Pediatric Dentistry Department

The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Tongji University is one of the earliest-established and largest pediatric dentistry specialties in China. It has successively been recognized as a leading medical specialty and a key discipline of Shanghai. Its main diagnostic and treatment services include pediatric caries, pulp disease, periapical disease, gingival and periodontal disease; occlusal guidance and early correction of malocclusion; oral soft-tissue and alveolar surgery; and the diagnosis and treatment of dental trauma and common oral mucosal diseases. The department is also divided into different subspecialties. On the basis of comprehensive mastery of pediatric dentistry skills, it focuses on subspecialty development to provide high-quality specialized diagnostic and treatment services for children.

The department integrates medical care, teaching, and research. It undertakes standardized resident training as well as clinical teaching for undergraduates and master's students. It has twice been named a leading medical specialty and key discipline of Shanghai, has published more than 200 papers, and has received provincial- and ministerial-level research grants and science and technology awards on multiple occasions. It has led a number of provincial- and ministerial-level research projects and teaching-reform projects for graduate and undergraduate students. It has successively received honors including the Shanghai March 8 Red-Flag Collective, Shanghai Women Pioneers Civilized Post, and National Advanced Collective of the Health and Family Planning System.

The department is currently the deputy-chair unit of the Pediatric Dentistry Professional Committee of the Chinese Stomatological Association and the chair unit of the Pediatric Dentistry Professional Committee of the Shanghai Stomatological Association. It formerly served as the vice-president unit of the Third Chinese Stomatological Association and a council unit of the Fourth Chinese Stomatological Association, the chair unit of the First and Second Pediatric Dentistry Professional Committees of the Chinese Stomatological Association, and the president unit of the Third Asian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. It is also the chief-editor unit for the pediatric dentistry chapters in the first, second, and third editions of the national planning textbook Pediatric Dentistry and the first, second, and third editions of the Experimental Course in Stomatology for higher medical schools under the Ministry of Health.

Location: west side of the 4th floor of Building 2

Department telephone: 021-66315207 (working hours, Monday to Saturday)