Ninth People's Hospital

上海交通大学医学院附属第九人民医院（上海九院） · International Medical Department (Special Needs Department)

A public hospital ranked No. 1 in plastic surgery and No. 3 in dentistry nationally (Fudan 2023), with a separate international department in Pudong (opened 2024) for implants, orthodontics, complex dental work and plastic surgery.

National standingTop 40 in China (Fudan 2023 grade A+++; ranked No. 22 in 2022)

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National specialty ranks

National specialty ranks by the Fudan University Hospital Management Institute. Top 10 only.

Plastic surgery#1
#12023 edition#10
Dentistry#3
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Ophthalmology#6
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Ear, nose and throat#6
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Named specialists

Named in official, media or doctor-directory sources. We confirm who is available before booking.

Maurizio S. Tonetti
Professor; chief expert, clinical research; director, dental implant research center
Periodontology and dental implants; joined full time
Availability: ask us
Listed under implant dentistry in the international department; schedule unknown
Zhang Zhiyuan 张志愿
Academician, Chinese Academy of Engineering
Head, neck and oral cancer surgery
Sees international or VIP patients
Holds clinics in the international department per its Haodf profile (2026); official reports do not say; schedule not published.
Zheng Yuanli 郑元俐
Chief physician, professor; head of dental VIP clinic
Restorative and cosmetic dentistry
Sees international or VIP patients
Dental VIP clinic; international department unknown; no upcoming sessions listed on Haodf (Oct 2026)
Zhang Zhiyong 张志勇
Chief physician, professor; founding head of implant dentistry; ITI Senior Fellow
Complex implants, bone grafting, zygomatic implants
Sees international or VIP patients
Dental VIP clinic; international department unknown; no upcoming sessions listed on Haodf (Oct 2026)
Yu Dedong 于德栋
Chief physician; ITI Fellow
Dental implants, wisdom teeth
Sees international or VIP patients
Dental VIP clinic, South campus Building 1 7F, Fri afternoon; North campus VIP Mon morning; CNY 400 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
Zhou Haiwen 周海文
Chief physician, professor
Oral mucosal disease
Sees international or VIP patients
VIP clinic at the Pudong campus Mon morning and afternoon, Fri morning; CNY 400 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
Lai Hongchang 赖红昌
Chief physician, professor
Minimally invasive and immediate implants, front-tooth aesthetic implants, full-arch implants, bone grafting
Sees international or VIP patients
VIP clinic at the Pudong campus Fri morning, CNY 400 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)
Fang Bing 房兵
Chief physician, professor
Clear aligners, metal and lingual braces; severe protrusion, underbite and cleft-related orthodontics
Sees international or VIP patients
VIP clinic at the Pudong campus Fri morning, CNY 400 (Haodf schedule, Oct 2026)

What it is known for

National Center for Stomatology2021One of three in China, with Peking University and West China
Five academiciansMembers of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
9 national key clinical specialties6 of them in dentistry

Oral implantologyProf. Tonetti directs the implant research center; founding chief Zhang Zhiyong has placed over 30000 implants; VIP sessions at the Pudong campus (e.g. Lai Hongchang, Gu Yingxin).
OrthodonticsNational key clinical specialty; the international department lists a dedicated orthodontist; several chief orthodontists hold VIP sessions at the Pudong campus Mon–Fri.
Restorative dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and oral medicineDental VIP clinic (South campus, Building 1, 7F; self-pay with commercial-insurance direct billing) covers nine subspecialties, 30000–40000 visits a year; all four are national key specialties.
Oral and maxillofacial–head and neck oncologyLed by academician Zhang Zhiyuan, who holds clinics in the international department per its Haodf profile (2026); complex cases from abroad get multidisciplinary review.
Plastic surgeryNo. 1 nationally (Fudan 2023); several subspecialties and a laser aesthetics platform in the international department.
OphthalmologyNational key clinical specialty; strongest in orbital disease and eye tumors; also cornea, retina, glaucoma, cataract; SMILE laser equipment in the international department.
Ear, nose and throat (hearing implant center)Ranked 6th nationally (Fudan 2023); the international department houses a hearing implant center with hearing tests, endoscopy and an outpatient operating room.
General medicine, surgery, dermatology and TCMAlso offered in the international department alongside its dental, plastic surgery, ENT and eye services.

National Center for Stomatology (2021); dentistry ranked No. 3 nationally, with six national key clinical dental specialties.
Plastic surgery ranked No. 1 nationally; its subspecialties and a laser aesthetics platform operate in the international department.
International department (about 19,000 m²) has 133 dental chairs, 30 operating rooms, CBCT, root-canal microscopes and water lasers, with multidisciplinary consultations (hospital-reported).
Implant expert Prof. Maurizio S. Tonetti directs the implant research center.
Ophthalmology is strongest in orbital disease and eye tumors; ENT has a hearing implant center.
Ran Shanghai's first online cross-border multidisciplinary consultations for overseas oral and maxillofacial patients in December 2021.

International department

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Department

International Medical Department (Special Needs Department)

Opening hours

8:00–11:30Mon–Sat , 13:30–17:00

1 language

English

Payment

Insurance direct billing

Foreign patients pay with commercial insurance or self-pay; the department signed with 10 commercial insurers at opening.

Serving patients from abroad since

2024 (opened January 10, 2024)

Campuses

International department is at the Pudong campus, 1908 Gaoke West Road (appointment only). Main South campus is in Huangpu; North campus in Baoshan. The dental VIP clinic is a separate unit at the South campus (Building 1, 7F).

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Booking from abroad

What official sources say, checked 8 October 2026. "Not confirmed" means we found no official answer yet; we ask the hospital for you.

Book before you travel

Yes

Remote review of your records

Yes

How to book

PhonePassportNot confirmed
International Medical Department: +86 21 5331 4069 (Mon–Sat 8:00–17:00, English service; Shanghai city list, Oct 2024) and +86 21 5331 4168 (Shanghai Daily, Sept 2026). No email or online form for overseas patients found.
WebsitePassportNot confirmed
Haodf (third-party platform, Chinese only) lists bookable VIP sessions at the Pudong (Gaoke) campus and the dental VIP clinic; it does not say whether foreigners or callers outside China can book.

Documents for your insurer

Overseas insurance
Direct billing
Itemized receipt in EnglishNot confirmed
Medical report in EnglishNot confirmed
Scans to take homeNot confirmed

Help on site

Interpreter
Hospital staff
Invitation letter for your visaNot confirmed
Family staying in the ward
Unknown; not published

After you leave

Follow-up onlineNot confirmed
Records after you leave
Unknown; no published process for getting records, English reports or images after leaving China.

Insurance and direct billing

If your insurer is not listed, we prepare an English claim pack for reimbursement.

insurers named for direct billing

The Shanghai Health Commission list (October 2024) names 14 direct-billing insurers for the Pudong international department; 10 insurers signed agreements when it opened in January 2024.

AIA Life Insurance
China Life Insurance
Taikang Life Insurance
Taikang Pension
Ping An Health Insurance Company of China
Cignacmb Health
MSH CHINA Enterprise Services
Aegon THTF Life Insurance
Generali China Life Insurance
E-Health Now
Shanghai China Health Connect
China Pacific Insurance (Group)
MediLink-Global
Taikang Insurance Group

What patients from abroad should know

From patient reports, media and official pages. Both sides, so you can decide.

Works well 6

Separate international department at the appointment-only Pudong campus, with its own treatment area and one-stop booking, consultation and payment, which reduces queuing (SJTU News and cn-healthcare, 2024).
Has received patients from over 40 countries and regions; they use commercial insurance or self-pay, and 10 insurers signed at opening (14 on the 2024 city list) (Sohu 2026; SJTU News 2024; city list 2024).
Many senior experts: 170+ at opening, now 216, including academicians and Prof. Tonetti.
Senior implant, orthodontic, periodontal, endodontic and prosthodontic specialists hold VIP sessions at the Pudong campus on most weekdays, at CNY 400 per visit (Haodf, Oct 2026).
Overseas patients have had online multidisciplinary video consultations with the oral and maxillofacial team since December 2021 (Pudong government, 2022).
A European patient had impacted wisdom teeth removed in one session rather than two separate operations (hospital account via Sohu, 2026).

Watch out for 5

Prices are not published and are quoted item by item; VIP registration is CNY 400, eight times the CNY 50 cap for a regular chief-physician visit, so ask whether caps such as CNY 5130 per implant apply to your quote (Haodf 2026; Shanghai price notices).
Only English service is listed (city list, 2024), and Ninth is missing from the city's August 2025 international-hospital list.
The international department is in Pudong, not the Huangpu main campus; the separate dental VIP clinic is at the South campus (Building 1, 7F), so check which site your doctor uses (Haodf, 2026).
Public-hospital VIP services are capped at 10% of all services, so appointment slots are limited.
Fined in 2022 (about CNY 1.76 million in total) for not following government pricing on dental implants.

Hospital prices

Hospital fees only, paid to the hospital in CNY. Dollars are approximate, at CNY 7.1 to $1. We send your all-in quote before booking.

Official · 2024–2026
Not published; quote on request
International department services
Unverified · 2026
≈ $56 (VIP); $5.6–7 (specialist) per visit
CNY 400 (VIP); CNY 40–50 (specialist) per visit
Registration on Haodf: VIP (special-needs) clinic at the Pudong campus or the dental VIP clinic; regular specialist clinic, chief physician
Official · 2026
≈ $3.5 / $5.6 / $7 per visit
CNY 25 / 40 / 50 per visit
Shanghai public-hospital cap, not this hospital's price: outpatient consultation, tertiary hospital (standard / associate chief / chief physician)
Official · 2023
Max $723 per implant
Max CNY 5130 per implant
Shanghai public-hospital cap, not this hospital's price: single standard dental implant, full-process service fees (benchmark CNY 4500 (≈ $634); excludes extraction, cleaning, root canal, grafts and separately billed implant and crown materials)
Official · 2023
Charged separately; exact price not published
Implant and crown materials (implants at national volume-purchase price with zero markup; crowns priced by linked tender results)
Official · 2024
≈ $2.8–23
CNY 20–160
Shanghai public-hospital cap, not this hospital's price: root canal filling CNY 60 (≈ $8.5) per canal; microscopic root canal CNY 160 (≈ $23) per canal; retreatment CNY 75 (≈ $11) per canal; rubber dam CNY 20 (≈ $2.8)
Official · 2024
≈ $9.9–108 per tooth
CNY 70–770 per tooth
Shanghai public-hospital cap, not this hospital's price: fissure sealant CNY 70 (≈ $9.9); gingivectomy CNY 70 (≈ $9.9); periodontal bone reshaping CNY 260 (≈ $37); complex extraction CNY 190 or 370 (≈ $27 or $52); impacted (wisdom) tooth extraction CNY 198 / 440 / 770 (≈ $28 / $62 / $108) by difficulty
Official · 2024
≈ $394 per procedure
CNY 2800 per procedure
Shanghai public-hospital cap, not this hospital's price: CAD/CAM all-ceramic crown
Unverified · 2025
≈ $28–352
CNY 200–2500
Cleaning CNY 300–500 (≈ $42–70); fillings CNY 200–600 (≈ $28–85) per tooth; root canal CNY 800–2500 (≈ $113–352) per tooth by tooth type (agency site, low reliability)
Unverified · 2025
≈ $634–21,130
CNY 4500–150000
Implants: Korean brands CNY 4500–7500 (≈ $634–1,060), European/US brands CNY 7000–12000 (≈ $986–1,690) per implant; full or half arch CNY 30000–150000 (≈ $4,230–21,130) (agency site, low reliability)
Unverified · 2025
≈ $2,820–8,450
CNY 20000–60000
Orthodontics: metal braces CNY 20000–35000 (≈ $2,820–4,930); ceramic CNY 28000–42000 (≈ $3,940–5,920); clear aligners CNY 35000–60000 (≈ $4,930–8,450) (agency site, low reliability)
Unverified · 2025
≈ $31–634
CNY 220–4500
Resin filling from CNY 220 (≈ $31) per tooth; root canal CNY 500–4500 (≈ $70–634); crowns from CNY 1500 (≈ $211) (individual author article, low reliability)

Getting there

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Address

International Medical Dept: 1908 Gaoke West Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai; South campus (main): 639 Zhizaoju Road, Huangpu; North campus: 280 Mohe Road, Baoshan

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Sources

Researched on 28 September 2026; "Booking from abroad" checked 8 October 2026. Hospital details change; we confirm everything before booking.

Not yet verified

International department prices not published; unclear whether government price caps (e.g., CNY 5130 per implant) apply there.
Hospital website could not be accessed from abroad; no official website information verified.
Prof. Tonetti's clinic schedule and booking method in the international department unknown.
No official prices found for cleaning, fillings or orthodontics; third-party quotes vary widely.
Annual number of foreign patients and JCI accreditation not found.
International department 2024 volume (273000 visits, 29734 surgeries) includes Chinese VIP patients, not only foreigners.
International department's official English name and email not found; hours, English service, phone and insurer list come only from the city's October 2024 list.
Ninth is on the city's October 2024 international-services list but not on the August 2025 list; whether the 2024 hours, phone and insurers are still current is unverified.
Opening reports (January 2024) cite 10 signed insurers; the October 2024 city list names 14. It includes MSH and Cigna & CMB but not Bupa, Allianz Partners or International SOS; confirm coverage with your insurer.
Haodf labels the Pudong VIP sessions 'Gaoke campus'; that they are run by the international department is inferred from the location, not stated.
Dental price caps cited come from 2023–2024 Shanghai notices; later pricing reforms may have changed some items.
Booking from abroad: marked yes on documented cases. Jiefang Daily (2026) reports that the hospital treated cross-border patients from more than 20 countries and regions in 2025, and that a family in Brazil had an online consultation and then came for surgery; that family found the surgeon on social media. The hospital publishes no booking route for patients abroad beyond the international department's phone numbers; no email or online form was found.
Whether the international phone line, Haodf or the hospital's WeChat account accept registration with a passport only was not found; the hospital website (9hospital.com.cn) could not be reached from outside China on 2026-10-07.
Lead time from first contact to a consultation is not published.
Remote review: marked yes on two documented cases (the 2025 pre-travel online consultation with a family in Brazil and the December 2021 online follow-ups for four existing patients). No standing service, fee or application route for new patients abroad was found.
The international department's own consultation fee is not published; the CNY 400 VIP fee comes from Haodf listings for Pudong (Gaoke) campus sessions and may differ from the international department's fee.
No health checkup centre or checkup package was found for this hospital (Haodf department list; 09-28 checkup survey).
Inpatient deposit for self-pay foreign patients is not published.
Direct billing is documented only for the 14 insurers and TPAs on the October 2024 city list (China-based insurers plus MSH China, MediLink-Global, E-Health Now and Shanghai China Health Connect); whether a given overseas insurer is covered, or needs a guarantee letter, must be confirmed. Ninth is not on the August 2025 city list.
English documents: a March 2025 hospital article (SJTU News) says the hospital plans to provide English medical documents so patients can follow up abroad; no source confirms that English medical reports or English itemized receipts are issued now. Imaging export (DICOM disc or cloud link) not found.
Visa invitation letters and whether family may stay in the ward: not found.
Medical-tourism agency pages make unsourced claims (48-hour scheduling, multilingual coordinators in 6 to 16 languages, an international email address, direct billing with Bupa and Allianz, 12 months of free video follow-up); none is confirmed by an official source, so none is used here.

SJTU News: Ninth People's Hospital international medical department opens, 2024-01-17 (event 2024-01-10)
Haodf: Ninth People's Hospital International Medical Department (Special Needs Department) overview, including 2024 visits and surgeries, Accessed 2026-09-28
cn-healthcare: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital opens international department, exploring medical tourism, 2024-01-10
Sina (Shanghai Observer): 170+ experts; Ninth Hospital's international and VIP departments open in Pudong, 2024-01-10
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine: Ninth People's Hospital overview (2019 data), About 2020
Haodf: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital home page (campuses, phone, rankings), Accessed 2026-09-28
Wikipedia: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Accessed 2026-09-28
Wikipedia (Chinese): Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Accessed 2026-09-28
cn-healthcare: Ninth People's Hospital Pudong campus begins trial operation, 2021-09-28
Haodf: Ninth People's Hospital dental VIP clinic overview, Accessed 2026-09-28
Haodf: Profile of Dr. Zheng Yuanli, Accessed 2026-09-28
Haodf: Profile of Dr. Zhang Zhiyong, Accessed 2026-09-28
Haodf: Profile of Dr. Xu Xiao (endodontics, dental VIP clinic), Accessed 2026-09-28
Haodf: Dr. Yu Dedong clinic schedule (VIP CNY 400) and profile, 2026-09 schedule
Haodf: Dr. Zhou Haiwen clinic schedule (specialist CNY 50, VIP CNY 400), 2026-09 schedule
Haodf: International department recommended expert (Li Xiao, orthodontics), Accessed 2026-09-28
Sohu: Foreigners coming to China for treatment are booming and Shanghai hospitals win fans; do they crowd out local patients?, 2026-01-23
Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau: Notice on adjusting dental implant service prices (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2023] No. 10), 2023-04-06; effective 2023-04-20
Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau and Health Commission: Notice on adjusting some medical service prices (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2024] No. 6), price table, 2024-03-21; effective 2024-04-07
Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau and Health Commission: Notice on adjusting outpatient consultation fees and other service prices (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2025] No. 43), 2025-12-31; effective 2026-04-20
cn-healthcare: Shanghai Ninth Hospital fined CNY 1.76 million, a warning for hospitals, 2022-09-16
Kanyaji (third-party shopping guide): 2025 Shanghai Ninth Hospital dental price list, 2025-10-29
Baidu Health (individual author): 2025 guide to Shanghai Ninth Hospital dental prices, 2025-09-27
Sohu: List of 13 Shanghai public hospitals piloting international medical tourism, 2023-11-19
Shanghai Municipal Government: Implementation opinions on promoting international medical innovation in Shanghai (encourages insurance direct billing, foreign doctors), Issued 2024-12-30; published 2025-01-08
Sina City: Shanghai Ninth Hospital opens international department today, 2024-01-10
Shanghai Healthcare Security Bureau: Notice on dental implant consumable pricing (Hu Yibao Jiacai Fa [2023] No. 12), 2023-04-06/07
Fudan 2023 China Hospital Specialty Reputation Ranking: Dentistry (hosted by cn-healthcare; plastic surgery /sid/3, ophthalmology /sid/4, ENT /sid/36), 2023 edition; accessed 2026-09-28
Fudan 2023 China Hospital Overall Ranking (2022 positions at /year/2022), Accessed 2026-09-28
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital - Find a Hospital (Shanghai government English portal; hours, service language, phone and direct-billing list from the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission), 2024-10-14; accessed 2026-10-07
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Haodf: Dr. Fang Bing clinic schedule (Pudong campus VIP CNY 400), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Dr. Li Chaolun clinic schedule (dental VIP clinic, South campus Building 1 7F: self-pay, commercial-insurance direct billing), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Dr. Tang Guohua clinic schedule (orthodontics VIP at Pudong campus, Building B 2F), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Ninth People's Hospital implant dentistry recommended experts (Lai Hongchang title and focus), Accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Ninth People's Hospital orthodontics recommended experts (Fang Bing title and focus), Accessed 2026-10-07
Pudong government English: Shanghai hospital offers overseas patients online consultations, 2022-01-12
Haodf: Dr. Gu Yingxin clinic schedule (implant VIP at Pudong campus and dental VIP clinic), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Dr. Song Zhongchen clinic schedule (periodontics VIP at Pudong campus), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Dr. Huang Zhengwei clinic schedule (endodontics VIP at Pudong campus), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Dr. Jiao Ting clinic schedule (prosthodontics VIP at Pudong campus), Oct 2026 schedule; accessed 2026-10-07
City News Service (Shanghai Daily): [SH Health Guide] Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (international department specialties, phone numbers, nearest metro), 2026-09-10; accessed 2026-10-07
Haodf: Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital department list (nephrology, endocrinology, neurology, orthopedics, assisted reproduction, TCM), Accessed 2026-10-07
Shanghai Information Office (Jiefang Daily): Shanghai international medical care gains favour; Ninth People's Hospital treated cross-border patients from 20+ countries and regions in 2025, held a 3-hour online consultation with a family in Brazil before surgery, and works with 21 insurers, 8 of them with high-end direct billing, Undated page (Jiefang Daily story; English version dated 2026-03-03, see S47); accessed 2026-10-08
SJTU News: Ninth People's Hospital helps overseas patients (bilingual service and messaging follow-up; plans to provide English medical documents for follow-up abroad), 2025-03-03; accessed 2026-10-08
Shanghai government English portal (Jiefang Daily): Shanghai advances international medical service capacity (a three-year-old from Brazil had microsurgical limb reconstruction at Ninth People's Hospital), 2026-03-03; accessed 2026-10-08

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