Associate Professor and Division Head of Periodontology
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Dr. David M. Kim received his dental degree (DDS) from the University of Maryland Dental School and completed his periodontology training and Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) in oral biology from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Currently, as an Associate Professor at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, he is also the Director of the Postgraduate Program in Periodontology and Continuing Education at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Kim is a past recipient of both Distinguished Junior and Senior Faculty awards from Harvard. In addition, he received Balint Orban Research Award, Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in Periodontics, Teaching Fellowship, and clinical research award from the American Academy of Periodontology. Dr. Kim’s clinical and research interests have been in the use of innovative concepts, technologies, and biomaterials to enhance intraoral soft and hard tissue formation, especially by incorporating the tissue engineering concept to repair and regenerate soft and hard tissue volume for patients requiring dental implants to replace missing teeth. He has published 124 manuscripts and 30 book chapters. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology and maintains a clinical practice at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he received the 2022 Patient Experience Award.