The Department of Preventive Dentistry of Kyiv Institute of Advanced Training of Physicians was found on the 7th of April, 1964 as the first department of such a kind in the system of the institutes of advanced training of physicians in the Soviet Union.
The founder and the first head of the department in 1964-1990 was MD, Dr. Sc., Full Professor M. A. Kodola.
In 1990-2003 the department was headed by MD, Dr. Sc., Full Professor A. P. Grokholsky.
Since January, 2003 MD, Dr. Sc., Full Professor G. F. Biloklytska has been the head of the department.
The Department of Preventive Dentistry is a clinical site of State Pharmacological Centre of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine; it conducts a contractual work with national and foreign dental companies on the implementation of up-to-date developments of medicines, materials and methods for preventive medicine into the educational and medical process.
Since the 1st of June, 2011 Full Professor G. F. Biloklytska has been acting as the Director of Dental Practical and Educational Centre of NMAPE.
All the workers of the department are the members of the Association of Periodontists of Ukraine.
During the past years the department has received the titles "Highly Cultured Staff" and "Exemplary Staff".
In 2006 on the initiative of Full Professor G. F. Biloklytska there was found the Association of Periodontists of Ukraine which includes 14 regional departments. On the general meeting of delegates from all regions of Ukraine Full Professor G. F. Biloklytska was elected as the President of the Association of Periodontists of Ukraine. In March, 2013 the Association of Periodontists of Ukraine was admitted to the European Federation of Periodontists (EFP) as an associative member.