Songbai Strategic Investment in Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital to Strengthen Oral Healthcare Services in the Greater Bay Area

Oral health is a vital indicator of an individual’s overall well-being, significantly influencing both physical and mental health as well as quality of life. As early as 2002, the Dongguan Municipal Government recognized oral healthcare as a critical public welfare issue and spearheaded the establishment of Dongguan’s first specialized dental hospital. This initiative received strong support from Dr. Chen Ruiqiu, a renowned industrialist and philanthropist native to Dongguan, and from the Stomatological Hospital of Wuhan University, a leading institution in the field of dentistry. Approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, these three parties jointly established a large-scale, modern dental medical center—Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital. This venture not only alleviated the bottleneck caused by the scarcity of large-scale dental institutions and disciplinary development in the Dongguan region but also served as a robust endeavor in the mixed-ownership and Mainland-Hong Kong joint-venture development model within China’s dental healthcare sector.

In August 2022, Shuangbai Investment Group announced that it would succeed the Chen family in continuing their commitment to dental healthcare in Dongguan. Joining forces with Dongguan Industrial Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. and the Stomatological Hospital of Wuhan University, Shuangbai is providing robust support to establish Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital as a high-level center for dental medical care, education, and scientific research innovation in the Dongguan region, thereby deeply engaging in industrial development and healthcare infrastructure construction within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital

“The establishment of Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital represents a remarkable achievement in the development of China’s oral healthcare sector. It embodies the reformist spirit of innovation and bold exploration championed by the Dongguan Municipal Government, the deep devotion to their hometown and commitment to public welfare demonstrated by Dr. Chen Ruiqiu and his family, as well as the substantial support in talent and specialized expertise provided by Wuhan University School of Stomatology, which has strengthened the hospital’s medical foundation, cultivated a robust talent pipeline, and established highly acclaimed specialty disciplines such as endodontics and pediatric dentistry,” stated Xu Chao, Partner at Shubai Investment. “Grateful for our origins, Shubai will uphold the pioneering spirit and service philosophy of Dongguan Jianli’s founders and former presidents, supporting the hospital’s leadership team in achieving its new development goals. Our aim is to build Dongguan Jianli into a high-quality specialized stomatological hospital characterized by clinical excellence, compassionate care, and extensive grassroots coverage.”

Dr. Chen Ruiqiu’s nephew, the distinguished Dongguan entrepreneur Mr. Chen Yongqi, extended a warm welcome to the investment by Songbai Investment: “Dongguan is a vibrant hub of openness and innovation, renowned not only as an international city for advanced manufacturing but also as a beautiful, livable ecological metropolis. Twenty years ago, Dr. Chen Ruiqiu supported the establishment of Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital with the original aspiration of providing local residents with access to advanced dental care right in their hometown. We believe that Songbai’s global dental industry resources and expert network will help build Dongguan Jianli into a great hospital, delivering oral health benefits to the people of Dongguan and the Greater Bay Area.”

Fu Hongyu, Party Secretary of the Stomatological Hospital of Wuhan University, stated, “Since its establishment in 2002, Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital has played a proactive leading role in professional expertise, service philosophy, and talent development, significantly raising awareness and standards of specialized dental care in Dongguan. We look forward to jointly seizing new opportunities for development and fostering a new development paradigm, striving to safeguard the oral health of Dongguan residents and contributing to the Healthy China initiative.”

During its meeting with Songbai Investment, Dongguan Industrial Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd. also expressed its expectations for collaboration, stating that both parties would jointly commit to the operational development of Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital, support the hospital’s business expansion in Dongguan, and strive to enhance, strengthen, and scale up the brand.

It is reported that over the past two decades, Dongguan Jianli Stomatological Hospital has been dedicated to excellence. With support from the Dongguan Municipal Government and assistance from the Stomatological Hospital of Wuhan University, the hospital has aligned itself with leading domestic stomatological hospitals in medical technology, oral health talent development, and healthcare management. Dongguan Jianli not only serves as the chairman unit of the Dongguan Stomatological Association but also ranks among the top municipal-level specialized stomatological hospitals in Guangdong Province in terms of medical standards. Having served over one million patients, the hospital has significantly improved the accessibility of high-quality oral healthcare resources in the Dongguan area, earning deep trust and recognition from the local community.

As an industry builder, Songbai Investment Group has long focused on the development needs of the supply side of grassroots dental care. With in-depth research into the current state of dental healthcare in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Songbai aims to establish a dental talent training base with radiating influence across the GBA, continuously investing in the enhancement of medical technologies and personnel development. Driven by Songbai’s strong support, advanced medical technologies and equipment—including the GBA’s first simulation head-model laboratory, microscopic endodontic diagnosis and treatment center, and digital orthodontics center—have been implemented at Huizhou Stomatological Hospital. Heyuan Hengxin Stomatological Hospital has established its Heyuan Main Hospital, covering 14,000 square meters and built to the standards of a tertiary specialized dental hospital, along with a network of 11 branch clinics spanning urban and county areas, thereby serving the oral health needs of the people of Heyuan.

Hui Kou Teaching Center Simulation Head Model Laboratory

Heyuan Hengxin Stomatological Hospital (New Main Campus)

In the future, Songbai will support Dongguan Jianli in connecting with high-quality academic and industrial resources both domestically and internationally, promoting discipline development and oral health education and training, enhancing the capacity and scope of medical services, and enabling more residents of Dongguan to benefit from high-quality dental care. Within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it will foster academic exchanges and talent collaboration among dental institutions in Dongguan, Huizhou, Heyuan, and other cities, leveraging strengths to advance the high-quality supply of medical services and improve the oral health and quality of life for people in the region.