Ye Ji Kim

Licensed dentist in Korea and DDS candidate enrolled in PPID program of UCLA School of Dentistry. Skilled at implant treatments, endodontics and TMD management. Committed to providing personalized patient care through quality service and communication.

Examining women’s dental disorders through multi-level sex and Gender Analysis: With implications for korean women’s oral health, Asian Women, 37(4), 23–48, https://doi.org/10.14431/aw.2021.12.37.4.23, Feb 2021 

I completed almost the entire project independently, from sifting through a flood of databases to writing up the pages for article submission. Professor Ihm and Professor Leem guided me through my first research article. My research on sex/gender differences in oral health and intersectional nature of South Korean women’s oral health was published in Asian Women, an SSCI (Social Sciences Citations Index) journal. Sex/gender differences in oral health is a rarely researched field in dentistry, despite its potentials of bringing a new paradaigm in dentistry. I reviewed preexisting research on sex/gender differences in two dental disorders (Sjogren’s syndrome and dental fear) with an exceptionally high prevalence among women. I aimed to shed light on areas that previously lay in the blind spot of both Gendered Innovations and traditional male-dominated medical academia. Though the article adopted overarching themes of Gendered Innovations, I devised a unique analytical method of pattern/cause/cure to dissect the two dental-related disorders through the gendered lens. Through my pattern/cause/cure analysis, I investigated what has been established and what remains veiled in women’s oral health.

• Intensive Endodontics Seminar, Jan 2023 40 hr, 2 week hands-on course focusing on endodontic treatment with NiTi rotary files and continuous wave obturation technique
• Dental Bean Black Prep Course, Oct 2021, 12 hr hands-on course focusing on indirect restoration preparation and temporary restoration fabrication utilizing 3-D digital dentistry technology
• Miles Stones Orthodontic Academy, Mar - Dec 2022, 9 month hands-on and lecture course covering basic clinical knowledge and techniques needed for orthodontic treatment

• Sangmi-chon, Club President, Mar 2017-Nov2020, Elected president of art club of Seoul National University School of Dentistry. Hosted annual student exhibitions and homecoming events. Created customized postcards of student artworks and organized jeopardy games and raffles to raise money from alumni. Raised over equivalent of 20,000 USD during my term, a two-fold increase from previous year., Professor HyeJung Yoon, hyejyoon@snu.ac.kr
• Classics Club, Club President, Mar 2017- Nov 2017, Book club focusing on classical literature for undergraduates of Seoul National University. Organized weekly reading sessions, and hosted annual homecoming event. To encourage more participation, launched themed meetings, such as literature movie nights, potluck parties for gastronomic literature and reverse literary charades. Participation rate increased by 50%, and freshman recruitment doubled., Mina Kim, heresmina@gmail.com

• Volunteer Dentist, Joseph Clinic, Dec 2021- Mar 2022, 8 hrs/ month, Volunteer once a week in the dental department of Joseph Clinic, a charity medical institution affiliated with the Catholic Social Welfare Society of Seoul. Patient pool consists primarily of the homeless, undocumented foreigners and others without health insurance. Find creative solutions for patients who require extensive rehabilitation while suffering from serious systemic conditions, most commonly alcoholism, dementia and uncontrolled diabetes.

             Supervisor: Dr. Chungkyu Lee, 82-010-2777-2875

• Student volunteer head, Raphael Clinic, May 2017-Sep 2020, 20hrs/ month, Volunteered once a week in the dental department of Raphael Clinic, a free clinic for foreign workers in Korea, run jointly by Catholic Student Association of Seoul National University College of Medicine and School of dentistry. Managed patient flow to ensure streamlined treatment and efficient chair time, translated English and Chinese between foreign patients and Korean dentists, made oral hygiene brochures and extraction consent forms in English and Chinese.,

             Supervisor: Professor Byungmoo Seo, seobm@snu.ac.kr