The Dental Museum of the Collection of Dentistry, Seoul National University, is the first dental museum in Korea. It first opened in 1994 and re-opened on December 28,2001.
The Dental Museum houses a total of 6,000 dentistry-reiated medical devices,drugs, documents,books(1,500)and dates back to the period when modern western dentistry was introduced to Korea by the Japanse.Being the only one of its kind in Korea, the museum has various materials that showcase the development of the modern dentistry in Korea on display.
The museum's purpose is not limited to collecting and exhibiting dentistry-related item and providing the related information,but also serves as a venue of education to future students and as an information archive that preserves the history of dentistry. The museum also acts as a cultural space that allows the public to experience the history of dentistry in Korea up close and provides them with useful information that can be applied in their daily lives.
History
Aug 31,1994 Established as Annex Dental Museum of College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
(#212,College of Dentistry Main Building) Nov 1995 Dental Museum relocated (#415,College of Dentistry Main Building) May 12,2000 Regulation aminded
for Annex Dental Museum of the Collection of Dentistry,Seoul National University Jul 18,2000 Prof.Soo-Boo Han appointed as the first curator of Dental Museum Dec 28, 2001 Dental Museum re-opened(#103,College of Dentistry Main Building)
Main Exhibits
- Various medical devices and drugs after the introduction of the modern dentisty to Korea (foot engine)
- Documents and photographs related to the history of the College of Dentistry, Seoul National University
(graduation certificate of Kyungsung Dental and Medical School)
- Dental textbooks , publications, and journals (German pulp tissue textbook used in Kyungsung Dental and
Medical School)
Museum Information
- Curator : Han Sooboo
- Location : 1st floor, College of Dentistry,Seoul National University
- Open : Mon~Fri 10:00~12:00 and 14:00~17:00
- Tel : +82+2+740+8799
