[A historical review of Shanghai Dental College]

Since the introduction of modern Western medicine to China, Chinese medical education, including dental education, had undergone profound changes, gradually shifting from the traditional family inheritance or apprenticeship model to the modern medical school education system. Chinese dentists actively engaged in educational practice, and successively established 8 dental schools during modern times (1909-1949). Among them, Shanghai Dental College, as the only institution successfully registered with the education department and continued to operate after the founding of People's Republic of China, held a special historical position. Currently, systematic research on the background and process of its establishment is still insufficient. This article reviews the background of the establishment and development process of Shanghai Dental College, focusing on the school construction process, facilities, course system, teachers and student training, to better understand the efforts of modern Chinese dentists in promoting dental education, and enrich the historical research of stomatology.