Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

The Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology traces its origins to the oral surgery unit of the dental department of Beiping University Medical School, established in 1955. It is one of China’s earliest departments in the field; the hospital describes it as among the largest and most comprehensively staffed. In 1982 it became one of the first disciplines authorized by the State Council to award doctorates and trained China’s first medical doctorate holder. In 1996 it entered Project 211 as a key discipline. It is a core department of a national first-level key discipline, a national continuing education training base, an AO CMF training base, and an International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons training base for oncology and reconstructive surgery. It was among the first to receive national key clinical specialty support in 2011.

The department combines care, teaching and research. Its scope includes dentoalveolar surgery, oral and maxillofacial inflammation, temporomandibular joint and facial nerve disorders, trauma, oral, maxillofacial and neck tumors, salivary gland disease, dentofacial deformities, sleep-disordered breathing, cleft lip and palate, facial and neck vascular disease, facial plastic and aesthetic surgery, and reconstruction of tissue defects. It comprises a laboratory, outpatient clinic, laser and aesthetic surgery room, recovery room and five wards.

It has 212 staff: 68 physicians, 139 nurses and five technologists. Twenty-five hold full senior and 21 associate senior titles; among physicians, 48 hold doctorates and 11 master’s degrees. There are 29 treatment chairs, 180 inpatient beds and eight dedicated operating rooms. Annual outpatient visits exceed 86,000, while annual inpatient admissions and operations exceed 6,700, according to the hospital.