Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Jeonbuk National University School of Dentistry's Major and Department
The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery was founded in 1981. Through endless and creative effort, this department has reached an excellent status amongst the Schools of Dentistry. The department provides oral and maxillofacial surgery education, both clinical and didactical to graduate students and also offers a post-doctoral program in oral and maxillofacial surgery for careers that encompass the broad scope of this specialty. It ranges from surgical and adjunctive treatment of oral and cranio-maxillofacial diseases including oral cancer, maxillofacial reconstruction, cranio-maxillofacial deformity, maxillofacial trauma and dental implant to basic science research. Especially the clinical program for cleft lip & palate patients established a systemical team approach which is authorized internationally. The department gives free clinic for Vietnamese cleft lip and palate patients every year. The implant clinic has gained respectable results and has been providing the best treatment for local patients during the past 20 years.
PROFESSOR
- Professor :
Seung-O Koh, DDS, PhD.
Jin-A Baek, DDS, PhD.
Dae-Ho Leem, DDS, PhD. - Assistant Professor : Seok hyun, DDS, PhD.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Oral and maxillofacial surgical pathology
- Maxillofacial urgical implantology
- Phonetic and growth research in patient with cleft lip and palate
- Oral and maxillofacial deformities