Founding Philosophy

In the spirit of the Korean Medical Service Act, this corporation aims to promote the oral health of local residents and provide preventive care based on honest, patient-centered treatment. (Articles of Incorporation, Article 1)

History

2014–2017	2014. 03. 02	Director Kim Seo-yoon opens LIAN Dental Clinic on Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu
	2014. 09	Completes the report for opening a dental medical institution with the Ministry of Health and Welfare
	2015. 04	Establishes a digital panoramic and CT imaging diagnostic room
	2015. 11	Opens a dedicated pediatric treatment room
	2016. 01	Launches the oral health education program 'Smile School'
	2016. 03	Opens the orthodontic center
	2016. 10	Designated as an oral health partner institution by the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center
	2017. 05	Expands and relocates to the 3rd floor (LIAN Building, 3F)
2018–2021	2018. 02	Establishment of LIAN Medical Corporation approved
	2018. 06	Adds two dedicated implant surgery rooms
	2018. 11	Builds a dental sterilization center
	2019. 03	Introduces a collaboration system with oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists
	2019. 09	Opens a digital lab (same-day prosthetics system)
	2019. 12	Makes patient satisfaction surveys a regular quarterly practice
	2020. 04	Assigns dedicated infection-control staff and installs a negative-pressure treatment room
	2020. 12	Obtains medical institution accreditation (Ministry of Health and Welfare)
	2021. 07	Expands to the 4th floor (orthodontic center and consultation rooms relocated)
2022–present	2022. 03	Completes a six-specialist clinical team
	2022. 10	Starts night clinic (weekdays until 9 p.m.)
	2022. 12	Builds a dental sedation collaboration system
	2023. 05	Starts the Gangnam-gu free dentures program for seniors
	2023. 11	Opens a periodontal specialty clinic
	2024. 03	Expands to the 5th floor (seminar room and staff training center)
	2024. 09	Opens a microscope root canal treatment room
	2024. 12	Receives a commendation as an oral health excellence institution from the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center
	2025. 02	Establishes the children's oral health fund
	2025. 06	Reaches 3,000 cumulative digital guided implant cases
	2025. 10	Launches the patient experience improvement project 'The LIAN Way'
	2026. 01	Regains medical institution accreditation
	2026. 03	12th-anniversary Smile Campaign
	2026. 09	Named a top-rated Gangnam-gu excellent medical institution for three years in a row

Past Directors

• 2014.3.2
  LIAN Dental Clinic
  Kim Seo-yoon

• 2015.3.1
  LIAN Dental Clinic Orthodontic Center
  Park Ji-hoon

• 2016.9.1
  LIAN Dental Clinic Pediatric Room
  Jung Ha-yoon

• 2018.2.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation
  Kim Seo-yoon

• 2019.3.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation Surgery Center
  Choi Min-jae

• 2020.4.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation Infection Control Office
  Ryu Ha-jin

• 2021.7.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation Orthodontic Center
  Seo Da-eun

• 2022.3.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation Conservative Dentistry Center
  Lee Su-ah

• 2023.11.1
  LIAN Medical Corporation Periodontal Clinic
  Han Do-hyun

• 2026.3.2~
  LIAN Medical Corporation
  Kim Seo-yoon