Dentistry

The Department of Stomatology of the Affiliated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, was established in 1983. After nearly 40 years of development, it has evolved into a comprehensive general dentistry department integrating medical care, education, and research, with the systematic diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the entire dentition as its specialty. It is currently an executive council member institution of the Xinjiang Stomatological Association; an undergraduate internship base for the Stomatology program at Xinjiang Medical University; a member institution of the Autonomous Region Oral Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Quality Control Center; and it undertakes theoretical teaching for the stomatology programs of Xinjiang Medical University and Xinjiang Second Medical University.

The department has subspecialties in dental implantology, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontology, prosthodontics, alveolar surgery, pediatric dentistry, and oral mucosal diseases. The prosthodontics and implantology service provides esthetic restorations, digitally planned implant-supported prosthetic restorations, telescopic-crown and precision-attachment dentures, complete dentures with biological suction, all-ceramic veneers, and crown-and-bridge restorations, among others; the orthodontics service provides invisible orthodontic treatment for adults and children, self-ligating brackets, various functional treatments, and implant anchorage techniques; the endodontics service provides endodontic surgery, warm gutta-percha vertical-compaction obturation, and treatment of challenging root canals; the periodontics service provides sequential treatment of periodontal diseases and various periodontal surgeries; the alveolar surgery service provides minimally invasive extraction of all types of teeth and minor outpatient surgery; the pediatric dentistry service provides diagnosis and treatment for common and frequently occurring conditions, including pit-and-fissure sealing, stainless-steel preformed crowns, space maintainers, and anterior tooth trauma; the oral mucosal disease service emphasizes integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for various oral mucosal diseases.

The department currently has a total of 16 medical and nursing staff members, including 3 with senior professional titles, 10 with intermediate professional titles, 1 technician, and 2 nurses. Among them, 2 are supervisors of master's students, and 7 hold master's degrees. Department personnel have undertaken advanced training at Peking University, the Ninth People's Hospital affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, West China Hospital of Stomatology of Sichuan University, and other renowned dental institutions in China. The personnel structure is relatively well balanced, professional competence is strong, and the level of clinical medical technology is high.

The Department of Stomatology occupies more than 200 m² and has 20 comprehensive dental treatment units. It includes comprehensive dental clinics, an implant surgery room, a VIP clinic, a dental laboratory, a sterilization room, and a radiography room. The department has introduced advanced digital imaging systems, including dental cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), digital panoramic tomography, and digital dental radiography, as well as a dental implant system, an ultrasonic bone scalpel, ultrasonic and painless air-polishing dental-cleaning systems, root-canal treatment and mechanical-preparation equipment, cold-light tooth-whitening equipment, and more.

At present, the Department of Stomatology is the principal investigator for 2 Autonomous Region Natural Science Foundation projects and 2 Xinjiang Medical University Research Innovation Fund projects; it has published more than 30 papers, participated in compiling and publishing 5 monographs, trains more than 10 undergraduate stomatology interns annually, and records more than 18,000 outpatient visits each year.

The Department of Stomatology has a group of excellent dentists with extensive clinical experience. We continuously innovate, optimize service processes, improve the quality of medical care, ensure medical safety, and are committed to building a high-quality Xinjiang team characterized by exemplary medical ethics, superb technical skills, safety, and integrity, providing patients of all ethnic groups throughout Xinjiang with reassuring, minimally invasive, and comfortable oral diagnosis and treatment services.