Centennial Seoul National University Dental Hospital "Preparation for a New 100-Year Leap"

Oct 16, 2024

Seoul National University Dental Hospital (Hospital Director Lee Yong-moo) held a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Seoul National University Dental Hospital and the 20th anniversary of a special corporation at Hanwha Hall on the 8th floor of the hospital on the 14th afternoon and declared a new vision and mission.

More than 100 people attended the ceremony, including Yoo Hong-rim, president of Seoul National University (president of the hospital), Kwon Ho-beom, president of Seoul National University's Graduate School of Dentistry, and former hospital presidents and former dean.

In his commemorative speech, Lee Yong-moo, the head of the hospital, commemorates all the history of Seoul National University Dental Hospital, which has contributed to the development of dentistry in Korea for 100 years since he began as an associate doctor of Kyungsung Dental School. Seoul National University Dental Hospital will continue to move forward with infinite possibilities, and the dedication and passion of the faculty and staff at the center will be the driving force behind the future of the hospital," he stressed.

In his congratulatory speech, President Yoo Hong-rim said, `Today is a place to look back on the remarkable achievements of dental hospitals and prepare for a leap forward for the next 100 years and a new 100 years. Through the new vision declared today, I hope that the families of dental hospitals will gather their will for a greater future and create a new beginning of a true 100 years."

Meanwhile, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Seoul National University Dental Hospital and the 20th anniversary of the special corporation, it examined the direction of changes in the internal and external environment and declared a new vision and mission for the long-term development of the hospital.

The newly established mission was declared 'Seoul National University Dental Hospital opens a new future for dentistry and creates a healthier world'

Vision ▶ cultivates global talents with warm personality and the best skills. ▶ Expand the horizon of global dentistry with the best research results. ▶ It becomes the most trusted dental hospital that puts patients first. ▶Practice social inclusion to lead to healthy change. ▶ Share a culture of open communication and cooperation with a people-centered organizational cultureIn particular, it is meaningful that all members of the hospital participated and established the direction in which Seoul National University Dental Hospital should go out for the new 100 years.

Meanwhile, Seoul National University Dental Hospital was established for clinical dental education in 1924 and opened as an affiliated hospital of Seoul National University Dental University in 1946. It was integrated into Seoul National University Hospital in 1978 and then independently as Seoul National University Dental Hospital in 2004 and launched a special corporation. It has provided patient-tailored medical services for the past 20 years and has served as a control tower for oral health for the disabled through the operation of the Central Disabled Oral Care Center of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. In addition, it is enhancing its status as a national central dental hospital leading public medical care through training and training of domestic and foreign medical staff, and research in the field of dental life science.



Centennial Seoul National University Dental Hospital 'Preparation for a New 100-Year Leap'


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