
From left: Claudia, Tania, Joana, Doug Bukaty (Ortho Arch) and Mike Zerafa (Ortho Arch)
From left: Jorge, Beatriz, Paul and Marcelo Huerta
From left: Emanuel, Andrew and James
From left: Francisco Requena, Pedro Flores and Valeria Bogado
Dori (left) and Ted (right)
From left: Masako Komatsu, Yukino, Noriyo, Miho Yamanaka and Junko Hiraga
From left: Satoshi Sakai, Daisuke Nonoyama, Hiroshi Takeshita and Takehiro
From left: Hidetoshi, Tateshi and Junichiro Nagayama
From left: Ana, Ivonne Ortega and Tania
From left: Christina Aviles, Nagelhi Caero, Gustavo Altamirano and Arturo
Enjoying lunch!
Catching up with friends during lunch
Looks like everyone is having a great time!
Diego (left) and Shigeru (right)
From left: Keenman, Araceli, Jose, Christina and Marina
Junko (left) and Noriyo (right)
Miho (left) and Yukino (right)
From left: Arturo, Gustavo and Nagelhi
Daniela (left) and Valeria (right)
From left: Fatima Morales, Karla Gonzalez and Eduardo
From left: Marcelo, Francisco and Paul
Donald (left) and Milada (right)
From left: Tania, Ivonne and Ana
Renie (left) and Jorge (right)
At the Ortho Arch exhibit booth
From left: Satoshi, Joana, Kazumi, Alejandra and Claudia
From left: Isayo, Kazumi, Jorge and Beatriz
At the Gala
Gala was held at the pool side at Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina. Unfortunately it was cloudy and chilly, but we all had a great time mingling and unwinding outside of the meeting room.
From left: Masaru, Junichiro, Kikuyo Nagayama and Kazumi
Hugo (left) and Renie (right)
Tateshi (left) and Junko (right)
Masami Taguchi (left) and Motoyasu (right)
From left: Yukino, Ana and Ivonne
From left: Diego, Shigeru and Noriyo
From left: Straty, Thomas and Kazumi
From left: Hugo, Arturo, Gustavo, Ivonne, Nagelhi and Christina
From left: James, Beatriz, Jorge and Milada
From left: Satoshi, Noriyo, Keenman and Hideaki
From left: Masaru, Satoshi, Diego and Shigeru
From left: Isayo, Hugo and Renie
Front from left: Nagelhi and Christina
In the back: Gustavo and Arturo
From left: Hitomi, Miho, Yasoo, Motoyasu and Masami
From left: Kikuyo, Junichiro, Takehiro, Yoshihiro, Hidetoshi and Masako
From left: Yukino, Junko, Tateshi, Noriyo, Kei and Yurie
From left: Ana, Tania, Dori, Ivonne and Ted
Everyone is having a great time!
From left: Paul, Jorge, Beatriz and Valeria
From left: Isayo, Masaru and Renie
From left: Takehiro, Yoshihiro, Hidetoshi, Masako and Ana
From left: Thomas, Keenman, Hideaki, James and Ted
Straty (left) and Kazumi (right)
From left: Milada, Dori, Ivonne, Ana and Tania
James (left) and Kazumi (right)
From left: Tateshi, Noriyo, Junko, Motoyasu, Shigeru and Yasoo
From left: Satoshi, Diego, Kei, Ted and Thomas
From left: Masaru, Straty, Isayo, Renie, Kikuyo and Junichiro
Shigeru (left) and James (right)