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20042024

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In Korean

최연희 교수(치과대학 치의학과)

Education

o (1992) D.D.S Yonsei University, College of Dentistry
o (1998) M.P.H. Yonsei University, Graduate School of Public Health
o (2001) Ph.D in Public Health, Yonsei University
o (2011) Ph.D in Epidemiology. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina,

Professional Experience

o (2015~Present) Professor & Department Chair, Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University
o (2017~Present) Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Osaka University, Japan
o (2019~Present) Director in Applied Basic Science, Institute for Translational Research in Dentistry, Kyungpook National University
o (2021~2023) Head of admission, Kyungpook National University
o (2014~2015) Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Kyungpook National University
o (2012~2013) Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, Kyungpook National University
o (2003~2015) Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University
o (2002~2003) Research fellow, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University

Research Interests

PRIMARY : Epidemiology for the association between dental diseases and general health

SECONDARY : Intervention studies, Geriatrics, Health promotion & quality of life,
Health disparity, Mother & child health, Oral environmental health,
Oral health policy

Major Research Achievements

o Jung YS, Kim JH, Shin AR, Song KB, Amano A, & Choi YH. (2023).
Association of Adiposity with Periodontitis and Metabolic Syndrome: From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), 2533.

o Go H, Kim EK, Jung HI, Ahn SV, Shin H, Amano A, & Choi YH. (2022).
Incidence of edentulism among older adults using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database, 2013-2018. Epidemiology and Health, 44, e2022091.

o Go H, Park T, Shin AR, Jung YS, Amano A, Song KB, & Choi YH. (2022).
Validity of a combination of periodontal pathogens and salivary biomarkers as predictors of periodontitis. Journal of Periodontal Research, 57(5), 1083-1092.

o Cho, MJ, Shin HE, Amano A, Song, KB, & Choi YH. (2022).
Effect of Molar Occlusal Balance on Cognitive Function in the Elderly. international dental journal, 72(3), 331-337.

o Heo H, Bae JH, Amano A, Park T, & Choi YH. (2022).
Supplemental or dietary intake of omega‐3 fatty acids for the treatment of periodontitis: a meta‐analysis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 49(4), 362-377.

o Jung YS, Park T, Kim EK, Jeong SH, Lee YE, Cho MJ, … & Choi YH. (2022).
Influence of chewing ability on elderly adults’ cognitive functioning: the mediating effects of the ability to perform daily life activities and nutritional status. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1236.

o Park T, Jung YS, Son K, Bae YC, Song KB, Amano A, & Choi YH. (2021).
More teeth and posterior balanced occlusion are a key determinant for cognitive function in the elderly. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(4), 1996.

o Yu NH, Shin AR, Ahn SV, Song KB, & Choi YH. (2021).
Estimation and change of edentulism among the Korean population: Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007-2018. Epidemiology and health, 43.

o Shin HE, Cho MJ, Amano A, Song KB, & Choi YH. (2020).
Association between mastication‐related factors and the prevalence of dementia in Korean elderly women visiting senior centres. Gerodontology, 37(2), 177-184.

o Choi YH, Kosaka T, Ojima M, Sekine S, Kokubo Y, Watanabe M, ... & Amano A. (2018).
Relationship between the burden of major periodontal bacteria and serum lipid profile in a cross-sectional Japanese study. BMC Oral Health, 18(1), 1-12.

o Kim YS, Ha M, Kwon HJ, Kim HY, & Choi YH. (2017).
Association between Low blood lead levels and increased risk of dental caries in children: a cross-sectional study. BMC oral health, 17, 1-7.

o Choi YH, Jang WH, Im SU, Song KB, Lee HK, Do Lee H, ... & Jang SH. (2017).
The brain activation pattern of the medial temporal lobe during chewing gum: a functional MRI study. Neural Regeneration Research, 12(5), 812.

o Baek HJ, Kim EK, Lee SG, Jeong SH, Sakong J, Merchant AT, ... & Choi YH. (2016).
Dental amalgam exposure can elevate urinary mercury concentrations in children. International Dental Journal, 66(3), 136-143.

o Lee KS, Lee SG, Kim EK, Jin HJ, Im SU, Lee HK, ... & Choi YH. (2015).
Metabolic syndrome parameters in adolescents may be determinants for the future periodontal diseases. Journal of clinical periodontology, 42(2), 105-112.

o Choi YH, McKeown RE, Mayer‐Davis EJ, Liese AD, Song KB, & Merchant AT (2014).
Serum C‐reactive protein and immunoglobulin G antibodies to periodontal pathogens may be effect modifiers of periodontitis and hyperglycemia. Journal of periodontology, 85(9), 1172-1181.

o Choi YH, & Lee SG. (2011).
Does regional socioeconomic context affect the dental caries experience? A multilevel study of Korean adults. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 119(4), 294-300.

o Chung SY, Song KB, Lee SG, & Choi YH. (2011).
The strength of age effect on tooth loss and periodontal condition in Korean elderly. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 53(2), e243-e248.

o Choi YH, McKeown RE, Mayer-Davis EJ, Liese AD, Song KB, & Merchant AT. (2011).
Association between periodontitis and impaired fasting glucose and diabetes. Diabetes Care, 34(2), 381-386.

o Lee HK, Lee KD, Merchant AT, Lee SK., Song KB, Lee SG, & Choi YH. (2010).
More missing teeth are associated with poorer general health in the rural Korean elderly. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 50(1), 30-33.

o Lee HK, Choi SH, Won KC, Merchant AT, Song KB, Jeong SH, ... & Choi YH. (2009).
The effect of intensive oral hygiene care on gingivitis and periodontal destruction in type 2 diabetic patients. Yonsei Medical Journal, 50(4), 529-536.
o Choi YH, Baek HJ, Song KB, Han JY, Kwon H, & Lee SG. (2009).
Prevalence of periodontitis and associated risk factors in Korean adults: Korean National Oral Health Survey 2006. The Journal of the Korean Academy of Periodontology, 39(Suppl), 261-268.

o Lee SR, Kwon HK, Song KB, & Choi YH. (2004).
Dental caries and salivary immunoglobulin A in Down syndrome children. Journal of paediatrics and child health, 40(9‐10), 530-533.

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