The Faculty is the sole tertiary institution in Hong Kong dedicated to training dental undergraduates and postgraduates. It is today one of the world’s leading dental faculties, through innovative and cutting-edge research and world-class postgraduate training. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, it was ranked as the top dental school in the world by the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Specialty-based Research Areas
Dental materials science:
Design and interpretation of test methods in dental materials science; adhesion promotion in dentistry; dental implant materials; saliva chemistry; mechanical properties of bio-materials; materials in dental technology; dental procedures, equipment and materials: chemistry, physics, and mechanics; surface studies; computational chemistry in synthetic dental biomaterials.
Dental public health:
Epidemiological, health services and behavioural research of oral health status and its determinants; clinical intervention studies on prevention and treatment of common oral health problems and diseases; studies on oral health-related quality of life.
Endodontology:
Efficacy of root-canal preparation techniques; mechanical and fatigue properties of root-canal instruments; treatment outcomes of various forms of endodontic therapy; clinical and laboratory studies of endodontics restorative materials.
Implantology:
Evidence-based therapy; tissue integration of implants; biology of oral implants; clinical research.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery:
Cleft lip and palate, navigational surgery and implantology; biology of distraction osteogenesis and its application; 3-D modelling in reconstructive surgery; minimal invasive surgery and 3-D facial soft tissue imaging; qualify of life of oral cancer patients; micro-vascular and micro-neural.
Oral biosciences:
Molecular microbiology pertaining to oral microbiology and pathology; oral candidal infections; biofilm formation; clinical epidemiology of HIV infection; artificial mouth studies; cariology.
Paediatric dentistry:
Early childhood caries; dental anomalies; developmental defects of enamel; cleft lip and palate; remineralising media; dentine bonding agents.
Periodontology:
Epidemiological, behavioural and clinical research on periodontal diseases and their prevention and management; basic research on periodontal microflora and host response in the local population.
