Year History
2022 Helded temporary general meeting of delegates in 2022 (19th president Hwang Yoon-sook elected)
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2022, and House of Delegates Business Meeting(Dublin, Ireland)
Opened public hearing to introduce specialized dental hygienist system
Signed an MOU with Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Action for Prevention of Dental Diseases, and Lotte Confectionery for the education to prevent children’s cavities
2021 Opened of instructor course in dental hygiene ethics education
Cooperated with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency with the poster, ‘How to take care of oral health wearing a mask.’
Researched the development(proposal) model linked to oral health care service in community care projects and role and function of dental hygienist
2020 Published a textbook "Ethics in Dental Hygiene"
Donated to the vulnerable social groups in COVID-19
Created the character 'Teerong'
2019 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2019, and House of Delegates Business Meeting(Sydney, Australia)
2017 The 39th academic conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of foundation - invited the president of the International Federation of Dental Hygienists(IFDH)
Visited the Japan Dental Hygienists' Association and consulted on the formation of the Asia-Pacific Dental Hygienists Association
2016 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2016, and House of Delegates Business Meeting(Basel, Switzerland)
2015 First dental consultation in the Gaeseong Industrial Region of North Korea
Held the 37th academic conference celebrating the 50 years of Korean dental hygienists education
2014 Opened the Dental Hygienists Center(located in Jegae-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul)
2013 Participated in the 100th anniversary of dental hygiene in the U.S.
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2013, and House of Delegates Business Meeting(Cape Town, South Africa)
2011 Opened the job center for the professional dental workforce
2010 Selected as a performing agency in 2010 national health promotion project by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2010, and House of Delegates Business Meeting(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Opened a cyber training center
2008 Opened the 1st dental hygiene course to improve the oral health of the elderly
2007 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2007, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Toronto, Canada)
Celebrated the association's 30th anniversary and compiled its 30-year history
Lectured at the 56th Japanese Society for Dental Health
2006 Launched South-North Korea Oral Health Medical Association and group activities
Developed dental hygienist symbol and applied a trademark
Participated in the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Society for dental hygiene and its commemoration event
2005 Founded the Oral health and education committee
2004 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2004, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Madrid, Spain)
Founded Korean Male Dental Hygienists' Society
Revised dental hygienists code of ethics
Special lecture for the academic conference on the 50th anniversary of the Tashkent State Dental Institute, Uzbekistan, and met with the president of the Medical school - discussed the establishment of a dental hygienist education institution
Launched Ethics Committee
2003 Application for trademark registration of dental hygienists character
Opened a course for scaling-specialized dental hygienists
2002 Established the 4-year-course dental hygiene department
Participated in the 23rd Asia Pacific Dental Congress symposium on dental hygienist
Opened dental manager course for specialized dental hygienists
2001 Marked Dental hygienists’ Day
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 2001, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Sydney, Australia)
Selected the dental hygienist character and promoted the dental hygienist character goods project
2000 Published Job Description of Dental Hygienist (Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute)
Opened a course for scaling-specialized dental hygienists
Year History
1999 Opened an orthodontic course for specialized dental hygienists
Opened a dental implant course for specialized dental hygienists
1998 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 1998, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Florence, Italy)
Launched Korean Dental Hygienists Education Association
Opened web site of KDHA
1997 The 20th anniversary of the association
Visited the 3rd International Dental Conference and Japanese educational institutions including health centers
1995 Published the Association’s official newspaper "Chi-wi-hyeob-bo" and registered in the Bureau of Public Information
Founded the Health and Dental Society, Industrial Dental Hygienists Society, and the Hospital Dental Hygienist Society as affiliated organizations of the KDHA
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 1995, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Tokyo, Japan)
1994 Extended the Department of Dental Hygiene to be a 3-year course
Established the Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene under the Association
1992 Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 1992, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Hague, Netherlands)
1991 Participated the 3rd International Conference of Preventive Dentistry as delegation(Fukuoka, Japan)
1989 Published the quarterly dental hygienist newsletter
Sent the delegation to the IFDH, International Symposium on Dental Hygiene 1989, and House of Delegates Business Meeting (Ottawa, Canada)
- Korea was recognized as an official member of the IFDH
1982 The establishment of the Korean Dental Hygienists Association was approved(No. 833, by the Minister of Health and Social Affairs)
1981 Announced the enactment of dental hygienist written oath and code of ethics
1978 Held the 1st academic conference
1977 General meeting of founders of Korean Dental Hygienists Association(elected first president Kim Sook-Hyang)
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