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- Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
兒童齒科及矯齒學臨床助理教授
Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
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Professor Ni Zhou is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatric Dentistry at The University of Hong Kong. She received her basic dental training at Kunming Medical University. She then obtained Master’s degree in Paediatric Dentistry from the same University, and PhD from The University of Hong Kong. Her research interest is oral health promotion for children with special healthcare needs. Her paper entitled “Social story-based oral health promotion for preschool children with special healthcare needs: a 24-month randomized controlled trial” is the Top Cited Article 2020-2021 in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. She was also awarded the International Dental Collaboration of the Mekong River Region Scholarship in Thailand (2012), the First Prize in the National Oral Health Education Contest by the Chinese Stomatological Association (2013), Excellent Demonstration as Candidate of Finalist of the Unilever Hatton Divisional Award (Senior Category) in the 32nd International Association for Dental Research-Southeast Asian Division Annual Scientific Meeting in Vietnam (2018), the Provincial Health Science & Technology Award in Yunnan, China (2022), and the National Outstanding Young Lecturer by the Chinese Stomatological Association (2022).
Population Oral Health
- Childhood caries prevention
- Special care dentistry
- Behaviour management
Article
- Wang Sifan, Lu Jin, Zheng Guiqing, He Yandie, Liu Shuqing, Xiang Yi, Liu Xinyi, Wang Xiang, Xiao Yuanyuan, Zhou Ni. The sequential association between school bullying and oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) in Chinese children and adolescents, BMC Public Health 2025; 25(1)
- Zeng Yingying, Jia Xiaonan, Li Houyi, Zhou Ni, Liang Xuemei, Liu Kezhi, Yang Bao Zhu, Xiang Bo. Oral microbiota among treatment-naïve adolescents with depression: A case-control study, Journal of Affective Disorders 2025; 375: 93-102
- Zeng Xinyi, Wong Hai Ming, Zhou Qing, Liu Juan, Zhou Ni. Impact of fluoride varnish and oral health education on caries increment and dental plaque microbiota among children with early mixed dentition: a three-armed 24-month randomized controlled trial, Microbiology Spectrum 2025; 13(9)
- Sun Qi, Liu Juan, Zhou Ni, Feng Ru Zhou, Rao Nan Quan, Wang Kun. Management of oblique root fracture in the middle third of two maxillary immature central incisors with severe caries in mixed dentitions: a case report, Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 2024; 48(6): 214-221
- Fu Li Lin, Liu Bo, Zhou Ni, Li Shan Shan, Lyu Chang Hai, Ma Xue Ting. Dental treatment under general anesthesia among pediatric patients in 120 consecutive cases: a retrospective study, Shanghai kou qiang yi xue = Shanghai journal of stomatology 2024; 33(2): 195-199
- Wu Yao, Li Guiding, Lyu Chang Hai, Zhou Ni, Wong Hai Ming. Oral microbiota in preschoolers with rampant caries: a matched case–control study, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2024; 108(1)
- Feng Jiangling, Yu Siyuan, Zhou Ni, Liu Juan, Ding Hui, Wu Yao, Wong Hai Ming. Dental Caries and Extrinsic Black Tooth Stain in Children With Primary, Mixed and Permanent Dentitions: A Cross-Sectional Study
, International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2024;
- Li Xinyi, Zhao Zhixin, Guo Shuai, Yang Chengcong, Gao Ying, Li Lixian, Ning Kegong, Zhang Qiuxia, Zhou Ni, Zhang Heping, Li Yanhong. Effects of toothpaste containing inactivated Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Probio-01 on plaque-induced gingivitis and dental plaque microbiota
, Microbial Pathogenesis 2024; 192
- Zhou Ni, Zhou Li, Ho Cheuk Yu Teresa, McGrath Colman, Wong Hai Ming. Social Story Intervention for Training Expected Behaviors among Preschool Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2024; 21(7)
- Lam Phoebe Pui Ying, Zhou Ni, Yiu Cynthia Kar Yung, Wong Hai Ming. Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Oral Health among Children Living with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022; 19(19): article no. 11943-article no. 11943
- Lam Phoebe Pui Ying, Zhou Ni, Wong Hai Ming, Yiu Cynthia Kar Yung. Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents Living with HIV Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022; 19(19): article no. 12864-article no. 12864
- Chen J, Zhou N, Xu B, Li Y, Zhang S, Chu C. Oral Health Status of 12-Year-Old Hani Children in the Yunnan Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021; 18(10): article no. 5294-article no. 5294
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath C. Parental Compliance towards Oral Health Education among Preschoolers with Special Healthcare Needs, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021; 18(14): article no. 7323-article no. 7323
- Ni Z, Ding H, Liu J, Chen J, Zhang S, Chu C. Dental Caries Status among Yi Preschool Children in Yunnan Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021; 18(16): article no. 8393-article no. 8393
- ZHOU N, Wong HM, McGrath C. Dental visit experience and dental care barriers among Hong Kong preschool children with special education needs, International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry 2021;
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath C. Efficacy of social story intervention in training toothbrushing skills among special-care children with and without autism, Autism Research 2020; 13(4): 666-674
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath C. Social story‐based oral health promotion for preschool children with special healthcare needs: A 24‐month randomized controlled trial, Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 2020; 48(5): 415-422
- ZHOU N, Wong HM, McGrath C. Toothbrush deterioration and parents’ suggestions to improve the design of toothbrushes used by children with special care needs, BMC Pediatrics 2020; 20(1): article no. 443-article no. 443
- ZHOU N, Wong HM, Wen YF, McGrath CPJ. Efficacy of caries and gingivitis prevention strategies among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 2019; 63(6): 507-518
- McGrath CPJ, Zhou N, Wong HM. A systematic review and meta‐analysis of dental plaque control among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 2019; 32(3): 522-532
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath CPJ. Effectiveness of a visual‐verbal integration model in training parents and their preschool children with intellectual and developmental disabilities to dispense a pea‐sized amount of fluoridated toothpaste, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 2019; 32(3): 657-665
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath CPJ. Oral health and associated factors among preschool children with special healthcare needs, Oral Diseases 2019; 25(4): 1221-1228
- Zhou N, Wong HM, McGrath C. The Impact of Adaptive Functioning and Oral Hygiene Practices on Observed Tooth‑Brushing Performance Among Preschool Children with Special Health Care Needs, Maternal and Child Health Journal 2019; 23(12): 1587-1594
- ZHOU N, Wong HM, Wen YF, McGrath CPJ. Oral health status of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2017; 59(10): 1019-1026
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Conference Paper
- Zhou Ni, Zeng Xinyi, Wong Hai Ming. Are Children’s Oral Health Status and Oral Microbiome Profiles Associated with Their Parents’?, The 17th International Conference of the Asian Academy of Preventive Dentistry (01/09/2025-04/09/2025, Bali) 2025;
- Zhou Ni, Xu XL, Li YH, Wong Hai Ming. Positive-reinforced oral health education among preschool children: a randomized controlled trial, The 13th Biennial Congress of the Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia. (30/10/2024-01/11/2024, Bangkok) 2024;
PG Thesis
- Zhou Ni Oral health promotion among preschool children with intellectual and developmental disabilities[PG Thesis]. Pokfulam, Hong Kong: The University of Hong Kong; 2019.
- 2024. Zhou N. Best Oral Care Prevention Award in Recognition of Outstanding Participation in the Competition at the 13th Biennial Congress of the Pediatric Dentistry Association of Asia.
- 2024. Zhou N. Yunnan Provincial Health Science & Technology Award.
- 11/2022-11/2025: Youth Commissioner. Sedation and Analgesia Committee of Chinese Stomatological Association.
- 06/2021-06/2029: Member. Chinese Stomatological Association.
- 01/2023 - 12/2025: Specialist Committee Member. Paediatric Dentistry Committee of Chinese Stomatological Association.
- 01/2020/12/2022: Specialist Committee Member. Preventive Dentistry Committee of Chinese Stomatological Association.
- 20 October 2024: Effective Strategies for Managing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Dental Setting. .
- 03 April 2023-Present: Faculty of Dentistry, Board of the. The teachers who are members of the Faculty and who are full-time employees of the University
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