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History of Kyushu Dental College

April,1914 Private Kyushu School of Dentistry was founded in Inaba-cho,Fukuoka.
July,1921 The school was raised to college status.
September,1924 New college building was constructed in Imaizumi-cho,Fukuoka.
September,1925 College sent out its first graduates(number:27).
May,1932 Establishment of Kyushu Dental Society.
August,1936 College was moved to the new building in Manazuru-cho,Kokura.
April,1944 The administration was transferred to Fukuoka Prefecture with the establishment of Medical Course,and the college was renamed Fukuoka Prefectural College of Medicine and Dentistry.
April,1947 With the abolition of the Medical Course,the name of the college was renamed Fukuoka Prefectural College of Dentistry.Fukuoka Prefectural Senior High School under the old system of education was established.
April,1949 College was reorganized as Kyushu Dental College(prescribed number of matriculated students:80).
April,1950 Fukuoka School of Dental Hygiene was established under the direction of the Welfare Ministry.
May,1953 Fukuoka School of Dental Hygiene was renamed Fukuoka Prefectural School of Dental Hygiene.
June,1961 Faculty Building was reconstructed.
March,1963 College Hospital was constructed.
April,1964 Fukuoka Prefectural School of Dental Hygiene was renamed School of Denttal Hygiene, Kyushu Dental College.
October,1965 Center for Laboratory Animals was constructed.
April,1966 Dental Graduate Course was opened.
April,1969 Scanning Electron Microscope(JSM‐2)was installed,first in Japan.
March,1970 First graduate students finished their courses(number:17).
January,1975 Gymnasium was constructed.
May,1979 New College Library was built.
March,1980 General Laboratory Center was opened.
July,1982 New Faculty Building Annex was constructed.
September,1987 Building for Anatomy and Animal Center was constructed.
January,1992 Academic exchange between Ensei Dental College in Korea and our college was inaugurated.
June,1994 Academic exchange between Shanghai School of Railway and Medicine and our college was agreed on.
May,1999 College Hospital was constructed.
July,1999 Academic exchange between Shanghai School of Railway and Medicine and our college was initiated.
May,2001 Shanghai University of Railway was integrated with Tonji University .Academic exchange between Tonji University and our college was newly sealed.
October,2004 Reconstruction  of  faculty  to  3  studies  9  departments  and  27  divisions.
April,2006 Establish of Public University Corporation.
December,2006 New Faculty Building and Auditrium was constructed.