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HKU Faculty of Dentistry Open Day - All are welcomed
17 Nov 2010
The Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Hong Kong is the premier dental school in Southeast Asia and the only institution in Hong Kong that provides undergraudate and postgraduate dental degrees. Located in the Prince Philip Dental Hospital in Sai Ying Pun, the Faculty was established in 1982 with the mission to serve the people of Hong Kong and the region by advancing their oral health and well-being through excellence in learning, discovery, patient care, and engagement
To enhance the public awareness to the Faculty's education training, research, patient care and social commitment, The Faculty of Dentistry of HKU will hold a joint open day with Prince Philip Dental Hospital on 21 November 2010 (Sunday). The Open Day will showcase the activities, services, programmes, and facilities of the Faculty.
Duiring the open day, demonstrations, presentations, question-and-answer sessions and guided tours of the facilities will be held. Staff and students of the Faculty will share information and answer questions about a wide range of topics including:
- Undergraduate curriculum and learning
- Postgraduate programmes and continuing dental education (CDE)
- Auxiliary training programmes
- Research and discovery
- Patient care and clinical service
- Clinical, learning and research facilities
The details of the Faculty of Dentistry Open Day are as follows:
Date: 21 November 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 10am to 2pm
Venue: Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Yin Pun, Hong Kong
Guided tours will be held and the public will be able to visit the Faculty's problem based learning areas, simulation laboratory, Centre for Advanced Dental Care, library, postgraduate habitats as well as dental and research laboratories. The schedule of the guided tours is as follows:
- 10:00 - 11:10
- 11:30 - 12:40
- 13:00 - 14:10
Interested parties are encouraged to register for the guided tours online: http://facdent.hku.hk/openday2010/index.php
More information can be found on the Faculty website: http://facdent.hku.hk/newsevents/index.html
For enquiries, please contact Communications and Development Manager Ms. Melody Tang at 2859 0210 or meltang@hku.hk.