| May, 1976 | Preliminary Office was set up to establish Faculty of Dentistry in the medical building. |
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| October, 1977 | Kagoshima University Faculty of Dentistry was established. Two departments (Oral Physiology, Biomaterials Science) were founded. |
| April, 1978 | Faculty of Dentistry was opened for undergraduate study to 80 students. Three departments (Operative Dentistry and Endodontology, Orthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery I) were founded (Total 5 chairs). |
| April, 1979 | Five departments (Oral Anatomy I, Biochemistry, Oral Pathology, Preventive Dentistry, Dental Radiology) were founded (Total 10 chairs). |
| March, 1980 | New building completed for Faculty of Dentistry and the University Dental Hospital. |
| April, 1980 | Five departments (Oral Anatomy II, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, Dental Pharmacology, Periodontology, Prosthetic Dentistry I) were founded (Total 15 chairs). Undergraduate Courses were started for students who had completed the pre-dental classes. |
| April, 1981 | Two departments (Prosthetic Dentistry II, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery II) were founded (Total 17 chairs). |
| April, 1982 | The Department of Pediatric Dentistry was founded (Total 18 chairs). |
| March, 1984 | The first class to complete the course of study in the Dental School graduate. |
| April, 1984 | The Graduate School of Dental Science was established with a quota of 18 students per year. The first class of students was admitted to the Graduate School. |
| March, 1988 | The Graduate School awarded the doctoral degree to the first class of graduates. |
| April, 1989 | The quota of undergraduate students per year was decreased to 60. |
| April, 1997 | The Department of Dental Humanities was founded (Total 19 chairs). |
| April, 2003 | The Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences was established (Total 20 chairs). The quota of undergraduate students per year was decreased to 55. |
| April, 2011 | The quota of undergraduate students per year was decreased to 53. |