Professional Activities

Professional Experience:

1. Dean & Professor, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University (2006~present)
2. Director, Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital (2006~present)
3. Adjunct Professor, Institute of Polymer Sciences, National Taiwan University (2004~present)
4. Editor-in-chief, Journal of Dental Sciences (SCI) (1998~2006 , 2012~ present)
5. Editorial Board, Journal of Endodontics (SCI) (2000~present)
6. Editorial Board, ISRN Dentistry (2010~present)
7. Editorial Board, World Journal of Stomatology (2011~present)
8. Councilor, International Association of Dental Research (2006~present)
9. Chairman & Professor     Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University (2000-2006)
10. Secretary of Medical Affairs, National Taiwan University Hospital (2000-2005)
11. President, Academy of Endodontology, Republic of China.(1997-2001)

Honor and Awards:

1. Honored Fellowship International College of Dentists (FICD), 1997
2. Best Paper of the Year, Year Book of Dentistry, 1999
3. 10th Ching-Shin Medical Award, 1999
4. Outstanding Achievement of Medical Teaching, NTUH, 2000
5. Silver Award in Dental Education, 2005
6. Best Paper Award: Development of a mesoporous biomaterial for treatment of dentin hypersensitivity. International Association for Dental Research SEA 21st Annual Scientific Meeting, 2007, Bail Indonesia .
7. The Second Paper Award: In vivo evaluation of chitosan/γPGA hydrogel dressing in post-extraction sockets. International Association for Dental Research SEA 22st Annual Scientific Meeting, 2008.Manila, Philippines.
8. Journal Cover Paper: (2007). Effects of EDTA on the Hydration Mechanism of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate. Journal of Dental Research 86(6): 534-538. (SCI)
9. Outstanding Research Award in NTUH, 2008
10. Best Paper Award: Evaluation of DBAS Effects on Composite Polymerization Shrinkage with μCT.2009 CED-IADR, 1ST place.( Germany , 2009).
11. Outstanding Achievement of Medicine, Wang Ming-Ning Memorial Foundation, 2009
12. Outstanding Research Award, Formosan Medical Association, 2009
13. Best Paper Award: Development of Mesoporous Calcium Silicate Biomaterial for Treating Dentin Hypersensitivity. International Association for Dental Research SEA 24st Annual Scientific Meeting 2010.
14. Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council, 2010.
15. Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Chair Professor Award, 2010.
16. Gold Award in Dental Education, 2012
17. Distinguished International Leadership Award, 2012, Minnesota University
18. Outstanding Academic Journal Award: Journal of Dental Sciences (JDS) SCI Journal, Editor-in Chief, 2012
19. Lifetime Contribution Award, Academy of Endodontics of ROC. (2013)
20. Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University (2013~ )

Specialty:

1. Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry
2. Hard Tissue and Biomineralization
3. Biomaterials and Biomechanics
4. Biomedical Engineering
5. Dental Materials
6. Tissue Engineering
7. Biomechanics and Imaging
8. Nanotechnology
9. Finite Element Analysis
10. Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy