Faculty of Dentistry

The HKU Faculty of Dentistry is the only dental school in Hong Kong, and is considered to be the premier centre for postgraduate dental education and training globally.

Students enjoy first-class teaching and state-of-the-art learning facilities at the recently established specialty dental clinic - The Institute for Advanced Dentistry Multi-Specialty Clinic (IAD-MSC), which is located in Sai Wan. The IAD-MSC is a Centre of Excellence created to manage complex and severe oral conditions.

In addition to the IAD-MSC, the Faculty has equipped a variety of facilities including the Simulation Laboratory for dental students' self-practice, a fleet of modern research laboratories, comprehensive and advanced library holdings and a Lounge. All of these facilities are located in the Prince Philip Dental Hospital (PPDH), which is about 10 mins walking distance from the University's Main Campus on Pokfulam Road.

There are also many other teaching facilities and amenities for students' use on the Main Campus, including the impressive and popular Student Learning Commons.

Our professoriate and teaching staff are international both by origin and academic background, many of whom are highly recognized experts in their domain in the world. We also have highly-skilled dedicated manpower to assist learning. Dental surgery assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians and laboratory technicians are but a few groups of staff employed by the Faculty of Dentistry to assist learning.

Our taught postgraduate programmes which have an esteemed reputation, cover 10 subject areas and lead to the Master of Science (MSc) degrees, the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) Degrees and professional Advanced Diploma which builds on the MDS Degree. Many of these programmes fulfil the specialist training requirements of dental specialties of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine.

There is a limited number of self-financing places in each specialty programme. Some government-funded places may be available for local candidates. Candidates who are interested in pursuing the MDS degree in a specific specialty are advised to apply for admission to the corresponding curriculum. Candidates who fulfil the eligibility criteria for the government-funded places and who have demonstrated academic merit may be offered a place within the government-funded quota of places.

Details of our postgraduate programmes are provided on this website. We trust this information will be helpful as you consider furthering your education and career with our institution. Interested applicants are advised to contact the Postgraduate Programme Director relevant to their area of study.

More information on the Faculty can be found at our website, http://facdent.hku.hk/. We look forward to welcoming you to our Faculty and being your partner in life-long learning!