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Masatoshi Ohnishi is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of robotics and dental rehabilitation, whose work has significantly advanced the field of dental robotics and jaw movement therapy. His research centers on the development of sophisticated 6-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) parallel robot systems designed to assist patients suffering from temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and related jaw dysfunctions. Ohnishi's most influential contributions include the design and clinical implementation of jaw training robots capable of guiding patients through complex mouth opening, closing, and lateral jaw movements — therapies traditionally dependent on a clinician's subjective technique and experience. By introducing quantitative patient and doctor models, his integrated dental robot systems brought unprecedented scientific rigor to dental rehabilitation. His work on masticatory efficiency quantification, accumulating nearly 50 citations, established a mechanical framework for evaluating human chewing performance objectively. Among his notable achievements is pioneering remote dental therapy, demonstrating teleoperated jaw training across 120 kilometers between Tokyo and Yamanashi, foreshadowing modern telemedicine applications. With cumulative citations exceeding 230 across his key publications, Ohnishi's body of work has laid essential groundwork for clinically validated, robotics-assisted dental care, inspiring subsequent generations of researchers in medical robotics and rehabilitation engineering.