Dentistry

The Department of Stomatology of Peking University People’s Hospital was established in 1917. Its successive directors were Yu Jiazhen, Zhang Rende, Xia Shanfu, and Gao Chengzhi. After the efforts of several generations over nearly a century, the Department of Stomatology of People’s Hospital has developed into a modern department integrating medical care, teaching, and scientific research, with a full range of subspecialties and a complete talent structure; it ranks among the advanced departments in medical care, education, and research.

The Department of Stomatology currently has more than ５０ medical and nursing staff members, an average daily patient capacity of over ３００ visits, and is a comprehensive clinical department with １０ secondary dental specialties. Adhering to the People’s Hospital motto, “With benevolence, tolerance, and universal compassion in one’s heart; with the wisdom to guide intelligence and perceive subtlety; and with conduct characterized by integrity and purity,” the Department of Stomatology has continuously followed the latest developments in dental science both domestically and internationally and constantly introduced new technologies. Among these, the five specialties of prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, implant dentistry, and comprehensive treatment have certain advantages in Beijing. Director Gao Chengzhi currently serves as Vice President of the Beijing Stomatological Association. In addition, ８ members of the department hold executive or higher positions in professional association organizations at various levels nationally and in the Beijing region.

The Department of Stomatology of People’s Hospital has two outpatient locations, Xizhimen and Baitasi. The Xizhimen location has ２６ comprehensive treatment units and an average daily outpatient volume of ２３０ visits, while the Baitasi location has ７ comprehensive treatment units and an average daily outpatient volume of ６０ visits. Physicians are assigned by the department to rotate between the two locations for outpatient services. The current outpatient services of the Department of Stomatology include special-needs clinics, specialist clinics, and specialty clinics. For patient convenience, all clinics are open in the morning, while all afternoon visits are provided by appointment for treatment.

The secondary specialties currently available in the Department of Stomatology of People’s Hospital include:

1. Operative Dentistry and Endodontics

2. Periodontology

3. Oral Mucosal Diseases

4. Pediatric Dentistry

5. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

6. Prosthodontics

7. Orthodontics

8. Implant Dentistry

9. Oral Preventive Care

10. Oral and Maxillofacial Medical Imaging

To provide high-level diagnostic and treatment services, the Department of Stomatology is equipped with a large amount of advanced medical equipment, mainly including:

1. Comprehensive treatment units

2. Dental operating microscopes

3. Digital dental radiography units

4. Dental ＣＢＣＴ

5. Dental lasers

6. ＣＡＤ／ＣＡＭ restorative systems

7. Dental surgical power systems

The Department of Stomatology maintains extremely strict instrument-disinfection procedures. Our department was among the first of all major hospitals to achieve disinfection of turbine handpieces and scaling-instrument handles once for every patient. In addition, for many years the Department of Stomatology of People’s Hospital has adhered to testing for the four infectious diseases—hepatitis A, hepatitis B, syphilis, and AIDS—before dental cleaning and scaling, thereby strictly preventing cross-infection.