Welcome to the School
of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University.
Welcome to the Kyungpook National University School
of Dentistry! KNUSD was established in 1974 and
has been making its mark as the leader of Korean
dentistry ever since. Under the goal “Vision
2020: Global Leading School of Dentistry”,
KNUSD is educating future dentists who will have
creative attitudes toward research and professionalism.
KNUSD, in 2003, became the first dental school
in Korea that accepts only graduate students.
Every student can stay in the newly opened dormitory
“Myeong-Ui Gwan” and can visit dental
schools in abroad for the academic exchange
program. KNUSD also offers students a variety
of school activities, which foster the professional
qualities as a clinician.
Recently, KNUSD was nominated as the “Best
Dental School of Korea” by the Korean
Council for Dental Education in the categories
of Education System, Students and Faculties,
reflecting the top level in Korea of the dental
educational system of KNUSD.
In addition, KNUSD is hosting big national
projects, including Brain Korea 21 and the Medical
Research Center, highlighting the excellent
research performed at the sSchool.
Newly opened Kyungpook National University
Dental Hospital (KNUDH) is equipped with state-of-the-art
facilities and presents breakthrough services
for the students’ education. This quality
of service is so famous that dentists from around
the world visit KNUDH for training.
We have been working hard to reach our vision
by improving education systems, recruiting new
faculty membersies and constructing new school
buildings.
We will keep working and will do our best to
achieve the school vision whichvision, which
is to educate outstanding dentists who will
provide the best human oral care to society
with faithful humanity.
Hong-In Shin, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Dean,
Kyungpook National University School of Dentistry
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