{"id":71875,"date":"2025-05-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=71875"},"modified":"2025-05-13T14:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:21:10","slug":"where-compassion-meets-dentistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/?p=71875","title":{"rendered":"Where Compassion Meets Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71875\" class=\"elementor elementor-71875\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dff43cd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dff43cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>By Zhang Li-yun<\/strong><br \/>Translated by Wu Hsiao-ting<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f9cc5ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f9cc5ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36a5cd6\" data-id=\"36a5cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2023fb9f\" data-id=\"2023fb9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8a4de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c8a4de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Dr. Lee Yi-pang\u2019s path in dentistry is guided by compassion, service, and a mission to improve oral healthcare in underserved regions.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bbfa24d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bbfa24d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59649f4a\" data-id=\"59649f4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a66e97b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a66e97b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b4320d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76b4320d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-18-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35512229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35512229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Lee Yi-pang provides dental care to a patient in a vegetative state at a care facility in Taichung, central Taiwan, in 2010. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Xu Zai-fu<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ef9432 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ef9432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2682d7ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2682d7ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b5a5912\" data-id=\"5b5a5912\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546f1266 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"546f1266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I chose to practice medicine in eastern Taiwan,\u201d said Dr. Lee Yi-pang (\u674e\u5f5d\u90a6), \u201cbecause, like many predecessors who settled here, I believed that every additional doctor meant an extra measure of help for this region, where medical resources were limited.\u201d<\/p><p>Dr. Lee joined the dental team at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital in 2012 and now leads Special Needs Dentistry there. He also heads the Institute of Oral Medicine and Materials at Tzu Chi University\u2019s College of Medicine. It was established to cultivate faculty and develop teaching resources in preparation for a future dentistry department at Tzu Chi University and welcomed its first cohort of students in September 2024. Dr. Lee explained that eastern Taiwan, with its long and narrow terrain, faces an uneven distribution of dental professionals. Tzu Chi University aims to develop a comprehensive oral medicine system to train skilled practitioners and better serve the region\u2019s residents.<\/p><p>Dr. Lee\u2019s deep sense of mission as a medical professional is evident. What shaped his dedication, and what led him to join Tzu Chi?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3789fc7c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3789fc7c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2984df7f\" data-id=\"2984df7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b882022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b882022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Encountering Tzu Chi<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6fd75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6fd75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lee was born in 1974 in a rural area of Tainan, southern Taiwan, the eldest son of a dental technician, Lee Chin-cheng (\u674e\u91d1\u57ce). Despite a modest income, his father placed great importance on education. He saved diligently and borrowed from relatives and friends to provide all four of his children with a higher education. He especially had high expectations for his eldest son, hoping he would become a doctor with his own practice. \u201cDoctors earn good money, have social status, and command respect,\u201d he said.<\/p><p>Fulfilling his father\u2019s hopes, Lee gained admission to the dental program at Chung Shan Medical University in central Taiwan. During his first year, however, he was involved in a serious accident when his motor scooter was rear-ended by a car just outside the school gates. The impact was so severe that his scooter was totaled. When he regained consciousness in the hospital, he saw two female Tzu Chi volunteers in uniform standing at his bedside. His parents had not yet arrived, but the volunteers\u2019 warm, comforting words immediately put him at ease.<\/p><p>As it happened, one of his classmates, Zhu Qing-xuan (\u6731\u6e05\u7384), had witnessed the accident. Zhu not only called for an ambulance but also informed his mother, Lin Yu-yun (\u6797\u7389\u96f2), a Tzu Chi volunteer. This marked the beginning of Lee\u2019s connection with Tzu Chi. In gratitude for the kindness he received, he joined the Tzu Chi Collegiate Association. Moved by Dharma Master Cheng Yen\u2019s arduous efforts to establish Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, he often volunteered there during winter and summer vacations with fellow <em>Tzu Chings<\/em> (members of the collegiate association).<\/p><p>On one such occasion, Tzu Chi volunteers invited Lee and his fellow Tzu Chings to help bathe a care recipient at his home. This man, paralyzed from a work accident in his 20s, had been bedridden for nearly 20 years. His elderly parents, both in their 70s, struggled even to turn him over, let alone bathe him. Seeing their need, Tzu Chi volunteers regularly visited them.<\/p><p>At the man\u2019s home, Lee and the others, following the volunteers\u2019 guidance, carefully lifted the man and carried him to the bathroom for a shower. The experience left a profound impact on him. \u201cThat was the first time I had seen a person completely naked in front of me,\u201d he recalled. \u201cTaking a shower is effortless for most of us, but for this patient, it was an immense challenge. It made me realize how easily we take simple actions for granted and how witnessing suffering helps us appreciate our blessings. That experience has stayed with me ever since.\u201d<\/p><p>He also remembers the words of senior volunteer Yan Hui-mei (\u984f\u60e0\u7f8e): \u201cWhen you sing to patients and bring them joy, it\u2019s as if half their illness is healed.\u201d Through his time at the hospital, Lee realized that his volunteer work could ease a patient\u2019s suffering. Offering love and care required little from him, and yet it brought immense fulfillment. It was then that he became certain\u2014Tzu Chi would be his lifelong path.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29b27a8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29b27a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9694df\" data-id=\"d9694df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeea103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeea103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lee Yi-pang speaks at a Tzu Chi Collegiate Association event in 1992 as a student at Chung Shan Medical University. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Courtesy of Lee Yi-pang<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-404426e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"404426e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72863fb\" data-id=\"72863fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90733b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e90733b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1434\" height=\"1018\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-19.jpg 1434w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-19-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-19-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-19-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1434px) 100vw, 1434px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73d59948 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73d59948\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5faf4c\" data-id=\"7c5faf4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1441c870 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1441c870\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>A calling in special needs dentistry<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21aff1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21aff1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During his internship at Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Lee participated in Tzu Chi\u2019s relief distributions in response to the devastating 9\/21 earthquake that struck Nantou, central Taiwan, in 1999. He also joined a Tzu Chi program that provided emotional support to quake survivors. While helping those in need, he experienced the warmth of the large Tzu Chi family.<\/p><p>He became an attending dental physician in 2003. Two years later, he began pursuing a doctoral degree in oral medicine at his alma mater. With his PhD advisor Dr. Chou Ming-yong\u2019s (\u5468\u660e\u52c7) recommendation, he went to Japan to study home-based oral healthcare for individuals with disabilities in 2006. He later applied this expertise to his volunteer work. Having previously joined the Tzu Chi International Medical Association team in central Taiwan, he began serving patients in a vegetative state in 2008 at a Taichung care facility established by the Genesis Social Welfare Foundation.<\/p><p>Lee earned his doctoral degree in 2012. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to my alma mater for nurturing me,\u201d he said, \u201cenabling me to provide more comprehensive medical care to more people\u2014especially long-term bedridden patients, individuals with disabilities, and those with spinal cord injuries.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb70b06 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb70b06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf8a943\" data-id=\"3bf8a943\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507892a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"507892a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Finding purpose beyond wealth<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b24fe5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b24fe5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lee\u2019s weekends are filled with volunteering: caring for the disadvantaged, providing disaster relief, and participating in free clinics. Among his many experiences, one of the most unforgettable came after the Wenchuan earthquake in China on May 12, 2008. The day before concluding his work with Tzu Chi\u2019s relief and medical mission in the disaster area, he received word that his father was critically ill. Rushing back to Taiwan, he arrived just in time to see his father one last time.<\/p><p>As his father\u2019s death drew closer, Tzu Chi volunteers from central Taiwan chanted the Buddha\u2019s name as they accompanied him back to his hometown in Tainan. Local volunteers continued their support until the funeral was completed. Their care deeply moved Lee\u2019s mother, inspiring her to become a Tzu Chi recycling volunteer and adopt a vegetarian diet, a practice Tzu Chi encourages to protect life and nurture compassion.<\/p><p>Lee remains deeply grateful for his father\u2019s dedication to ensuring a worry-free upbringing for him and his siblings. Though his father had hoped his children would lead affluent lives, Lee believes that having enough to get by is sufficient\u2014he does not want to be bound by money. He questions: why spend a lifetime accumulating wealth only to leave a large inheritance? \u201cThe true value of life lies in integrating passion with work to benefit others,\u201d he affirmed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-158c84a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"158c84a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d25e8c5\" data-id=\"d25e8c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c1967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2c1967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tcmonthly.tzuchiculture.org.tw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/05\/141-17-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-890b8f3\" data-id=\"890b8f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a126d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a126d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to being a practicing dentist, Lee also teaches and conducts research. <span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Li Yan-yu<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d76a0e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d76a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29504ca0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29504ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6349c847\" data-id=\"6349c847\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b7faa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b7faa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Advancing holistic dental care<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7902b249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7902b249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One image remains etched in Lee\u2019s mind: footage of Master Cheng Yen at the 1984 groundbreaking ceremony for Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital. After numerous challenges, the hospital was finally about to be built. Overcome with emotion, the Master bit her lower lip as tears welled up in her eyes. Her unwavering determination to bring medical care to eastern Taiwan\u2019s underserved residents deeply inspired Lee. He had hoped to serve at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital after earning his bachelor\u2019s degree in dentistry but was unable to for personal reasons. In 2012, he was finally able to move to Hualien with his wife, Zheng Ya-rong (\u912d\u96c5\u84c9), and other family members to join the hospital\u2019s medical team.<\/p><p>Lee sometimes encounters rare or challenging cases in his clinical practice and free clinics. Such cases prompted him to pursue further studies. In 2014, he obtained certification as a specialist in special needs dentistry from the Taiwan Association for Disability and Oral Health. To better serve his patients, his clinic at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital is equipped with a wheelchair-accessible dental chair\u2014imported from the UK and donated by the Tzu Chi Foundation\u2014that allows patients with disabilities to receive care more easily.<\/p><p>Beyond treating patients, he is dedicated to training future dental professionals to serve Hualien. As the head of the newly established Institute of Oral Medicine and Materials, he hopes to train skilled practitioners who will advance holistic, professional, and comprehensive dental care in the region. For him, dentistry is more than a profession\u2014it is a calling to serve. 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