title: Oral health care system in Chinese Mainland.
abstract: The purpose of this review is to describe the training of dental professionals and to give an overview of the oral health care system in Mainland China. It may be of interest and importance for American readers to become aware that there are alternative practice structures and the world is getting smaller.
authors.affiliation: Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, 56 Ling Yuan Road West, Guangzhou 510055, China. lin_hc@163.net
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003729:Dental Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003813:Dentistry; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008005:Licensure, Dental; D011332:Privatization; D012953:Societies, Dental; D000078329:Workforce