Dental Clinic in Haikou

Hi Benaissa 

Opening a dental clinic in Haikou is possible, but the exact route depends on who will own the clinic, who will act as the responsible dentist, and what services you intend to provide.

For a standard dental clinic, China now generally operates a clinic filing system rather than the old pre-approval licensing system. The clinic must be filed with the relevant district-level health authority before operating, and it must meet the national standards for dental clinics. The person establishing the clinic, or the clinic’s principal medical practitioner, normally needs the required medical qualifications and at least five years of registered practice experience. 

The filing normally includes details such as the clinic premises and floor plan, proof of ownership or lease, the responsible person’s identity and professional qualifications, staffing, equipment and intended scope of practice. Dental clinics are also subject to specific infection-control and medical-quality requirements. 

There will also be the normal business-registration, premises, tax and related compliance requirements.

One important point: if this is intended to be a foreign-invested clinic, joint venture, or a clinic involving foreign dentists, the national rules specifically state that Sino-foreign joint/cooperative clinics are governed under separate provisions. 

If you can provide a little more information, whether the owner would be Chinese or foreign, whether you already have a qualified dentist in China, and whether you mean a small dental clinic or a larger dental hospital/medical institution, it would be possible to point you towards the relevant Haikou procedure.

Hope this helps 

Patrick