Seoul National University Dental Hospital Obtains IRB Accreditation: "Leading the Advancement of Dentistry"

Seoul National University Dental Hospital announced on the 15th that it obtained Institutional Review Board (IRB) evaluation certification from the National Bioethics Policy Institute of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 30th of last month.

Seoul National University Dental Hospital announced on the 15th that it had obtained Institutional Review Board (IRB) evaluation certification from the National Bioethics Policy Institute of the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 30th of last month. Officials from Seoul National University Dental Hospital are taking a commemorative photo during the IRB on-site evaluation.
[Photo by Seoul National University Dental Hospital]

The IRB is an organization that autonomously and independently reviews the ethical, legal, and scientific validity of research to ensure the bioethics and safety of research subjects in studies and activities conducted by each institution, in accordance with the Act on Bioethics and Safety.

This certification is part of the "Institutional Review Board Evaluation and Certification Project," which is commissioned by the National Bioethics Policy Institute. Since 2021, the National Bioethics Policy Institute has been announcing evaluation and certification plans to create an ethical research environment that meets international standards and to manage the quality of institutional committees. Seoul National University Dental Hospital was selected as a target institution this year and underwent document review and on-site evaluation in September.

The certification obtained by Seoul National University Dental Hospital is valid for three years from November 30, this year, to November 29, 2026. The hospital met 40 criteria in the evaluation and certification categories. In particular, it received high evaluations for support regarding facilities and spaces compared to other institutions, as well as active participation of external committee members.

Lee Yong-moo, director of Seoul National University Dental Hospital, stated, "We believe that obtaining this certification has provided an opportunity for our hospital to further promote research activities," and added, "We will continue to do our best to lead the advancement of dental science through various research activities utilizing the infrastructure of Seoul National University Dental Hospital."

Meanwhile, Seoul National University Dental Hospital established the Research Ethics Committee in 2004 and has been operating the Institutional Review Board since it was first registered by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in 2013. In 2017, it passed the comprehensive evaluation results of the Institutional Review Board Evaluation and Certification Project.

Seoul National University Dental Hospital exterior. [Photo by Seoul National University Dental Hospital]

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