Abstract: Objective To review the current education status of oral genetics in China for the initiation and promotion the course in future. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 105 teachers who participated in the continuing education program of “Popularization and practice of Oral Genetics course” in 2020. Results Totally 30.0% (15/50) of the schools have offered the relevant courses or lectures. These 105 teachers directly participated in teaching practice and 64.8% (68/105) of them expected to open the course within five years. There were 72.4% (76/105) of teachers agreed that the course should be offered to undergraduates and postgraduates and 93.3% (98/105) preferred to the traditional theoretic teaching and case-based learning. Conclusions Consistent with expectation, the education status of oral genetics has been improved and entered a growing stage. More and more teachers expected to open the course in the near future.

Key words: Oral Genetics, Curriculum development, Current status, Questionnaire