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　　On February 24-25, 2025, the "Oral Medicine Discipline Development" strategic seminar, hosted by the Medical Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and organized by Peking University Stomatological Hospital, was held in Beijing. Academician Zhang Xuemin, member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Hong Wei, Deputy Director of the Medical Science Department, and Guo Chuantang, President of the Chinese Stomatological Association, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.

　　Vice Director Zhang Xuemin pointed out in his speech that oral medicine is crucial in maintaining overall health, regulating the body's immune system, and improving quality of life, involving cutting-edge scientific fields such as stem cells, tissue regeneration, microbiome, genetics, and new materials. At the same time, the empowerment of digitalization and artificial intelligence technology has brought innovative applications to oral medicine, promoting the precision and efficiency of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. More importantly, the underlying mechanisms of the association between oral health and systemic diseases such as tumors still need to be further elucidated to further clarify the core role of oral medicine in systemic health management. This shows that dentistry is not only the foundation of overall health, but also an important driving force for future medical development, and its research results will have a profound impact on human health.

　　Professor Deng Xuliang from Peking University and Professor Ye Ling from Sichuan University served as co chairs of the conference. At the meeting, 24 experts including Zhang Volunteer, academician of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Wang Cunyu, academician of Peking University, Wang Songling, academician of South University of Science and Technology, and Zhao Irimin, academician of the PLA Air Force Military Medical University, were invited to make thematic reports around four themes: "pathogenesis and prevention strategies of oral craniofacial dysplasia", "oral craniofacial tissue and organ repair and regeneration", "oral disease and general health", and "application of digital and artificial intelligence in stomatology". 37 experts and scholars from domestic universities and research institutes in the field of dentistry and interdisciplinary fields actively spoke and conducted in-depth discussions.

　　Staff members from the Medical Science Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China attended the meeting.