Dentistry

Department overview: The department has a total of 79 personnel. There are 47 medical personnel, namely 8 professors (chief physicians), 10 associate professors (deputy chief physicians), 11 attending physicians, and 18 resident physicians; among them, 7 hold doctoral degrees and 27 hold master's degrees. There are 29 nursing personnel, including 1 chief nurse, 5 deputy chief nurses, 3 nurse supervisors, 15 nurses, and 5 staff nurses. The ward currently has 36 beds; it has a unit recovery room equipped with advanced ECG monitors, pneumatic therapy equipment, and professional nursing staff. Over the past three years, the bed utilization rate has been 112.0%; the annual number of surgical cases has been approximately 1,200, with moderate and major surgeries accounting for 58%. Business scope (including the department's distinctive medical technologies and academic research achievements): 1. Head and Neck–Maxillofacial Surgery. Established in 1958, it mainly studies dental and dentoalveolar surgery, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint surgery and maxillofacial traumatology, maxillofacial reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, head and neck tumor surgery, and other areas. Its main distinctive features are: 1. Using microsurgical techniques to repair oral and maxillofacial soft- and hard-tissue defects caused by congenital malformations, trauma, tumors, inflammation, and other conditions, restore the anatomical form and physiological functions of maxillofacial organs, and improve patients' quality of life; 2. Research on the etiology and treatment of craniofacial deformities; 3. Research on maxillofacial injuries; 4. Comprehensive sequential treatment of cleft lip and palate, among other services. It is a discipline with broad influence and recognition both within and outside the Autonomous Region. 2. Department of Orthodontics. Established in 1991, it was the earliest professional orthodontic discipline established in the Autonomous Region. Its main distinctive features are: 1. Performing straight-wire orthodontic techniques (including MBT, Tip-edge, O-PAK, DEMON and Smartclip self-ligating orthodontic techniques, etc.) and standard edgewise orthodontic techniques. 2. Using new orthodontic concepts such as functional removable appliances and the 2×4 technique to provide early treatment for patients with skeletal facial deformities and oral bad habits; promoting early preventive and interceptive orthodontic treatment through regular examinations beginning in the primary dentition period; scientifically guiding the growth and development of the teeth, occlusion, and craniofacial structures in children and adolescents; and treating dentofacial deformities caused by adverse factors in a timely manner. 3. Actively carrying out comprehensive sequential treatment for children with cleft lip and palate in cooperation with oral surgery. 4. Using orthodontic mini-implants to treat difficult skeletal malocclusions in adults. 5. Providing treatment for diseases such as sleep apnea syndrome. Over the past five years, the Department of Orthodontics has completed treatment for more than 7,000 patient-visits involving various malocclusions, taken the lead in applying mini-screw implant anchorage clinically in the Autonomous Region, treated difficult cases such as skeletal Class III malocclusion and skeletal open bite, and achieved good results. 3. Department of Prosthodontics. Dating from 1958, its main distinctive feature is the use of artificial materials to make various prostheses that meet physiological requirements, thereby restoring tooth defects, missing dentition, maxillofacial defects, and other conditions. It also provides prosthetic treatment for periodontal disease and correction of temporomandibular joint disorders, with the goals of rebuilding patients' physiological functions, promoting their health, and improving their quality of life. Precious-metal porcelain restorations, gold-deposition porcelain restorations, all-ceramic crown restorations, precision-attachment dentures, telescopic-crown dentures, occlusal reconstruction, and other restorative technologies have reached an advanced domestic level. 4. Dental Implant Center. Established in 2010, the department is equipped with the Swiss ITI implant system and the Bian implant machine, and has first-class dedicated surgical equipment, dedicated sterilization equipment, and a professional prosthetic laboratory. While carrying out routine implant procedures, the department was the first in Inner Mongolia to carry out advanced techniques including multiple bone-grafting and implant procedures for insufficient bone volume, maxillary sinus floor elevation with implantation, implant aesthetic restoration, immediate implantation and immediate restoration, and functional reconstruction and restoration after jawbone defects. Since its establishment, the department has achieved a 100% implant survival rate, reaching the international standard for dental implant survival. 5. Department of Dental Hard Tissue and Endodontics. Established in 1958, it is a core department of our hospital. It provides diagnosis and systematic treatment for caries, pulp disease, and periapical disease; diagnosis and treatment of defects of the hard tissues of the teeth; diagnosis and treatment of discolored teeth, aesthetic dental restoration, and tooth whitening; and diagnosis and sequential treatment of difficult dental hard-tissue and endodontic conditions, such as rampant caries, radiation caries, acid erosion, and occlusal disease. In recent years, it has developed distinctive professional medical services including warm gutta-percha filling, microscopic root canal treatment, microscopic apical surgery, aesthetic dental restoration, and direct adhesive restoration of dental hard tissues. All medical and nursing personnel in the Department of Dental Hard Tissue and Endodontics serve the vast number of patients with an attitude of striving for perfection, advanced professional diagnostic and treatment techniques, and first-class medical quality. They have received recognition from domestic peers as well as praise from the vast number of patients. 6. Department of Periodontology and Oral Mucosal Medicine. Officially established in 2011, it further subdivided the specialties of oral medicine, making the treatment of oral medical diseases more specialized. The Department of Periodontology carries out the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and systematic treatment of various types of periodontal diseases; various types of periodontal surgery; periodontal treatment and maintenance for implant restorations; and oral hygiene and health-care guidance, pursuing long-term therapeutic results for periodontal health. The Department of Oral Mucosal Medicine is distinguished by the treatment of oral mucosal diseases through integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine and integrated Mongolian medicine and Mongolian drugs. It is used to treat oral mucosal diseases such as recurrent aphthous ulcers, lichen planus, and Sjögren syndrome, with good clinical results. It has also accumulated rich experience in the basic research and clinical diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as oral mucosal potentially malignant lesions, oral candidiasis, Sjögren syndrome, bullous diseases of the oral mucosa, and lupus erythematosus. The diagnostic and treatment standards and technical methods used are in line with the advanced domestic level. 7. Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Oral Diseases. Established in 2010, it adheres to the purpose of «putting children at the center, taking quality as the core, and improving children's quality of life». Its main services include: diagnosis and treatment of caries, pulp and periapical diseases in children and tooth-restoration techniques; diagnosis and management of dental trauma in children; diagnosis and treatment of periodontal and mucosal diseases in children; painless minimally invasive treatment techniques; early intervention for abnormal occlusion in children and masticatory growth and development; diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in children with disabilities; diagnosis and treatment and related research on the oral manifestations of genetic and systemic diseases in children; and pediatric oral health management. 8. Department of Dental Emergency. Our department has always adhered to the principle that «time is life», highlights the advantages of concentrating multiple specialties, and facilitates in-department consultations and referrals, making medical care more convenient and efficient and providing patients with comprehensive treatment plans and high-quality diagnostic and treatment services. Its main services focus on treating acute toothache, dental trauma, and oral and maxillofacial trauma, including emergency management of post-extraction bleeding, gingival bleeding, temporomandibular joint dislocation, acute pericoronitis of wisdom teeth, and other emergencies. For patients with maxillofacial trauma combined with multiple injuries, it cooperates with surgeons to promptly provide corresponding emergency treatment and does its utmost to save patients' lives. 9. Department of Preventive Oral Health Care. Department development includes two parts: the hospital outpatient clinic and the community base. Outpatient services include clinical preventive measures, oral health education, oral epidemiology, and community-base work. Oral epidemiology includes monitoring and analysis of the prevalence of common oral diseases in the population, such as caries and periodontal disease, and caries management for high-risk groups. Community-base work mainly includes oral prevention and health care for preschool children, such as regular oral health education and promotion, regular oral examinations, pit and fissure sealing, professional topical fluoride application, early diagnosis and early treatment of common oral diseases in young and preschool children, as well as the establishment of community oral health records and oral health education and oral health promotion. 10. Speech Training Center. The department mainly addresses the pathological causes of functional speech disorders after cleft palate surgery and the problems of corrective training. Through auditory training, patients learn to distinguish nasalized from non-nasalized pronunciation, followed by resonance-disorder training, articulation training, comprehensive pronunciation exercises, and other processes, gradually enabling patients to recover or approach normal language function. Since 2012, the department has applied for more than 30 scientific research projects in total, including 2 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 15 Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation projects, 2 Inner Mongolia Health Department scientific research projects, 1 Education Department scientific research project, 5 key (general) projects of Inner Mongolia Medical University and its Affiliated Hospital, and 2 Grassland Talent projects, with total scientific research funding of more than 3 million yuan. Over the past five years, more than 400 academic papers have been published in various core journals, including 14 SCI papers and 10 papers in Zhonghua journals, with the remainder published in core journals. The department has co-edited 2 books, received 3 Autonomous Region Scientific Research Achievement Progress Awards, and obtained 1 national patent. Outpatient telephone: 3451240, outpatient clinic, 6th floor Ward nursing station telephone: 3451457, Area 18B, Inpatient Building No. 1.