Supporting researchers to achieve excellence
The Faculty of Dentistry has secured funding from the Research Grants Council’s General Research Fund (GRF) for eight research projects. Our success in securing these grants demonstrates our research excellence and the calibre of faculty members.
The funded projects encompass a broad spectrum of important areas within the field. They range from clinical trials to treat dental caries in children, to the development of novel technologies such as artificial intelligence-based systems for predicting malignant transformation in oral diseases. Other projects focus on designing personalised and self-adaptive CPAP masks, investigating the genetic architecture of human facial shape, analysing the mechanism of RNA modification in bone remodelling, and discovering prognostic biomarkers for pulpotomy outcomes.
The grant awarded to each project ranges from HKD 1.1 million to 1.6 million. This substantial financial support enables the Faculty to embark on comprehensive research endeavours at hand, and the Faculty can delve deep into investigations, explore new avenues, and contribute to the progress and innovation of dental research.
Professor, Chair of Family Dentistry
Project TitleRandomised clinical trial to arrest early childhood caries with a silver diamine fluoride gel
Clinical Professor in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Project TitleOCCRiskNet: A novel artificial intelligence-based system for predicting malignant transformation in oral leukoplakia and oral lichenoid mucositis using multi-input whole-slide images
Clinical Professor in Paediatric Dentistry
Project TitleDeciphering the trans-ancestral genetic architecture of human facial shape: a high-throughput geometric morphometric approach
Clinical Professor in Endodontics
Project TitleDiscovering prognostic biomarkers for pulpotomy outcome in permanent mature teeth with irreversible pulpitis
Clinical Associate Professor in Prosthodontics
Project TitleRoot caries prevention using fluoride varnish fortified with strontium-doped bioactive glass-ceramic: a randomised double-blind controlled clinical trial
Clinical Associate Professor in Orthodontics
Project TitleA spatiotemporal analysis of the m6A RNA modification mechanism in senescence-associated alveolar bone remodelling
Associate Professor in Dental Materials Science
Project TitleDesign and develop personalised and self-adaptive CPAP masks
Associate Professor in Oral Biosciences
Project TitleStressed about fat: establishing mechanisms linking nutrients with survival mechanisms for oral and gut bacteria