StatuehonouringDr. Lindsay at theWestChinaCollegeof Stomatology. Legacy In 1949, the 30th anniversary of the dental school, Dr. Lindsay proudly announced that it had had a profound influence on dental education across China. More than 150 students had graduated and many of them went on to found stomatology schools in other Chinese provinces, while others had emerged as influential educators and prominent scholars in the field of dental science. Dr. Lindsay was appointed a member and sat on the first Commission on Dental Education of the National Chinese Government in 1936. He was also a charter member of the Board of Dental Health Service of the Health Administration of China. He was consulted by the Minister of Education concerning the development of the dental profession in China and served as an invited member of the Health Committee of the Chinese government’s Education Commission until 1949. As an advisor to the Chinese government, Dr. Lindsay proposed a dental public service model that emphasized prevention. Dr. Lindsay stressed the need to educate people of all ages as well as various stakeholders including teachers, parents, and health care professionals about oral health. He suggested incorporating dental public health education into postgraduate coursework, and even offered recommendations for teaching strategies, materials, and tools. Dr. Lindsay believed that government had a responsibility to protect public health and keep citizens safe. He proposed the establishment of a government-led publicity bureau to increase public awareness of dental care and oral health. In 1942, Dr. Lindsay was awarded the Chinese Ministry of Education’s First Class Certificate of Honour and Chinese National Government’s Cravat of the Order of the Brilliant Star. In 1949, the National Dental Board of Health and the West China Dental Association honoured him as “the founder of scientific dentistry in China.” In 1950, Dr. Lindsay retired from the West China Union University and returned to Canada. By 1951, the Canadian Mission to West China was ended by the United Church of Canada and only a small number of missionaries remained in Chengdu. West China Union University was renamed West China University in the autumn of that year. In 1952, all missionaries left China. Jiang Jie-shiu, formerPresident of theRepublicofChina,wrote this inscription toDr. Lindsay. Photo: University of Toronto, Dentistry Museum Collection 34 | 2024 | Issue 2 Issues and People
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