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Yong-Hee Chun, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Dental School
Periodontics
210-567-3520
chuny@uthscsa.edu

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Dr. Yong-Hee Chun is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the School of Dentistry at UT Health San Antonio. 

Education

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Appointments

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9/2017 - Present Assistant Professor UT Health at San Antonio, Periodontics
2/2014 - Present Assistant Professor and Cross-appointed University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Cellular and Structural Biology, San Antonio, TX
10/2013 - Present Assistant Professor and Tenure Track University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Periodontics, San Antonio, TX

Expertise

Publications

Teaching

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Date Description Institution # Students
11/2014 - Present Biochemistry The University of Texas Health Science Center
5 hours, 105 students enrolled, first year dental school. Lectures and conferences cover the composition of mineralized tissues, mineralization of dentin, cementum, enamel, clinical correlation: dental mineralized tissues to dental students (first year).
10/2014 - Present Dental Histology The University of Texas Health Science Center
3 hours, 105 students enrolled, first year dental school. Lectures covered early tooth development, molecular and genetic mechanisms of tooth development, and enamel.
5/2014 - Present Pre-Doctoral Student Supervision University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
1/2013 - Present Individual Instruction University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7/2012 - Present Periodontics The University of Texas Health Science Center
Course Director - Course director since AY 2012-13, 18 hours, 105 students enrolled, third year dental school. Junior Periodontics focuses on providing and managing the periodontal needs of all patients that a dentist encounters in a general practice. This includes a more in-depth understanding of advanced surgical and restorative procedures in periodontics. Course learning activities are designed to emphasize diagnosis, planning, delivering or managing nonsurgical periodontal therapy, more advanced periodontal therapy and understanding the preparation of the periodontium for restorative dentistry and maintenance of long-term patient health. The therapeutic options are discussed based on the available evidence.
Periodontics for Junior Students, UTHSCSA
This is teaching activity is ongoing.
1/2011 - Present Clinic Introduction The University of Texas Health Science Center
2 hours, 1 students, second year dental school. Mentor for Critically Appraised Topics (CAT).
Worked with dental students to critically evaluate and answer a focused clinical question.
Sophomore and Junior Students, UTHSCSA
This participation in teaching is ongoing.
1/2011 - Present Literature Seminars The University of Texas Health Science Center
6 hour, 4 students enrolled, graduate periodontics.
This participation in teaching is ongoing. Seminar topics: Osteopromotion & Growth Factors, Principles of periodontal surgery II, Periodontics - Endodontics relationships.
1/2011 - Present Current Lit Seminar The University of Texas Health Science Center
2 hours, 4 students enrolled, graduate periodontics. Recently published articles from journals on periodontics are discussed.
1/2011 - Present Emergency Care Sem The University of Texas Health Science Center
3 hours, 4 students enrolled, periodontics residents. Medical emergencies relevant for the periodontal practice are discussed.
1/2011 - Present Literature Seminars The University of Texas Health Science Center
6 hour, 4 students enrolled, graduate periodontics.
This participation in teaching is ongoing. Seminar topics: Osteopromotion & Growth Factors, Principles of periodontal surgery II, Periodontics - Endodontics relationships.
1/2011 - Present Current Lit Seminar The University of Texas Health Science Center
2 hours, 4 students enrolled, graduate periodontics. Recently published articles from journals on periodontics are discussed.
9/2010 - Present Dental Biomed Core I The University of Texas Health Science Center
1 hour, 20 students enrolled, graduate students from different dental specialties.
Section: Structure and Function of Oral Tissues,
Lecture on Structure and Function in Enamel Formation.
Residents/Graduate Students, Dental School, UTHSCSA
This participation in teaching is ongoing.
2/2010 - Present Bone & Connective Tissue Biology The University of Texas Health Science Center
1 hour, 8 students enrolled, graduate periodontics students. Topics of seminar included: Human genetics of the periodontium, Development of the root, Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for periodontal disease, Tooth development and regeneration. First year residents, Periodontics, UTHSCSA. This participation in teaching is ongoing.
1/2010 - Present Intro to Patient Care The University of Texas Health Science Center
64 hour, 105 students enrolled, first year dental students. Freshman preclinical lab, Periodontics, UTHSCSA. Groups of 20 students are instructed on exercises. This participation in teaching is ongoing.

Grants

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