Dewey Duhyeong Lee, DDS, MS, PhD
Visiting Associate Professor
Introduction
Dr. Dewey (Du Hyeong) Lee is a Visiting Associate Professor in the Prosthodontics Department. He earned his DDS at Kyungpook National University (KNU) in 2006, and Master’s degree and PhD degree at Yonsei University in 2009 and 2016. He completed his Prosthodontics residency at Yonsei University Dental Hospital and Wonju Severance Hospital in 2010. He is a tenured Full Professor of the Department of Prosthodontics at KNU School of Dentistry. Previously he was the Editing Director of the Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics, a military doctor in the Korean Army, Director of the Institute for Translational Research in Dentistry, and Director of the Department of Prosthodontics at KNU. Dr. Lee has published significant research articles in Digital Dentistry and actively collaborated internationally. He received several awards including the David A. Felton Award from the American College of Prosthodontists and the Yeonsong Dental Award from the Korean Dental Association.
Current Positions
- Visiting Associate Professor - Prosthodontics
Education
- DDS, College of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
- MS, Graduate School of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul
- PhD, Prosthodontics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul
Licenses & Certifications
- Certificate in Prosthodontics, Yonsei University Dental Hospital and Wonju Severance Hospital, Seoul and Wonju, Korea
- Constituent, International College of Prosthodontists (ICP)
- Artificial Intelligence Proficiency HawkAI I & II, University of Iowa
Selected Awards & Honors
- Exceptional Faculty in Teaching, Research, and Service sectors, Kyungpook National University, Daegu
- Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards, 16th International College of Prosthodontics (ICP) conference
- Outstanding Poster Presentation Awards, International Academy for Digital Dental Medicine
- Schottlander Award, British Society of Prosthodontics (BSSPD) meeting, London, United Kingdom
- David A. Felton Award, American College of Prosthodontists
- Yeonsong Dental Award (best researcher of the year in Korea), Korean Dental Association, Seoul
- Outstanding Professor Award, Kyungpook National University Dental Hospital, Daegu
- Recognition Award by Daegu major, Daegu
- FDI Best Poster Award in the Digital Dentistry Category, FDI World Dental Congress, Sydney, Australia
- Outstanding Research Achievement Award (high IF), Kyungpook National University, Daegu
Professional Memberships
- International College of Prosthodontists (ICP)
- International Academy for Digital Dental Medicine (IADDM)
- Future Leaders in Prosthodontics (FLiP)
- Asian Academy of Prosthodontics (AAP)
Selected Publications
- Choi Y, Lee DH, Lee KE. Concordance correlation coefficients for multivariate measurements. J. Korean Stat. Soc. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42952-025-00315-5
- Mai HN, Win TT, Kim HS, Pae A, Att W, Nguyen DD, Lee DH. Deep learning and explainable artificial intelligence for investigating dental professionals' satisfaction with CAD software performance. J Prosthodont. 2025 Feb;34(2):204-215. (Corresponding author)
- Jang SW, Kim C, Lee KB, Kim SY, Mai HN, Lee DH. Impact of polishing on the accuracy and time of intraoral scans for Gold and Co-Cr crowns. J Dent Rehabil Appl Sci. 2025;41(1):20-27. (Corresponding author)
- Kim J, Danielak M, Lee DH, Almaghrabi B, Andreana S, Kaenploy J, Kareem Y, Esteban Florez FL, Arany PR. Advanced dental surgeries using fused filament fabrication and stereolithography printing: Case reports. Clin Adv Periodontics. 2025; 1-12. (Coauthor)
- Mai HN, Kim YG, Cho SH, Joda T, Lee DH. Enhancing dental education with a 3d point cloud comparison and augmented reality for auto-evaluation of fixed prosthodontic practice: An in vitro study. J Dent. 2025 Feb;153:105493.(Corresponding author)
- Mai HY, Lee DH, Mai HN, Win TT, Cho SH. Reliability of the segmental intraoral scan strategy for the full-arch digitization. Anti-aging. 2024;2:13-16.(Co-first author)
- Kwon TY, Han SH, Lee DH, Park JW, Kim YK. Effect of universal adhesive pretreatments on the bond strength durability of conventional and adhesive resin cements to zirconia ceramic. J Adv Prosthodont. 2024 Apr;16(2):105-114. (Coauthor)
- Mai HN, Ngo HC, Cho SH, Duong CP, Mai HY, Lee DH. Effectiveness of virtual reality interactive simulation practice in prosthodontic education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Dent Educ. 2024 Mar 4. Epub ahead of print. (Corresponding author)
- Win TT, Lee DH. User experience of and satisfaction with computer-aided design software when designing dental prostheses: A multicenter survey study. Int J Comput Dent. 2024 Jul 16. Epub ahead of print. (Corresponding author)
- Kim J, Kaenploy J, Lee DH, Ashsams N, Arany PR. Custom fabricated three-dimensional printed surgical guide for trephine bur in autogenous bone graft: A technique report. J Prosthodont. 2024 Jul 10. Epub ahead of print.
Selected Grants & Contracts
- Development and demonstration of hyper-connection dental platform to spread digital dental ecosystem; Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Principal Investigator
- AI Dataset Development of Clinical Intraoral Photo Images for SMART Esthetic Prosthodontic-Orthodontic Diagnosis/ Treatment planning; National Information Society Agency; Principal Investigator
- Development of water-enabled self-healing antibacterial agent-releasing nanocoating for the improvement of restoration surface; National Research Foundation of Korea; Principal Investigator
- Formation of antibacterial film coating on the temporary restoration using thin film processing technology; National Research Foundation of Korea; Principal Investigator