1, what is stomatology?
Stomatology is a practical, comprehensive and interdisciplinary clinical medicine that studies the occurrence and development of teeth and their surrounding oral and maxillofacial soft and hard tissues, as well as the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Focus on the prevention and treatment of oral organs, facial soft tissues, maxillofacial bones, temporomandibular joints, salivary glands and neck diseases.
2. What is stomatology?
Stomatology is a highly specialized medical category, which mainly includes three courses: basic medicine, clinical medicine and stomatology.
In colleges offering stomatology, the general main courses are physics, biology, oral anatomy and physiology, oral histopathology, oral materials, oral internal medicine, oral and maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, orthodontics and so on.
Development prospect of stomatology education and four famous schools
1, development prospect
Stomatologists have a wide range of employment. You can work in stomatology in a big hospital, you can also run a private clinic, and you can also engage in related facial plastic surgery in a beauty salon.
Engaged in medical education, scientific research and clinical practice after graduation: physician-helping patients solve oral diseases in medical institutions or individual clinics; Teachers-engaged in stomatology teaching in medical colleges; Scientific research workers-study the occurrence, development, prevention and treatment of oral diseases.
2. Four famous schools of stomatology education
The four famous schools of stomatology education are West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Peking University College of Stomatology, Air Force Military Medical University and Shanghai Jiaotong University College of Stomatology.