Hyewon Lee is a board-certified pediatric dentist in the U.S. and Kenya, currently directing the Global Maternal and Child Oral Health Center at Seoul National University. From 2021 to 2024, she has chaired the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA) Oral Health Workgroup, fostering collaborations among national public health associations to integrate oral health into primary healthcare. Her major achievement included the launch of the Global Maternal and Child Oral Health Initiative with more than 50 endorsements from international and national public health organizations, including ministries of health.
Her expertise bridges clinical practice and public policy. Previously, as a public health officer at the U.S. Department of Health, she worked with public health experts in developing national oral health guidelines and oral health indicators, with particular focus on maternal oral health. Recently, she secured a South Korea’s Ministry of Affairs grant to strengthen Kenya's primary healthcare workforce capacity in maternal and child oral health promotion.
Dr. Hyewon holds a dental degree from Harvard School of Dental Medicine and earned both master's (health communication) and doctoral degrees in public health (health policy and management) from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.