Oral and maxillofacial surgery in China

The primary author is a 41-year-old oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the attending staff of the Stomatology Hospital of Nanjing Medical University in Nanjing, China. He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan and has a wide variety of experience in medicine and dentistry, including 11 years of general surgery, plastic surgery, and tumor surgery training in addition to his stomatology education. His experiences during the past 20 years have prompted his American colleagues to encourage him to present his views with respect to oral and maxillofacial surgery in China today. The purpose of this article is to promote understanding among colleagues in China and in the West. © 1987.