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- Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthodontics
矯齒學臨床助理教授
Paediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
+852 2859 0576
Professor Zhongyuan Tang is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Orthodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) from Jilin University and his PhD Degree from HKU. Prof. Tang’s clinical expertise and research interests focus on interceptive orthodontic treatments, utilizing evidence-based approaches. As the Deputy Director of the Undergraduate Programme in Orthodontics, Prof. Tang has been actively involved in enhancing the teaching of interceptive orthodontics within the undergraduate curriculum. In the taught postgraduate programme, he oversees interdisciplinary pediatric-orthodontic teaching, encompassing both clinical supervision and didactic instruction. Professor Tang serves as a reviewer for several internationally recognized journals, such as Oral Diseases, the European Journal of Orthodontics, BMC Oral Health, and the European Journal of Oral Sciences.
Craniofacial Regeneration
- Bone biology
- Osteoimmunology
- Mechanism of periodontal pathogenesis
Article
- Yung Augustine Ka Chun, Chan Ho Hin, Liu Junqi, Hung Kuo Feng, Tang Zhongyuan, Shan Zhiyi. Comparative Three Dimensional Evaluation of Skeletal and Dento-Alveolar Effects Between Tooth-Borne and Bone-Anchored Maxillary Expansion for Growing Patients—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research 2025;
- Tang Zhongyuan, Jin Lijian, Yang Yanqi. The dual role of IL-17 in periodontitis regulating immunity and bone homeostasis, Frontiers in Immunology 2025; 16
- Zhu Luying, Tang Zhongyuan, Hu Renjie, Li Yaxin, Li Xuan, Gu Min, Yang Yanqi. Inflammation Affects the Osteogenic Differentiation of Aged Periodontal Ligament Cells via NF-κB/FOXO3a/c-JUN Signalling, Journal of Periodontal Research 2025;
- Zhu Luying, Tang Zhongyuan, Hu Renjie, Gu Min, Yang Yanqi. Ageing and Inflammation: What Happens in Periodontium?, Bioengineering 2023; 10(11): article no. 1274-article no. 1274
- Li Minjie, Tang Zhongyuan, Zhang Chengfei, Jin Lijian, Matsuo Koichi, Yang Yanqi. Lipopolysaccharides affect compressed periodontal ligament cells via Eph–ephrin signaling, Oral Diseases 2022; 28(6): 1662-1673
- Lin Yifan, Tang Zhongyuan, Jin Lijian, Yang Yanqi. The Expression and Regulatory Roles of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Periodontal Ligament Cells: A Systematic Review, Biomolecules 2022; 12(2): article no. 304-article no. 304
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- 2023-present: Member. European Orthodontic Society (EOS).
- 2023-present: Member. International Association for Orthodontics (IAO).
- 2022-present: Member. International Association of Dental Research (IADR).
- 2020-present: Member. Hong Kong Society of Orthodontists (HKSO).
- 2020-present: Member. Hong Kong Society of Immunology (HKSI).
- 2017-present: Member. Chinese Orthodontic Society (COS).
- 2017-present: Member. Chinese Stomatology Association (CSA).
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- 15 March 2024-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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