{"id":6640,"date":"2026-04-22T09:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iti.org\/?page_id=6640"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:00:52","slug":"chulalongkorn-university","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iti.org\/de\/education\/scholarship-program\/chulalongkorn-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Chulalongkorn University, School of Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":2383,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6640","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"hero_section","display_block":true,"full_size":true,"label":"Scholarship Center","title":"<strong>Chulalongkorn University, School of Dentistry<\/strong>","description":"Departments of Oral &amp; Maxillofacial Surgery &amp; Periodontology","background_image":6644,"button":{"text":"","url":""},"cta2":"","dropdown":{"title":"","items":null}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_simple_centered","description":"<h2><strong>About the Scholarship Center<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nChulalongkorn University was established in 1917. Ranked as the best University in Thailand in many surveys. The University currently has 20 faculty and 23 Colleges and Research institutes, more than 8,000 faculty members and over 37,000 students.\r\nThe department of OMFS has a strong tradition in both clinical teaching and research. It covers all clinical areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery at undergraduate and postgraduate level, with multiple programs and more than 30 residents. Computer Assisted Implant Surgery (CAIS) is one strongest research areas of the department, with world-class achievements. The Centre of Excellence in CAIS has in the last 5 years treated hundreds of patients with static and dynamic navigation technologies, while it has published more than a dozen highly cited studies in international peer reviewed journals.\r\nThe department of Periodontology created the first Postgraduate Program in Periodontology in Thailand in 1974, which aimed to produce dentist specialized in Periodontics. As the world\u2019s evolution driven by the modern research in the field of periodontal regeneration and dental implant, the department continued to improve and develop a new curriculum to serve the higher education needs for the community. The objective was to produce not only dentists specialized in Periodontics, but also one who was capable of a life-long learning and researching for new knowledges. The Center of Excellence in Periodontal Disease and Dental Implants has shown promising results in research with a continuous presence of publications in well-known international journals.\r\nITI scholar will have a chance to participate in both departments and follow the whole treatment flow under staff\u2019s supervision. Scholar will have an opportunity to implant treatment planning session with prosthodontic department and also welcome to attend seminars, journal clubs or lectures together with all postgraduate students."},{"acf_fc_layout":"highlight_people_3","title":"Scholarship Center Chairs","items":[{"image":6647,"position":"Scholarship Center Chair","name":"Prof. Dr. Atiphan Pimkhaokham","location":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery"},{"image":6680,"position":"Scholarship Center Co-Chair","name":"Associate Prof. Kajorn Kungsadalpipob","location":"Department of Periodontology"}],"cta":"","cta2":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"scholarship_activities_list","description":"","image":4311,"sub_sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"list","title":"Clinical activities the ITI Scholar will participate in during the Scholarship year","description":"","items":[{"title":"Treatment planning sessions","available":true},{"title":"Performing oral hygiene procedures and maintenance","available":false},{"title":"Observing patient treatment","available":true},{"title":"Assisting in patient treatment","available":true},{"title":"Treating patients under faculty supervision: placing implants","available":true},{"title":"Treating patients under faculty supervision: restoring implants","available":false},{"title":"Treating patients alone: placing implants","available":false},{"title":"Treating patients alone: restoring implants","available":false},{"title":"Laboratory procedures associated with treatment","available":true}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"description","title":"Local regulations and special requirements the Scholar must fulfill to be able to participate in clinical activities and treat patients","description":"By the rule and regulation of Thai Dental Council, ITI Scholars can perform clinical work under Mentor license."},{"acf_fc_layout":"description","title":"Additional information on the clinical activities","description":"ITI Scholars might be assigned clinical work according to their mentor."},{"acf_fc_layout":"list","title":"Postgraduate education\/specialization","description":"","items":[{"title":"Postgraduate training in the following specialty\/one of the following specialties is a must: Periodontology, Oral Surgery or Prosthodontics","available":true},{"title":"Postgraduate training in the following specialty\/one of the following specialties is an advantage: ","available":false},{"title":"Minimum three years of professional clinical experience as a qualified dentist ","available":false},{"title":"Minimum three years of professional clinical experience as a qualified dentist including implant dentistry ","available":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"list","title":"Research activities the ITI Scholar will participate in during the Scholarship year","description":"","items":[{"title":"Involvement in preclinical research","available":false},{"title":"Involvement in translational research","available":false},{"title":"Involvement in clinical research","available":false},{"title":"Coordinated involvement with existing center research activities","available":false},{"title":"Mentors will be assigned to the Scholar according to their research preference","available":true},{"title":"Scholars will be able to start their own research projects ","available":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"list","title":"Research experience required ","description":"","items":[{"title":"Research experience supported by peer-reviewed scientific publications (original papers) is a must. 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