Diamonds Are a Tooth’s Best Friend

A cross-disciplinary team has discovered that nanodiamonds (NDs) may be a highly effective agent in battling oral infections, a discovery which could open up new opportunities for improving oral health worldwide and provide a real alternative to the customary...

Something to Chew on

Patients with asymmetrical jaws, where the left and right sides are of unequal lengths due to differing growth rates or trauma, have a lot to deal with. They have functional problems with eating and speaking and low self-esteem due to the impact on their appearance....

Advanced and Affordable Care

Opened in autumn last year, the state-of-the-art Institute for Advanced Dentistry – Multi-Specialty Clinic (IAD-MSC) is Hong Kong’s only training facility that provides advanced clinical training for qualified dentists pursuing taught postgraduate (TPG) training in...

Stopping the Rot Early

Surveys have revealed that early childhood caries (ECC) is prevalent in Hong Kong, with more than half the children aged under five experiencing oral health problems. Professor Chu Chun-hung, Associate Dean (External Relations) of the Faculty of Dentistry, puts this...

Digital Dentistry

“Dentists will still be crucial for diagnosis and selecting the best treatments,” said Dr Walter Yu-hang Lam, Clinical Assistant Professor in Prosthodontics, “but the basics will be done efficiently and economically by robots.“There have already been many digital...