Programme Introduction
Pursue a career in Dentistry
The integrated Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) curriculum adopts a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to educate oral healthcare professionals within the Hong Kong context. Earn your hands-on education at the only dental teaching hospital in the city as well as in dental clinics and other medical and surgical settings throughout Hong Kong.
Leader in Dentistry
Study at the world’s 3rd best dental school, and the only one in Hong Kong.
(QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023)
Choose your path
Open the door to diverse career opportunities or pursue further studies or research.
You will spend the majority of your time at the Prince Phillip Dental Hospital, the only dental teaching hospital in Hong Kong. Further enrich your practical learning experiences in the LKS Faculty of Medicine’s general medicine and surgical wards and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department at the Queen Mary Hospital. You will also receive hands-on training in dental clinics and at other oral healthcare settings across Hong Kong.
The BDS degree is recognised as a registrable primary qualification by the Dental Council of Hong Kong (DCHK).
BDS degree will open the door to diverse employment opportunities, from private practice and hospital dentistry to pursuing further studies, postgraduate specialities, or teaching and research positions. For more information about career opportunities, please visit the Hong Kong Dental Association at http://www.hkda.com or the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong at http://cdshk.org.
