The Korea University Graduate School of Clinical Dentistry was established in 2000 as the first graduate school of clinical dentistry in Korea. It offers courses in essentially all academic disciplines at graduate levels and provides research facilities for these disciplines. The school aims to provide its students with opportunities for intellectual development as well as for the acquisition of professional knowledge and skills. Different from other graduate school of dentistry, it offers the most comprehensive education opportunities in the clinical dentistry and the most broadly based dental research opportunities. We have focused on the training of the specialists and leaders able to apply acquired knowledge in their clinics and to solve the clinical problems met by their patients. So we have put emphasis on practical training, case presentation and discussion.
The Graduate School was opened with an enrollment of 34 students. The School is composed of the following five departments: Orthodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Esthetic Restorative Dentistry, Advanced Prosthodontics, and Oral & Maxillofacial Implantology. On August 30, 2002, the Graduate School awarded its first Master’s degrees to 32 graduates. It graduates approximately 40 qualified students each year who have successfully completed the two and a half year programs (five semesters).