Thank you for taking a moment to visit the University of Hong Kong School of Dentistry's Web site.

Ours is the sole Faculty of Dentistry in Hong Kong and the only Dental Faculty in China where the medium of instruction is English. The strength of our relationships with the university, the professional community, academic colleagues, alumni and industry and, our outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes have enabled us to become one of the top dental schools in the World.

With the arrival of the 'century of knowledge' we embarked on a radical reform of the curriculum with emphasis on problem-based learning that imparts skills such as critical thinking, and self directed, life long learning. This dynamic curriculum is highly regarded and is widely acclaimed. Students also benefit from our state-of-the-art educational and clinical facilities, which feature the latest in computer, video and CAD-CAM technology. Yet, outstanding instruction and advanced technology are only means to an end. We are proud of the fact that we train skilled, knowledgeable, and compassionate dental practitioners who are assured to make valuable contributions to the communities they serve.

I appreciate your interest in our Website and hope it will answer your queries.

Lakshman P. Samaranayake
Hon DSc, BDS, DDS, FRCPath, FDSRCSE(Hon),
FHKAM(Pathol), FHKAM(Dent Surg), MIBiol FHKCPath, FCDSHK

Dean of Dentistry
Chair Professor of Oral Microbiology
Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong
Director, Prince Philip Dental Hospital