Yong-Deok Kim, DDS, MSD, PhD
1. Biographical Data
Name in Full : Yong-Deok Kim
Nationality : Republic of Korea
Official Address : Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
Beomeori, Mulgeum, Yangsan, KOREA
Present Position
Chairman and Professor (tenure) of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Korea
Former Dean (2021-2025), School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Korea
Presidential Medical Consultant of KOREA (2020-2022)
Telephone Number : +82-55-360-5100
Fax Number : +82-55-360-5104
E-Mail : ydkimdds@pusan.ac.kr
2. Education
Mar. 1990 - Feb. 1996 : DDS, College of Dentistry, Pusan National University
Mar. 2000 - Feb. 2002 : MSD, Graduate School, Pusan National University
Mar. 2003 - Feb. 2005 : PhD, Graduate School, Pusan National University
(Thesis : Impact of methylation of the Gene p16INK4a on prognosis of head and neck osteosarcoma)
Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2010 : Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA
3. Postgraduate Training
Mar. 1999 - Feb. 2000 : Internship, Pusan National University Hospital
Mar. 2000 - Feb. 2003 : Residency, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Pusan National University Hospital
Mar. 2008 – Feb. 2010: Clinical Fellow, Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Onatario, CANADA
4. Academic or Professional Appointments
2021 - 2025 Dean, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University
2020 – 2022 Presidential Medical Consultant of KOREA
2004 - Present Professor (tenure), Pusan National University
2008-2010 Postdoctoral Fellowship,
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA,
Bloorview Rehabilitation, Toronto, CANADA
And Sick kids Hospital, Toronto, CANADA
2003 - 2004 Clinical Fellow, Pusan National University Hospital
1996 - 1999 Doctor, Public Health Center, KyungSangNamDo
1996 - Present, Korean Dental Association
1999 - Present, Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1999 - Present, Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic
and Reconstructive Surgeons
1999 - Present, Korean Cleft Lip and Palate Association
2008 – Present, Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons


