This paper is a record of my final lectures which detail my 33 years of teaching, researching and practicing orthodontics at the School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, the first school of dentistry established north of Tokyo. I was among the first group of professors who started from scratch.

The lectures touched on:

(1) New approaches to teaching

(2) Dealing with postgraduate training

(3) Relations with the various scientific societies

(4) My personal achievements in research

(5) The actual practice of orthodontics