Professor Kang Hyun-kyung of the Department of Dental Hygiene at Silla University Receives Academic Award

Professor Kang Hyun-kyung of the Department of Dental Hygiene at Silla University received the Academic Award at the ‘46th Anniversary of the Korean Dental Hygienists Association Foundation and the 45th Comprehensive Academic Conference · 22nd KDHEX Dental Hygienists Day’ event.

The event was held over two days from the 15th to the 16th at COEX in Seoul, marking the largest event since the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the event, Professor Kang Hyun-kyung of Silla University’s Department of Dental Hygiene was recognized for her contributions to the academic development of dental hygienists and the advancement of the association through various roles such as President of the Korean Oral Health Science Society, General Secretary of the Korean Dental Hygiene Professors Association, and member of the Korean Dental Hygiene Education Evaluation Institute, and was selected as the recipient of the Academic Award.

President Heo Nam-sik (left) of Silla University and Professor Kang Hyun-kyung are taking a commemorative photo of the award.

Professor Kang said, “I am honored to receive this prestigious academic award as a professor, and I will do my best to contribute to the development of the Department of Dental Hygiene at Silla University and the dental hygiene field in Korea,” adding, “I will also devote myself to educating and guiding students to the best of my ability.”

Since joining Silla University as a professor in the Department of Dental Hygiene in 2010, Professor Kang has trained numerous dental hygienists and has published many papers in SCI journals and domestic indexed academic journals, contributing to the advancement of the dental hygiene field.

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