Harvard-Trained | Dual-Doctorate | Dual-Diplomate | Prosthodontist
Academician │ Clinician │ Innovator
Biography
Dr. Young K. Kim, a board-certified surgical prosthodontist (passed both restorative & new surgical board exam sections), is one of the very few specialists holding dual-doctorate degrees; 4-yrs in Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) from Boston Univ. School of Dental Medicine (Magna Cum Laude; the highest-ranking during the graduating year) and another 4-yrs in Doctor of Medical Sciences (DMSc) from Harvard School of Dental Medicine (president's scholar).
At Harvard, he earned a specialty certificate in Prosthodontics after intense surgical and restorative training, primarily focusing on extremely complex cases of tooth-supported & implant-supported full-mouth rehabilitation.
Besides reconstructive dentistry, Dr. Kim also has an in-depth knowledge of bone biology, periosteal wound healing, and tissue augmentation/engineering in implant dentistry. His doctorate research thesis at Harvard was "injectable bioactive gelatin-hyaluronan-calcium phosphate (GH-CP) and its osteogenic potential for flapless guided bone regeneration (GBR)," under the guidance of Dr. Myron Spector (Professor of Orthopedic Surgery - Biomaterial, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School). Dr. Kim's novel innovative tissue-engineering research was awarded as 1st place winner at the regional American College of Prosthodontists annual session '19.
Dr. Kim is currently a clinical assistant professor at New York University College of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics.
Dr. Kim is also in private-practice located in Manhattan, transforming the quality of life on his patients, via rehabilitating their esthetics, occlusion, and function.
His clinical/research interests are Reconstructive Prosthodontics (tooth/implant-supported full-mouth rehabilitation via both conventional/digital workflows) & Surgical Prosthodontics (full-mouth guided surgery, pre-prosthetic surgery, and tissue augmentations) in implant dentistry.
He is currently a reviewer of the Journal of Prosthodontics and an active member of the American College of Prosthodontics, the American Dental Association and the Harvard Club of New York City.
Education & Training
Doctor of Medical Sciences, Oral Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
President's Scholar
Certificate in Prosthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
President's Scholar
Doctor of Dental Medicine, Boston University School of Dental Medicine
Magna Cum Laude
The highest-ranking during the graduating year
Honors / Awards
1/9/2007 British Columbia Premier’s Excellence Award (BC, Canada)
2/22/2007 British Columbia Government Scholarship (BC, Canada)
9/4/2007 University of BC Royal Institution Entrance Scholarship (BC, Canada)
2008-2009 Dean’s Honor Distinction at UBC (BC, Canada)
2009 Scholarship for academic excellence at UBC (BC, Canada)
2015 1st Rank, Boston University School of Dental Medicine (MA, USA)
2017-2019 Presidential scholarship at HSDM (MA, USA)
2020 Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
- Passed the Written, Fixed Full-Mouth, Removable, and Implant Surgery sections
2020 Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
2021 NYU Academy of Distinguished Educators
- Inaugural recipient of the Rising Faculty Award
2022 Associate Member Nomination, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry
2023 '6 under 10' Emerging Leaders Prize, Academy of Osseointegration
2024 Diplomate, Academy of Osseointegration
