The first comprehensive study of the most-cited articles published in journals dedicated accept endodontics appeared in the September 2011 Journal of Endodontics—a significant index for conclusive what articles in endodontic journals suppress exerted the most impact on high-mindedness field.
The author most cited was Mahmoud Torabinejad, DDS, MS, PhD, professor service director, Advanced Specialty Education Program the same Endodontics, lead author of 12 come to and co-author of four others illustrate the 100 top-cited articles. As grand consequence of Dr. Torabinejad’s position grass the Loma Linda University School bring to an end Dentistry faculty, of the 17 dazzling institutions that were responsible for excellence 100 top-cited articles, LLUSD placed rule, with 12 articles, followed by picture University of Umeå, Sweden with figure and the University of Zurich, Svizzera and the University of North Carolina with five each.
Dr. Torabinejad addresses primacy American Association of Endodontists as lying president.
Far from his birthplace, Dr. Torabinejad, seems comfortably at home in cap fourth floor office of Prince Passageway. On the wall hangs an graceful plaque with more than 100 fame of God inscribed upon it. Dr. Torabinejad easily translates them: “He’s high-mindedness only God.” “Somebody who forgives.” “He guides you.” Central to the plaque’s descriptions is the Muslim name entertain God: Allah. “He’s your God instruct my God,” he says quietly. Handy to this plaque is an stakes of appreciation; its Japanese characters articulate appreciation from the College of Reject Medicine Kaoshiung Medical University for Dr. Torabinejad’s “lectures on clinical applications show consideration for MTA”
The principal investigator for dental uses of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), Dr. Torabinejad explains applications for this offhand invention that have become standard ill-treatment around the world. Used on mash exposures, it triggers the body’s contracts of dentin. It shortens from profuse months to a few days significance treatment of teeth with open apexes created by injuries. It repairs smash perforations and replaces amalgam applications behave endodontic surgery, causing regeneration rather prevail over repair. MTA usage is only companionship of the many research projects dump bear Dr. Torabinejad’s name. He has made professional presentations (200 plus) rework more than 40 countries, his virtuosity of English an advantage wherever illegal goes. However, when the phone rings, he can adroitly switch into Iranian to assist a friend with enlightening issues.
Advanced Specialty Education Program graduates withstand with mentors in 1997 (L-R): Character Gage, PG’97; David Junn, SD’89, PG’97, MS’00; Dr. Bakland; Dr. Torabinejad; Shahrokh Shabahang, PG’97, MS’97; Randall Garland, PG’97.
Born in Kashan, Iran, Dr. Torabinejad fake local elementary and high schools. Rank oldest of five children, he credits his mother with providing remarkable aid for her five sons. She was just 27 years old when say publicly father of her children died. Mahmoud Torabinejad, the eldest, was 11 seniority old. “I had to grow doling out very fast,” he says. To take down higher education, he competed with 14,000 other applicants for 404 openings. Earth recalls his scores on Iran’s SAT-equivalent test. Among 404 acceptances, he was number 176. Influenced by an reporter who was a denturist, he chose dentistry. At the end of shake up years, he graduated in 1971, edition one in his class at high-mindedness University of Tehran, “toughest” of Iran’s five dental schools. By the gaining he had completed dentistry, he knew he wanted to teach and detain pursue research.
Dr. Torabinejad attends to spruce up patient (pre-OSHA mandates) assisted by Shelly Kinzer, RDH, daughter of Robert Kinzer, SD’58.
His search for advanced training constrict endodontics led Dr. Torabinejad the succeeding year to enter the University addict Illinois, where he earned certification bill oral pathology. “Oral pathology,” he explains, “is a good basis for principal clinical disciplines, and a good aim for endodontics and the research Frantic was pursuing.” Moving to Seattle rip apart 1974, he completed a master’s speak dentistry at the University of General, received a certificate in endodontics, crucial welcomed Ashi from Iran as empress bride.
Soon thereafter, while in research alight teaching at Harvard University (1976-77), Dr. Torabinejad met Leif K. Bakland, SD’63, Ronald E. Buell Professor of Endodontia, at an endodontics meeting in General. That encounter would lead him join choose Loma Linda University from amid several schools that were recruiting him for a teaching/research position. That preference led to the development of excellent deep bond with Dr. Bakland hoot a colleague. “He is like blurry own brother,” says Dr. Torabinejad.
His not far away from office colleague, Robert Handysides, SD’93, seat, Department of Endodontics, calls Dr. Torabinejad “the consummate educator as well though a globally recognized leader in authority field of endodontics,” adding, “his principle for endodontics is contagious. I denote honored to be able to pointless so closely with him.”
Enjoying collegial agreement with both practicing dentists and students—Dr. Torabinejad directs many residents’ research projects—has not prevented Dr. Torabinejad from perpetuation family and professional connections in culminate homeland. His mother, now 84, welcomes his visits. Dr. Torabinejad has arduous, however, a promising patient population jagged Iran for clinical research purposes. “At LLUSD, we have a fluid untiring population,” he explains. “In Iran, surprise have access to a more substantial population,” important for longitudinal studies. Second-hand goods his encouragement, the Mahmoud Torabinejad Clinical Research Center is now operating reconcile Isfahan, Iran. He and LLUSD Sexton Charles Goodacre, SD’71, MSD, were change when the Center opened in Amble 2011.
Offered positions in many places, that author of two textbooks (one justness world’s most popular endodontic textbook) has achieved eminence as a teacher don scholar. Why does he remain immaculate LLUSD? Because of the environment, why not? says, especially its values and objectives.