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1980s

YEARS CONTENT
1979. 3. 1

Foundation of the Department of Pre-dentistry (40 students enrollment).
1981. 2. 28

Foundation of the College of Dentistry (37 students enrollment).
1981. 3. 2

Professor Chan-Young Kim inaugurated as the 1st Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1981. 9. 7

Ground-breaking ceremony for the new Dental College building.
1981. 10. 27

Professor Dong-Kyu Yang inaugurated as the 2th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1983. 9. 24

Partial relocation to the new facility.
1983. 10. 27

Professor Dong-Kyu Yang inaugurated as the 3th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1984. 10. 17

Sister-school agreement signed with the Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushu University, Japan.
1985. 2. 22

The first graduation from the College of Dentistry (32 graduates)
1985. 3.

Establishment of the Graduate School (M.S. in Dentistry program).
1985. 3.

Opening of the Dental College Library.
1985. 10. 27

Professor Dong-Kyu Yang inaugurated as the 4th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1986. 2.

2th College of Dentistry graduation (39 graduates).
1986. 3.

Completion of the new facility.
1987. 2.

3th College of Dentistry graduation (64 graduates).
1987. 3.

Opening of the Graduate School Ph.D. program in Dentistry.
1987. 10. 27

Professor Dong-Kyu Yang inaugurated as the 5th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1988. 2.

4th College of Dentistry graduation (98 graduates).
1989. 2.

5th College of Dentistry graduation (100 graduates).
1989. 10. 27

Professor Byung-Tae Lee inaugurated as the 6th Dean of the College of Dentistry.

1990s

YEARS CONTENT
1990. 2. 24

6th College of Dentistry graduation (84 graduates).
1991. 2. 23

7th College of Dentistry graduation (83 graduates).
1991. 10. 27

Professor Dong-Kyu Yang inaugurated as the 7th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1992. 2. 23

8th College of Dentistry graduation (84 graduates).
1993. 2. 20

9th College of Dentistry graduation (82 graduates).
1993. 10. 27

Professor In-Kyo Chung inaugurated as the 8th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1994. 2. 26

10th College of Dentistry graduation (94 graduates).
1995. 2. 25

11th College of Dentistry graduation (88 graduates).
1995. 10. 27

Professor Bock Hur inaugurated as the 9th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1996. 2. 24

12th College of Dentistry graduation (80 graduates).
1996. 6.

Department of Dentistry underwent national academic evaluation.
1997. 2. 22

13th College of Dentistry graduation (78 graduates).
1997. 10. 22

Professor Myung-Yun Ko inaugurated as the 10th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
1998. 2. 21

14th College of Dentistry graduation (81 graduates).
1999. 2. 20

15th College of Dentistry graduation (79 graduates).
1999. 9. 1

Professor Hyung-Il Kim inaugurated as the 11th Dean of the College of Dentistry.

2000s

YEARS CONTENT
2000. 2. 26

16th College of Dentistry graduation (76 graduates).
2001. 2. 24

17th College of Dentistry graduation (75 graduates).
2001. 9. 1

Professor Shin Kim inaugurated as the 12th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
2002. 2. 23

18th College of Dentistry graduation (89 graduates).
2003. 2. 21

19th College of Dentistry graduation (84 graduates).
2003. 9. 1

Professor Il Yun inaugurated as the 13th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
2004. 2. 21

20th College of Dentistry graduation (82 graduates).
2005. 2. 25

21th College of Dentistry graduation (80 graduates).
2005. 3. 1

Transition to the School of Dentistry system
2005. 9. 1

Professor Woo-Sung Son inaugurated as the 14th Dean of the College of Dentistry.
2006. 2. 24

22th College of Dentistry graduation (80 graduates).
2006. 3. 2

Conducting the signboard hanging ceremony and the first enrollment at School of Dentistry
2006. 9. 24

25th Anniversary Ceremony of the College of Dentistry.
2007. 2. 23

23th College of Dentistry graduation (80 graduates).
2007. 4. 12

Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Dental School Building
2007. 4. 12 Laying the Foundation Stone of the New Dental School Building
2007. 9. 1

Professor Uk-Kyu Kim inaugurated as the 15th Dean of the College of Dentistry. Vice Dean Sang-Hun Shin. Department Chair Gyoo-Cheon Kim.
2008. 2. 22

24th College of Dentistry graduation (95 graduates).
2009. 1. 15

Relocation of the new building of School of Dentistry at Pusan National Uneversity Yangsan Campus.
2009. 2. 12 Completion of the Building Project for Dental School at Pusan National University Yangsan Campus
2009. 2. 20

25th College of Dentistry graduation (68 graduates).
2009. 5. 14

Opening ceremony of School of Dentistry at Pusan National Uneversity Yangsan Campus
2009. 9. 1

Professor Bong-Soo Park inaugurated as the 3th Dean of the School of Dentistry. Vice Dean Tae-Sung Jeong. Department Chair Hae-Ryoun Park.
2009. 11. 11 Opening of the Pusan National University Dental Hospital

2010s

YEARS CONTENT
2010. 2. 19

The 1st graduation from School of Dentistry (70 graduates).

26th College of Dentistry graduation (10 graduates).
2011. 2. 18

2nd School of Dentistry graduation (80 graduates).
27th College of Dentistry graduation (4 graduates).
2012. 2. 17

3rd School of Dentistry graduation (78 graduates).
2012. 9. 1

Professor Tae-Sung Jeong inaugurated as the 4th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2013. 2. 22

4th School of Dentistry graduation (71 graduates).
2013. 9. 1

Professor Sang-Hun Shin inaugurated as the 5th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2014. 2. 21

5th School of Dentistry graduation (78 graduates).
2015. 2. 27

6th School of Dentistry graduation (79 graduates).
2015. 9. 1

Professor Bong-Soo Park inaugurated as the 6th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2016. 2. 26

7th School of Dentistry graduation (77 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2017. 2. 24

8th School of Dentistry graduation (76 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2017. 3. 1

Professor Bong-Hae Cho inaugurated as the 7th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2018. 2. 23

9th School of Dentistry graduation (63 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2018. 3. 1

Professor Hyeon-Cheol Kim inaugurated as the 8th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2019. 2. 22

10th School of Dentistry graduation (84 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2019. 3. 22

Launch of the Dental and Life Science Institute
2019. 5. 1

Publication of “40-Year History of PNU College & School of Dentistry.”
2019. 5. 17

40th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the College and School of Dentistry.

2020s

YEARS CONTENT
2020. 2. 21

11th School of Dentistry graduation (95 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2021. 2. 26

12th School of Dentistry graduation (75 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2021. 3. 1

Professor Yong-Deok Kim inaugurated as the 9th Dean of the School of Dentistry.
2022. 2. 25

13th School of Dentistry graduation (86 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2023. 2. 24

14th School of Dentistry graduation (71 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2023. 3. 1

Professor Yong-Deok Kim inaugurated as the 10th Dean of the School of Dentistry
2024. 2. 23

15th School of Dentistry graduation (74 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2025. 2. 28

16th School of Dentistry graduation (84 Master of Dental Medicine graduates).
2025. 3. 1

Professor Seong-Sik Kim inaugurated as the 11th Dean of the School of Dentistry
By Mar 2025, total 3,230 Alumni graduated from the College of Dentistry (1,989) and School of Dentistry (1,241)