Dr. Abbas Makarem:

Dean of the Department of Medical Education since 2008 to the present- professor with the PhD of pediatric dentistry- Dr. Abbas Makarem received Dr. Mohammad Gharib National Honor in medical education in 2012 in the opening of the 14^th National Seminar of Medical Education and 6^th Educational Festival of Shahid Motahari in Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

In this seminar, six of the prominent faculty members at the medical universities of the country were acknowledged in the education sector. Dr. Abbas Makarem, dean of the Medical Education Department at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, received Dr. Mohammad Gharib National Honor. Furthermore, he was awarded as the best department dean of medical schools in the 5^th Educational Festival of Shahid Motahari in 2012.

The Educational Festival of Shahid Motahari is held annually for the promotion and development of educational endeavors, codification of the standards relating to these educational processes, determining the evaluation criteria, and accreditation and presentation of various educational innovations.

Dr. Abbas Makarem completed and published the National Book of Pediatric Dentistry in 2016 in Iran.