• KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
• June 2023
• Bulletin

Mainland Associations Visit

Sharing of Dental Education and Practice

(Front row) Dr Nelson Wong (right fourth) and Dr Century Tsang (right third) of Hong Kong Dental Association; Professor Guangyan Yu, Honorary President of Chinese Stomatological Association (right fifth); Professor CH Chu (left third) ; as well as all the visitors enjoy the sharing.

Organised by the Hong Kong Dental Association (HKDA) and co-hosted by the Faculty of Dentistry, a group of over 100 members from Guangxi and Fujian (Quanzhou) Dental Associations, as well as the Chinese Stomatological Association, visited the HKU Faculty of Dentistry and the Prince Philip Dental Hospital on June 9, 2023.

Dr James Tsoi, Assistant Dean (Innovation) of the Faculty, moderated the event, which began with welcome speeches from Dr Nelson Wong, President of HKDA and President of Asia Pacific Dental Federation, and Dr Century Tsang, Immediate Past President of HKDA. Following the welcome speeches, Professor CH Chu, Associate Dean (External Relations) of the Faculty, gave a presentation on the dental education, research and knowledge exchange initiatives provided by the Faculty of Dentistry over the past 40 years.

After the presentations, the visitors were given a tour of the hospital to learn more on how the state-of-the-art facilities and their important roles in enhancing learning, teaching, clinical practice, and patient care. The group was particularly impressed by the Simulation Laboratory, Clinical Research Centres, Comprehensive Dental Clinics, etc.

Professor CH Chu, expressed his gratitude to the Hong Kong Dental Association for organising the event. “Knowledge Exchange is embedded in the Faculty’s mission and development. As normality resumes, we are glad to be able to exchange our experiences and knowledge with dental professionals from all around the world and stay connected,” he stated.