The hospital
Tongji Hospital belongs to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. It was founded in Shanghai in 1900 by the German physician Dr. Erich Paulun and moved to Wuhan in 1955, giving it a long-standing German medical connection; its Optical Valley campus is also known as the Sino-German Friendship Hospital. It runs four campuses with 65 clinical and paramedical departments, 11 national key disciplines and 43 national key clinical specialties.
Dental care
The stomatology department dates to 1952 and covers nine sub-specialties: endodontics, periodontics, oral mucosal disease, paediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint disorders, prosthodontics and implantology, orthodontics, and oral radiology. Services range from microscopic root canal therapy and CAD/CAM chairside restorations to veneers, inlays, crowns, complete and partial dentures, implant-supported prostheses, orthognathic and cleft lip and palate care, and jaw tumour resection with reconstruction. The department has two wards with 108 beds, so it can look after complex surgical cases as well as routine dentistry.
Visiting as a foreign patient
The Department of International Medical Service has a location on the Hankou campus in the General Medicine Building, Building 6, and another at the Optical Valley campus in Zone D3. It combines outpatient and inpatient care, surgery and rehabilitation, covers more than 40 specialties with multidisciplinary expert consultation, and reports service to patients from 44 countries and regions. It provides full-visit translation and accompaniment with one-on-one specialist consultations, and offers international payment and direct billing with domestic and overseas insurers.
Practical notes
International patients book by email, stating name and reason for the visit: ims@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn for the Hankou campus, or ggims@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn for Optical Valley. General outpatient and dental appointments go through the hospital's official WeChat account or self-service kiosks. The Hankou main campus switchboard is +86 27 8366 2688; the International Medical Service publishes no direct line and books by email only.