为使学生在现有的医学教育模式下，早期接触口腔颌面外科学，了解基本概念，培养本专业兴趣，四川大学华西口腔医学院在一年级本科学生中开设了口腔颌面外科学导论课程。授课方式为讲授和见习，内容包括口腔颌面外科的发展历史、现状及发展方向。课程受到学生的欢迎，达到预期的教学目的;In order to make students know about oral and maxillofacial surgery earlier in the cur-rent medical education model， which was important for fostering the professional interests of students， West China School of Stomatology， Sichuan University initiated freshmen into an introductory course in o-ral and maxillofacial surgery. The teaching methods are based on teaching and complemented byclinical intership. coure content including the history， present situation and development direction of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The course is popular among the students and the desired effect was achieved.