EDUCATION
- April 2004 – March 2008 (Graduate): Doctor of Philosophy in Dental Sciences (Ph.D.), Cariology and Operative Dentistry, Department of Restorative Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
- Dissertation: Self-etching Adhesive Systems: Factors Predicting Clinical Success
- October 1996 – September 2002 (Undergraduate): Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.), Faculty of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (National University of Iran), Tehran, Iran.
- Dissertation: Evaluation of Fluoride Uptake by Enamel from Schools’ Rinse in Comparison with NaFRINSE
- October 1992 – September 1996 (High School): High School Diploma, Alborz College, Tehran, Iran.
EXPERIENCE and SKILLS
Main Areas of Interest
- Adhesion to dental tissue (chemistry, approaches, bond strength tests, clinical performance)
- Characterization of dental composites (nanoindentation, fracture, wear and shrinkage monitoring tests)
- De/re-mineralization of tissue (evaluation of Ca, P and F products and development)
- Diagnostic applications of lasers (particularly Optical Coherence Tomography)
- Medical image analysis and signal processing (specially 3D imaging)
Devices/Technologies
- Expert in Electron Microscopy (SEM), Confocal Laser Microscopy (CLSM), Nanoindentation, Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography (SS-OCT), Transverse Microradiography (TMR), Microfocus X-ray Computed Tomography (micro-CT), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Various Conventional Mechanical Tests.
- Familiar with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy, (TOF-SIMS), Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Focused Ion Beam Cutting (FIB), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AA), Ion Selective Potentiometry (ISE),
Mentoring:
- Ph.D. students
- Graduate school courses (since 2008)
- Regular undergraduate courses (since 2005)
