Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

I. Department Overview

Established in 1914, the department was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council as an authorized center for master’s degree programs in 1996, rated by the Shandong Provincial Health Department as a key medical and health discipline of Shandong Province in 1997, and designated in 2006 as a key laboratory of oral clinical medicine under the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” for institutions of higher education in Shandong Province and a national continuing education base for stomatology of the Ministry of Health.

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University has outpatient clinics in four campuses: Shinan Campus, Laoshan Campus, West Coast Campus, and Pingdu Campus. It currently has 80 beds, including 40 beds at Shinan Campus, 30 beds at West Coast Campus, and 10 beds at Pingdu Campus. Its annual number of operations and its volume of difficult and complex level III and IV surgeries are both among the leading figures in the province, making it a leading discipline in oral and maxillofacial surgery in Shandong Province.

II. Talent Structure

Director of the Level-III Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: Sun Jian

Director of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Trauma and Plastic Surgery: Sun Jian

Director of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Tumor Surgery: Bu Lingxue

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery has a strong professional team, with 27 full-time physicians. Doctors holding doctoral or master’s degrees account for more than 90%, there are 22 senior professional title holders, and 4 doctoral supervisors. After years of development and accumulation, it has become a high-level medical, teaching, and research team with a large number of highly qualified young and middle-aged core technical professionals as its backbone, a well-structured talent echelon, and comprehensive specialties.

III. Specialty Features

The department is capable of providing services in all professional fields of oral and maxillofacial surgery, including dentoalveolar surgery, dental implants, maxillofacial and neck space infections, maxillofacial trauma and fractures, benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck, various congenital and acquired maxillofacial deformities, temporomandibular joint diseases, salivary gland diseases, and neurological diseases.

Advanced specialized diagnosis and treatment services include comprehensive treatment of maxillofacial malignant tumors, microsurgery, orthognathic surgery, sequential treatment of congenital cleft lip and palate, pathological speech correction for cleft palate, diagnosis and treatment of temporomandibular joint diseases, and diagnosis and treatment of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, among others, reaching an advanced domestic level.

Sequential speech treatment for cleft lip and palate has achieved a certain influence in China. The “Smile Train” project has received high acclaim and benefited a large number of patients with cleft lip and palate. In recent years, the Surgery First Approach has been implemented and has achieved good results in orthognathic correction of adult skeletal Class III malocclusion. The department has actively promoted the clinical application of digital medicine. It is at the leading level in the province in the use of 3D printing technology to assist the functional reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defects. The application of 3D printing has greatly shortened operating time and significantly improved the accuracy of reconstruction. The introduction of the 3D simulation system and the SMART virtual system, and their application in orthognathic surgery, have further consolidated the department’s leading position in “digital orthognathic surgery” in the province.

Digital navigation technology will be introduced in the near future. Its application in cranio-maxillofacial surgery will further improve the surgical standards and capabilities of oral and maxillofacial surgery and enable the department to maintain its advantageous position in the province.

IV. Medical Technology

The department performs approximately 3,300 operations annually. The number of operations, bed turnover rate, and surgical complexity all rank among the leading levels in Shandong Province, and high-level, high-quality surgeries reaching internationally advanced standards are continuously being developed.

V. Scientific Research and Teaching

The department has received more than 30 scientific research awards at the departmental, municipal, provincial, and ministerial levels; served as chief editor or associate chief editor of more than 10 books; and published more than 1,000 high-level papers indexed by well-known domestic and international journals. More than 20 new technologies and new projects have been developed. More than 10 person-times have gone abroad for study and participated in international academic exchanges.

VI. Patient Guide

(1) Location of Outpatient Department

Shinan Campus: 5th floor of the Outpatient Building

Laoshan Campus: 2nd floor of the Outpatient Building

West Coast Campus: 4th floor of the Outpatient Building

Pingdu Campus: 4th floor of the Clinic Building

(2) Location of Inpatient Department

Shinan Campus: 4th floor of Deren Building, First Inpatient Department

West Coast Campus: 18th floor of Building B, Inpatient Building

Pingdu Campus: 4th floor of the Outpatient Building

(2) Consultation Telephone Numbers

Shinan Campus: 82911359

Laoshan Campus: 82913180

West Coast Campus: 82919556

Pingdu Campus: 82918892