Abstract: PURPOSE: By analyzing the national continuing medical education programs in the field of dental medicine declared and implemented in Shanghai in 2023, as well as the situation of the participants, this study aimed to understand the current status of continuing medical education in dental medicine in Shanghai and provide suggestions for the transformation and development of continuing education of dental medicine. METHODS: The study collected and analyzed information on 54 national continuing medical education programs in dental medicine and 5 246 participants declared and implemented in Shanghai in 2023 using the online application and feedback system of the national CME project. RESULTS: Shanghai had been approved for a national-level continuing medical education program in dentistry, accounting for 11.07% of the total dental medicine programs in the country. The number of students from 12 western provinces accounted for 5.47% of the total, while the number of students at the grassroots level accounted for 2.88% of the total. Junior and lower-level title students tended to participate in purely theoretical projects, while senior students tended to participate in projects that included practical training and surgical demonstrations. CONCLUSIONS: Shanghai's continuing education resources in dentistry are insufficient, and there is a large difference in the level of trainees. Trainees with different professional titles have different preferences for course content, and the contradiction between dental science and engineering is becoming more prominent. Therefore, by actively sinking educational resources, Shanghai's dental medicine can play a demonstrative and leading role. The course content should be classified and planned to meet the differentiated training needs of the trainees. Innovating the credit management method can stimulate trainees' active learning motivation and better promote the development of continuing education in dental medicine.

Key words: Stomatology, Continuing medical education, Education resources, Shanghai