Professional Background

1998 – Joined Chikamori Dental Clinic in Takatsuki, Osaka, working as an in-house dental technician (CDL Co., Ltd.)

2003 – Established STF Dental Service

2012 – Established S.T.F Kyoto Co., Ltd.

2020 – Established S.T.F Tokyo Co., Ltd.

2022 – Established S.T.F Digital Transformation Center Co., Ltd.

2024 – Graduated from the 29th Weekend Course at Osaka Ceramic Training Center, Miyazaki School

Professional Roles & Affiliations

• CM Pekkton Instructor
• 3Shape LAB Ambassador
• 3Shape Global KOL (Key Opinion Leader)
• Imago Works Technical Advisor
• Imago Works Global KOL (Key Opinion Leader)
• HASS KOL (Key Opinion Leader)
• DNA KOL (Key Opinion Leader)
• Instructor at Osaka Ceramic Training Center, Miyazaki School
• Director of S.T.F Digital Academy
• Director of S.T.F Experts in Various Skills

Publications

2019 – Featured in ZIRCONIA MONOLITHIC RESTORATION COMPLETE BOOK, a special edition of QDT, published by Quintessence Publishing

October 2020 – March 2023 – Contributed a serialized article series to QDT, published by Quintessence Publishing

2022 – Published COLOR ATLAS No. 51: Zirconia Prosthetics A–Z in the 2021 edition of the Shofu Dental Club publication

January – June 2025 – Contributed a serialized article series to QDT, published by Quintessence Publishing

July 2026 – Published How to CAD/CAM Processing: Milling Methods from the Basics by Quintessence Publishing