The program is China’s double first-class discipline and falls within the plan of training remarkable doctors by the Ministry of Education (MoE).

The program was set in 1932. Clinical stomatology is a national-level key discipline, and basic medical sciences of stomatology is a national-level key (cultivation) discipline and the key discipline of Shanghai. The program offers research platforms like National Stomatological Center, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Regenerative Medicine Innovative Cell of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Innovation Research Group of National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). It is the only stomatology discipline in China with 2 academicians (Qiu Weiliu and Zhang Zhiyuan) faculty from the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). With nearly 30 overseas sister schools, SJTUSM carries out extensive exchanges and most graduates take further study in overseas famous schools for degrees.

Eight-year cultivation in the stomatology provides high quality platform for students’ occupational development. Qualified graduates will be awarded doctoral degree of stomatology and can be engaged in teaching and research of stomatology in affiliated hospitals of SJTUSM and teaching hospitals.