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James Hinrichs

Professor and Director
Advanced Education Program in Periodontology
Division of Periodontology
Department of Developmental and Surgical Sciences

Address:
7-368 Moos Health Sciences Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis MN 55455

Phone: (612) 625-9107

Fax: (612) 626-2652

E-mail: hinri001@umn.edu

Education / Training:

Institution	Degree	Year	Field of Study
University of Nebraska	BS	1973
University of Nebraska	DDS	1975	Dentistry
University of Nebraska	MS	1979	Periodontology

Certification:
American Board of Periodontology	Board Certification	1985	Periodontology

Research Area / Interests / Current Funded Projects:

Periodontal regeneration as well as bacterial and genetic risk factors association with periodontitis.

Extracrevicular Invasion by Periodontal Pathogens. NIH/NIDCR R01-DE1214-01, 07/01/01-06/30/06. Total direct costs $1,000,000. PI: Joel Rudney (10% effort clinical investigator).

Double-Blind, Controlled, Parallel-Arm, Pivotal Human Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of TCP Plus for the Treatment of Periodontal Bone Defects, 05/01/02-07/01/05. BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals. Amount awarded $95,000. Principal Investigator: James E. Hinrichs (20% effot in 2002, 10% effort in 2003-2005).

Honors & Awards:

Dean's List, University of Nebraska 1973, 1974 1975
First place for basic science research project, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 1979
First place for dental research project, University of Nebraska College of Dentistry, 1979
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary, 1984
Robinson Regeneration Award, American Academy of Periodontology, 2006

Selected Publications:

Carranza, F., Newman, M. and Takei, H. The role of calculus and other predisposing factors, Clinical Periodontology, 10th edition, 11:170-192. W.B. Saunders, St. Louis, Missouri, 2006.

Klepp, M., Schaffer, E.M., Hinrichs, J.E., Eastlund, T. Histologic evaluation of demineralized freeze-dried bone allografts in barrier membrane covered periodontal fenestration wounds and ectopic sites in dogs. J. Clin Perio, 31:534-44, 2004.

Nevins, M., Giannobile, W., McGuire, M., Kao, R., Mellonig, J., Hinrichs, J., McAllister, B., Murphy, K., McClain, P., Nevins, M., Paquette, D., Han, T., Reddy, M., Lavin, P., Genco, R., and Lynch, S. Growth factor-BB: Results of a randomized controlled clinical trial in patienst with osseous periodontal defects. Submitted September 2004, Lancet.

Wohlfahrt, JC, Wu T, Hodges J, Hinrichs J, and Michalowicz M.: No association between selected candidate gene polymorphisms and severe chronic periodontitis. J Periodontol. 77:426-436, 2006.

Brief Biographical Data:

Dr. Hinrichs co-authored 21 articles in referred journals and one chapter in a periodontal textbook. He participated in 16 funded research projects while serving as Principal Investigator for 6 of these projects. The research focus has involved clinical diagnostic parameters for periodontal disease including analysis of microbiology, gingival crevicular fluid, subgingival blood flow and more recently periodontal bone regeneration via recombinant human platelet-derived grown factor-BB. He's had the privilege of participating in the 1989, 1996 and 2003 World Workshop in Periodontics as sponsored by the American Academy of Periodontology to author consensus papers on the current state of Periodontics as well as where the field will go in the next decade. As a member of the American Academy of Periodontology's Research Science and Therapy Committee, he co-authored 8 position papers to help set the standards for the profession. He has co-authored 24 abstracts on research projects and has served as a reviewer for the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry as well the Journal of the American Dental Association.

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