Volunteering for Clinical Research - HKU Faculty of Dentistry

What is Clinical Research?

Your Role in Advancing Health Through Research

Thank you for your interest in taking part in a clinical research study. Before we proceed to present the clinical research studies available for recruitment at the Faculty of Dentistry, we would like to provide you with a quick introduction to clinical research:

Research involving human participants aimed at generalizable knowledge about health, disease, or care, and this includes both interventional and observational designs. Clinical trials are interventional research studies that examine the safety and efficacy of new medicine, medical devices/procedures, behaviorial treatments, or other health-related actions.

Such research studies follow the ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guideline to safeguard the ethical and scientific quality standard of the research, to provide public assurance of human participants’ rights, safety and well-being.

All research studies must be reviewed and approved by an appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or ethics committee to ensure the study’s design, conduct, record, and report are up to the required standard.

Patient Safety & Rights

Your participation in the clinical research study is completely voluntary, and you have the rights to withdraw from the study at any given time – but you should first consult with your study investigator about your decision to withdraw, and discuss your standard of care for your existing condition (if any) to ensure your health will be well taken care of.

Please take note that you should only be involved in ONE clinical interventional research study at a time, regardless of therapeutic area. This is to ensure your safety in case of any health emergencies, where your healthcare provider can single out the cause of your issue quickly – and to also rule out any harmful interactions between study treatments from happening.

Available Clinical Research Studies

Join Our Clinical Research Studies

Once you have understood the background of clinical research, you can refer to the list of clinical research studies that are recruiting research participants at the Faculty of Dentistry below. Please contact the individual study team as listed in the linked information.

Clinical Research on Periodontal Disease Diagnosis

Ethics Application No.: UW 24-643

Research Details

In this research, we have pioneered a new technology that utilizes artificial intelligence for the early detection of various stages of periodontal disease. Our method combines dental X-rays, specific biomarkers, and other non-clinical parameters. We hope to help people improve the accuracy and timeliness of periodontal disease detection before tooth loss occurs, thereby achieving early diagnosis and timely treatment.

Research Participant Requirements
Individuals aged 18 or above
Non-edentulism (having teeth)
Not pregnant
Have not undergone root planing (deep cleaning) in the past 12 months
Have not taken antibiotics in the past 3 months

Research Location

Clinical Research Centre, HKU Faculty of Dentistry
5/F, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong.

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Volunteers Wanted for a Clinical Study on Dentine Hypersensitivity

Ethics Application No.: UW25-491

Research Details

Do you experience a short, sharp pain when drinking cold beverages, eating certain foods, brushing your teeth, or when your teeth are exposed to air?

The Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong is conducting a clinical study to evaluate two dental adhesive materials for the treatment of dentine hypersensitivity. The study will compare a dental adhesive containing strontium-doped bioactive glass ceramic with an adhesive without this component.

You may be eligible if you:
Are aged 18–69 years
Have experienced dentine hypersensitivity for at least one month; and
Meet the dental and general health requirements of the study

Eligible participants will receive a dental examination and study-related treatment at the Prince Philip Dental Hospital. Participants will be assessed at baseline and invited to attend follow-up visits at 1, 3 and 6 months.

Participation is voluntary. Eligibility will be confirmed by the research team after screening and clinical examination.

Interested in joining the study?

For further information, please contact the research team at:
Whatsapp: +852 8495 9382

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