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HKU Faculty of Dentistry to hold Inaugural
"Kindergarten Teacher Summer Programme on Oral Health Education"

11 Jul 2013

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the HKU Faculty of Dentistry’s first “Kindergarten Teacher Summer Programme on Oral Health Education” on 17 July 2013 (Wednesday).

The Summer Programme aims to leverage the Faculty’s expertise to help reduce the frequency and severity of early childhood caries (tooth decay before 6 years of age) in Hong Kong, by training teachers how to deliver oral health education to preschoolers.

According to government figures, early childhood caries affects about half of the city’s preschool-age children. The disease causes pain, and serious cases can cause infection of teeth and possibly the rest of the body. However, early childhood caries is completely preventable. Because Hong Kong currently has no city-wide preschool dental service, kindergarten teachers are in an excellent position to provide effective oral health education to their students.

Therefore, the half-day Summer Programme (repeated on 16 and 17 July 2013) will train a total of about 200 teachers from kindergartens run by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and the Po Leung Kuk. The event will consist of a Lecture (08:45 – 10:20) followed by small-group discussions (10:50 – 12:00).

Media are invited to attend the Summer Programme Lecture. The details of the Lecture are as follows:

Date:   17 July 2013 (Wednesday)
Time:   08:45 – 10:20 (please come to register at 08:30); immediately following the Lecture, media will be given an opportunity to interview the speakers
Venue:  Lecture Theatre 1, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, 34 Hospital Road, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Speakers:
Dr Chun-hung Chu, Clinical Associate Professor in Community and Family Dentistry
(Topic: tooth decay in Hong Kong preschools)
Dr Xiaoli Gao, Research Assistant Professor in Dental Public Health
(Topic: oral health education for children)
Prof Edward CM Lo, Clinical Professor in Dental Public Health
(Topic: tooth decay management by fluoride)
Prof Cynthia KY Yiu, Clinical Professor in Paediatric Dentistry
(Topic: clinical treatment of tooth decay)

Medium:  Cantonese

Media Contact:
Mr Oi-sing Au, Communications and Development Officer, HKU Faculty of Dentistry, Tel: 2859 0454, E-mail: singau@hku.hk

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