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Innovative Dental-Engineering Alliance Research Core

	Prof. Hiroshi EGUSA（Visiting）
	Room	Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Building C, 7th Floor	Mail-Box
	TEL	022-717-8363
	E-mail	egu(at)tohoku.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	http://crbr.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/
Research Field	Regenerative medicine, Biomaterials, Prosthodontics
Objective	Innovation of medical technologies based on regenerative medicine and material science
Current Topics	Development of stem cell-based tissue engineering technologies Development of biomimetic materials for bone regeneration/dental implant Basic/clinical research on CAD/CAM-generated dental restorations Basic/clinical research on dental metal allergy Development of AI evaluation system for tooth preparation

Stiffness-tunable hydrogel-sandwich culture augments cardiomyocyte differentiation of iPS cells

	Prof. Ken OSAKA（Visiting）
	Room	Tohoku University	Mail-Box
	TEL	022-376-6930
	E-mail	ken.osaka.e5(at)tohku.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/ih/prof/prof.html
Research Field	Real world data analyses, social medicine
Objective	Analyzing the oral & general health conditions.
Current Topics	Association between oral health and social-economic and behavioral factors. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that lead to associations between broader social determinants and health (oral & general). The oral health care system and health inequalities. Infectious disease countermeasures and risk management.

the number of teeth has large impact for death

	Prof. Hiroyasu KANETAKA（Visiting）
	Room: Tohoku University		Mail-Box
	TEL	022-717-8419
	E-mail	kanetaka(at)dent.tohoku.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/field/liaison/02/index.html
Research Field	Biomedical engineering, Biomaterials, Orthodontics
Objective	New medical device development by interdisciplinary integration research
Current Topics	Promotion of interdisciplinary researches regarding Interface Oral Health Science Research and development for new medical devices by industry-academic collaboration Development and clinical application of nickel-free shape memory alloys Research on high functionalization by surface modification of biomaterials Research on development of functional foods and evaluation of mastication

Development of innovative biomaterial aiming at both osseointegration and antibacterial
properties

	Prof. Osamu SUZUKI（Visiting）
	Room	Tohoku University	Mail-Box
	TEL	022-717-7636
	E-mail	suzuki-o(at)tohoku.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/field/maxillofacial/02/index.html
Research Field	Biomaterials・Bioceramics・Bone regeneration
Objective	Design and functionalization of bioceramics for biomaterials
Current Topics	Development of bioactive materials Development of calcium phosphate materials Study of structure and solubility control Development and application of inorganic/organic composite materials as biomaterials Translational research of medical and dental biomaterials

	Prof. Nobuhiro YODA（Visiting）
	Room	Tohoku University	Mail-Box
	TEL	022-717-8369
	E-mail	nobuhiro.yoda.e2(at)tohoku.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/field/morphology/03/index.html
Research Field	Prosthodontics, Dental Implantology, Biomaterials
Objective	Elucidating the background contributing to the advancement of prosthetic dental treatment, and developing new treatment techniques and medical devices
Current Topics	Biomechanics and mechanobiology for stomatognathic morphology and function based on in vivo measurements and evaluation. Studies on development and clinical application of novel biomaterials for prosthodontics, implantology and maxillofacial rehabilitation. Developmental and translational research for novel dental treatment technology and dental equipment based on multi-disciplinary research and academia-industrial collaboration. Studies on clinical outcome of prosthodontics, implantology and maxillofacial rehabilitation.