- EVENTS
- June 2023
- Bulletin
Faculty Members Support APDC and HKIDEAS
Staff and Students Won Poster Presentation
Professor Edward Lo (right) and his students and colleagues at the Faculty booth.
The 44th Asia Pacific Dental Congress (APDC) 2023 cum 12th Hong Kong International Dental Expo and Symposium (HKIDEAS) was held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from June 9 – 11, 2023. To complement the theme “Achieving Excellence in Dentistry”, the booth of the Faculty of Dentistry showcased the Faculty’s excellence in dental research and knowledge exchange.
During the event, several Faculty members delivered lectures. Professor Lijian Jin, Modern Dental Laboratory Professorship in Clinical Dental Science Clinical Professor in Periodontology, spoke on “Oral / Periodontal Healthcare for Systemic Health and Wellbeing: Scientific Rationale, Updates, Clinical Relevance and Practical Tips”. Dr Ollie Yu, Assistant Clinical Professor in Cariology, shared insights on “Nonrestorative Management of Dental Caries”.
Poster Presentation Awards
Faculty members actively participated in the poster presentation, below is list of awardees:
- Winner
- Ms Qiu-yan Xie, PhD student, supervised by Professor Edward Lo, Chair Professor in Dental Public Health and co-supervised by Prof CH Chu (co-supervisor) – Changes in oral microbiome in preschool children after using toothpaste with different fluoride concentrations
- First Runner up
- Dr Walter Lam, Clinical Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics and Dr Reinhard Chun-Wang Chau, Clinical Research Coordinator in Restorative Dental Sciences – Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence-based Photographic Detection of Gingivitis
- Merit
- Dr A.N.Y. Ku – Comparison of the impact of clear aligner and fixed appliance orthodontic treatment on Quality of life: a prospective study
- Dr Ivy Sun – Outreach dental service for preschool children in Hong Kong
- Dr Lili Zhang – Developing a novel antimicrobial peptide with mineralising properties for caries management
- Dr Chi Wai Chan – Accumulated hard tissue debris and root canal shaping profiles following instrumentation with gentlefile, one curve and reciproc blue
- Dr Iliana Yan – Stability of silver and fluoride contents in silver diamine fluoride solutions
- Dr Xin Shu – A clinical trial on effects of oral exercises on the masticatory performance and rehabilitation of stroke patients
- Dr Ting Chak Lam – In vivo pilot study on carbamylated erythropoietin for promoting healing in nerve crush injury
- Dr Faith Zheng – Caries prevention using silver diamine fluoride: a 12-month clinical trial
- Dr Grace Xu – Frontiers of global research in root caries: A 30-year bibliometric analysis
Additionally, 9 posters from Faculty members received merit awards.
(Right third) Dr Nelson Wong, President of Hong Kong Dental Association and President of APDC congratulates poster presentation awardees (from right), Professor Edward Lo, Ms Qiu-yan Xie, Dr Reinhard Chau, Professor CH Chu and Dr Walter Lam.
Dr Ollie Yu presents “Nonrestorative Management of Dental Caries”.
The Faculty booth features its excellence in dental research and knowledge exchange.