Position: Clinical Assistant Professor

Organization: The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, College of Dentistry, Division of Periodontics

Biography Text: Dr. Jaewon Kim, DDS, MSD, PhD is a clinical assistant professor at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Dentistry, Division of Periodontics. He graduated from Kyungpook National University, School of Dentistry in 2006. He immediately joined the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program at Daegu Fatima Hospital as an intern and resident until 2010. Afterward, he served in the army as a public official and head of the dental department at Gapyung Health Center until 2013. During his service, he also pursued his PhD in Oral Anatomy at Yonsei University, School of Dentistry. From 2016 to 2018, he worked as a general dentist in Vancouver, Canada, after obtaining his Canadian dental licensure. His interest in surgery led him to a Periodontics residency program in Buffalo, NY, where he also conducted research under Dr. Praveen Arany’s mentorship from 2018 to 2021. Currently, he is employed at the University of Oklahoma since 2021. His research focuses on the clinical applications of 3D printing and scaffolds for bone regeneration.