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Mijoo Kim, M.S., D.D.S., Ph.D.
UCLA School of Dentistry
10833 Le Conte Ave.
Box 951668
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668
Mijoo Kim, D.D.S., Ph.D., is an assistant adjunct professor and director of the Restorative Dentistry Preceptorship Program at UCLA School of Dentistry. Dr. Kim graduated from Wonkwang University School of Dentistry, South Korea, in 2009 and earned both an M.S. and Ph.D. at Yonsei University College of Dentistry, South Korea, in 2014. She received a certificate of clinical training in restorative dentistry at UCLA School of Dentistry in 2021. Dr. Kim served as a research professor at Yonsei University and Kyunghee University, South Korea, before her appointment as full-time faculty at UCLA in 2023. She conducts basic and clinical research focusing on hard tissue regeneration, dental implants, biocompatibility evaluation of dental materials, and digital dentistry. She is also a practitioner in the UCLA Faculty Group Dental Practice as a restorative dentist.
- Kim M, Kim RH, Lee SC, Lee TK, Hayashi M, Yu B, Jo DW (2022). Evaluation of Tensile Bond Strength between Self-Adhesive Resin Cement and Surface-Pretreated Zirconia. Materials 15 (9), 3089.
- Kim M, Jo DW, Hayashi M, Khalifah SA, Yu B, Kim RH (2022). Shear bond strength of composite diluted with composite-handling agents on dentin and enamel. Polymers 14(13), 2665.
- Kim M, Suh BI, Shin DH, Kim KM (2016). Comparison of the physical and mechanical properties of resin matrix with two photoinitiator systems in dental adhesives. Polymers 8 (7), 250.
- Yun HM, Ahn SJ, Park KR, Kim M, Kim JJ, Jin GZ, Kim HW, Kim EC (2016). Magnetic nanocomposite scaffolds combined with static magnetic field in the stimulation of osteoblastic differentiation and bone formation. Biomaterials 85, 88-98.
- Kim M, Kim KN, Kim KM (2014). Cytotoxicity test of one-step self-etching bonding agents by standardized dentin barrier test using polyurethane discs. Materials 7 (1), 85-96.
- Kim M, Kim KM, Kim J, Kim KN (2014). BMP-2 promotes oral squamous carcinoma cell invasion by inducing CCL5 release. PLoS One 9 (10), e108170.
- Kim M, Kim KN, Lee YK, Kim KM (2013). Cytotoxicity test of dentin bonding agents using millipore filters as dentin substitutes in a dentin barrier test. Clin Oral Investig 17 (6), 1489-1496.
- D.D.S., Wonkwang University School of Dentistry, South Korea, 2009
- M.S. and Ph. D. in Dental biomaterials and bioengineering, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, South Korea, 2014
- Certificate, Restorative Dentistry Active Clinical Training Program, UCLA School of Dentistry, 2021
- Biocompatibility evaluation of dental materials
- Regenerative and reparative pulp biology
- Bone regeneration
- Digital dentistry
- Dental implants
- Alternative study of animal experiments
- International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
- American Association for Dental Research (AADR)
- Korean Dental Association (K.D.A.)
- Korean Academy of Digitalized Dentistry (KADD)
- Korean Society for Dental Materials (KSDM)
- Korean Society for Biomaterials (KSBM)
- Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (KSAAE)
- Second place (Master and Postgraduate category), 2021 UCLA School of Dentistry Research Day
- Young Researcher Award for Animal Alternative Experiments, 2016, LUSH (cosmetic company, U.K.)
- IADR Unilever Hatton Division Award, 2016, International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
- Grand Prize / Beom-ho Young Investigator Award, 2014, Korean Association for Dental Research
- Best Staff Award, 2013, Yonsei University, South Korea
- Excellence Award (Poster Presentation category), 2012, Korean Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments
- Young Investigator Award, 2011, International Dental Materials Congress
- Grand Prize (Oral Presentation category), 2010, Korean Society for Dental Materials
- Excellence Award, 2010, Yonsei Dental Symposium at Yonsei University, South Korea
- Achievement Award, 2009, Wonkwang University, South Korea
- Grand Prize, 2006, Student Research Contest at Wonkwang University, South Korea