Spring 2010 President s Message It is now a year since I wrote my President s message in the Spring 2009 Newsletter. I welcome the re-election of Dr. Roch Lee Kwing Hong, Professor Leung Wai Keung, Dr. John Ling Yu Kong and Professor Edward Lo Chin Man to the Council for another term of 3 years. The composition of the Council remains unchanged for another year and this continuity will help us to fully implement the improvement measures on governance of the College introduced last year. I am glad to report that the Joint Winter Scientific Meeting with the Faculty of Dentistry was a success with over 200 participants. We hope that the fee waiver would encourage more Fellows to participate and contribute to College activities. I would like to thank Prof. Leung Wai Keung, Prof. Urban Hägg and all the speakers for their hard work. As far as scientific meetings are concerned, we are in the process of planning a Spring Scientific Meeting in April as well as a Joint Congress with the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) in November. The Conjoint Examinations with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) went smoothly and we had 15 trainees who sat the Conjoint examinations and a number of non-local candidates who set the hip examinations of the RCSEd. The Specialty of Community Dentistry held its 1 st intermediate examination in November with Prof. Cynthia Pine from UK as external examiner. We also had 8 higher trainees who recently passed their exit examinations in Orthodontics, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatric Dentistry. I would like to congratulate all candidates who passed your examinations and I look forward to your support and participation in College activities. - 1 -
Council News The New Council for 2009-2010 In accordance with the M&A of our College, the following Office-Bearers and Council for the year 2009-2010 have been elected: President: Dr Joseph Cho-yee CHAN Vice-President (Education & Examinations): Professor Edward Chin-man LO Vice-President (General Affairs & CPD): Dr Roch Kwing-hong LEE Hon. : Dr Sai-kwing CHAN Hon. Treasurer: Dr Alfred Chee-ching TSANG Censor-in-Chief: Dr William Ching-wah YUNG Council : Dr Paul Yun-wah LAU Dr Raymond Kin-man LEE Professor Wai-keung LEUNG Dr John Yu-kong LING Dr Robert Pong-yin NG Dr Edmond Ho-nang POW Dr Anthony Siu-kwong TSE Professor Stephen Hon-yin WEI Dr Ricky Wing-kit WONG Back Row (L to R): Dr Robert PY Ng, Prof Leung Wai-keung, Dr Edmond HN Pow, Dr Raymond KM Lee Middle Row (L to R): Dr William CW Yung, Dr Anthony SK Tse, Dr Alfred CC Tsang, Dr Ricky WK Wong Front Row (L to R): Dr Chan Sai-kwing, Prof Edward CM Lo, Dr Joseph CY Chan, Dr Roch KH Lee, Prof Stephen HY Wei - 2 -
Council News Dr Roch Kwing-hong LEE, Professor LEUNG Wai-keung, Dr John Yu-kong LING, and Professor Edward Chin-man LO received an award for completion of their previous term of office (2006-2009) (see photos below). Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Roch Lee Dr Joseph Chan & Dr John Ling Dr Joseph Chan & Prof Edward Lo Dr Joseph Chan & Prof Leung Wai Keung - 3 -
Council News The compositions of the Specialty Boards and Sub-committees for 2010 are as below: Specialty Board in Community Dentistry Professor Edward CM LO Dr Michael TW HO Dr Wendy KM CHAM Dr Kevin KW NG Dr Frankie HC SO Dr Felix SH YU Specialty Board in Endodontics Dr Robert PY NG Dr Wiley TC LAM Dr Carlo CASTELLUCCI Dr Alex WK CHAN Dr Gary SP CHEUNG Dr HO Wai-mei Dr MAK Yiu-fai Specialty Board in Family Dentistry Dr Simon CY LIU Dr Norman CM LAW Dr KUM Chun-sing Dr Haston WM LIU Dr Arthur WY PANG Dr YIU Bun-ka Specialty Board in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Dr Bill SW YAN Dr Eddie CK YAU Professor CHEUNG Lim-kwong Dr Benjamin KC CHOW Dr Roch KH LEE Professor Nabil SAMMAN - 4 -
Council News Specialty Board in Orthodontics Dr John YK LING Dr Michael NY CHAU Professor Urban HÄ GG Dr Paul YW LAU Professor Bakr RABIE Dr Alec KC TAM Dr Alexander TH TANG Dr Ricky WK WONG Specialty Board in Paediatric Dentistry Dr Joseph CY CHAN Dr Kenneth KK HUI Dr Samuel CL CHAN Professor Nigel M KING Dr Beatrice B Vattasingh NG Professor Stephen HY WEI Dr Cynthia KY YIU Specialty Board in Periodontology Dr Gordon KC CHIU Professor JIN Li-jian Professor Esmonde F CORBET Dr Stanley ML LAI Dr LEE Dae-hyun Professor LEUNG Wai-keung Dr YU Chun Specialty Board in Prosthodontics Dr William CW YUNG Dr Robin WC CHUNG Professor CHOW Tak-wah Dr John DYSON Dr KEI Lee-hoi Dr Edmond HN POW - 5 -
Council News Education & Examinations Committee Professor Edward CM LO (Vice-President [Education & Examination]) (Specialty Board in Community Dentistry) Ex-officio Dr Roch KH LEE (Vice-President [General Affairs & CPD]) Dr CHAN Sai-kwing (Council Honorary ) Dr Robert PY NG (Endodontics) Dr Simon CY LIU (Family Dentistry) Dr Bill SW YAN (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) Dr John YK LING (Orthodontics) Dr Joseph CY CHAN (Paediatric Dentistry) Dr Gordon KC CHIU (Periodontology) Dr William CW YUNG (Prosthodontics) Continuing Medical Education Subcommittee Dr Roch KH LEE Dr Kenneth KK HUI Ex-officio Member Professor Edward CM LO (Vice-President [Education & Examinations]) Dr Wiley TC LAM Dr Haston WM LIU Dr WONG Fung Ki Committee of General Dentistry Dr Raymond KM LEE Dr Francis WC CHAN Dr Nancy BS CHAN Dr Andy TY CHIU Dr Haston WM LIU Dr Arthur WY PANG Dr Gerald HH SIU Dr Bill SW YAN IT Committee Dr Paul YW LAU Dr Alex WK CHAN Dr Simon CY LIU Dr Edmond HN POW Dr Alfred CC TSANG - 6 -
Council News hip Committee Dr William CW YUNG Dr KEI Lei-hoi Dr Alex WK CHAN Professor Esmonde F CORBET Dr Michael TW HO Dr John YK LING Dr Haston WM LIU Dr Simon CY LIU Dr Eddie CK YAU Dr Cynthia KY YIU Scientific Meetings Committee Professor LEUNG Wai-keung Professor Urban HÄ GG Professor Nigel KING Dr Haston WM LIU Dr MAK Yiu-fai Dr Frankie HC SO Dr Bill SW YAN Dr William CW YUNG HKAM Appointment Professor Stephen Wei is a member of the House Committee of the HKAM for the year of 2010. The House Committee s roles are: 1. To provide membership services in relation to accommodation, amenities and supporting services, 2. To determine the rules governing the usage of premises and to implement those rules, and 3. To oversee the management of employees of the Academy. Professor Wei would welcome input from the fellows and members of the CDSHK regarding the above-mentioned matter. - 7 -
New Fellows I would like to announce the admission of 6 new fellows in 2009. The names of the 6 new fellows are listed as below: Specialty Last Name First Name Chinese Name Endodontics HO Wing Lam 何潁琳 Periodontology CHENG Hung Wai, Ronald 鄭雄威 Periodontology HO Kam Yuen 何錦源 Periodontology NGAI Kwai Shing 倪貴城 Prosthodontics WONG Tak Ying 黃德瑩 Prosthodontics YIU Yin Ling 姚燕玲 Dr. William Yung Censor-in-Chief Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Ho Wing Lam Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Ronald Cheng - 8 -
New Fellows Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Ho Kam Yuen Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Ngai Kwai Shing Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Wong Tak Ying Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Yiu Yin Ling - 9 -
Exam Results The following higher trainees were successful in the Specialty Exit Examinations and have thus completed their specialist training pathways. Specialty Last Name First Name Chinese Name Endodontics LOW Chun Yu, Danny 婁震宇 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery CHOI Wing Sham 蔡穎珊 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery LIEW Cho Huei, Julianna 劉卓慧 Orthodontics LEE Cheuk Kit 李焯傑 Orthodontics LEE Wilson 李惠信 Orthodontics LEUNG Tat Chi 梁達志 Orthodontics MOK Chung Wai 莫重偉 Orthodontics TSUI Wing Kei, Vicky 徐詠琦 Paediatric Dentistry CHEUNG Yuen Man 張婉雯 The Intermediate Examinations were held in October and November 2009. The following candidates were successful: Community Dentistry Last Name First Name Chinese Name FUNG Shau Huei, Denise 馮韶慧 LIU Kwong Shing, Jerry 廖廣承 WONG Ho Hang, Anthony 黃浩行 - 10 -
Exam Results Conjoint Intermediate Examination & MOrth RCSEd Last Name First Name Chinese Name BARAM Derek James 白恩庭 LI Ching Fan 李靜凡 WU King Yan, Abby 胡敬恩 Conjoint Intermediate Examination & MPD RCSEd Last Name First Name Chinese Name CHUNG Wai Mun, Caroline 鍾慧敏 LEE Hiu Man, Gillian 李曉雯 LEE Yiu Kong 李耀光 LEUNG Chin Ping, Joyce 梁展屏 Conjoint Examination Candidates, MOrth Candidates with Local & RCSEd Examiners MPD Intermediate Examination Candidates with Local & RCSEd Examiners - 11 -
Exam Results Conjoint Intermediate Examination & MRD RCSEd Last Name First Name Chinese Name CHIU Mei Ling, Bonnie 趙美玲 CHONG Lai Hung, Douglas 莊禮雄 HO King Lun 何經綸 KWOK Man Shan, Evelyn 郭敏珊 LUK Ka Chun 陸嘉駿 SHUM Hoi Yum, Irma 岑海音 WONG Tsz Leung 黃子良 MRD Intermediate Examination Candidates with Local & RCSEd Examiners - 12 -
Visitation Report Report on Visitation to the School of Stomatology, Peking University HKAM has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Minister of Health in Mainland China in April 2006 to facilitate the development of a specialist registration system in Mainland China. Stomatology has been chosen as one of the four pilot specialties, the others being ophthalmology, paediatrics and orthopaedics. The School of Stomatology, Peking University was chosen as the pilot training centre for our specialty. The first visitation to the School of Stomatology, Peking University was conducted in October 2007 and the lists of grand-father specialists for Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics were confirmed. Subsequently, a second visitation was conducted on 17 April 2009 to review the progress of training. The two representatives of our College were Dr John Ling and Dr KH Lee. It was noted that three other sub-specialties were established, namely Endodontics, Periodontics and Prosthodontics. The training programs for the five sub-specialties were reviewed as well as the physical facilities in the hospital. Useful exchanges were conducted and the problems facing the specialist training in the three new sub-specialties were presented by the School of Stomatology. The Vice-Minister of Health, Professor Huang Jie-fu and his team visited Hong Kong and met with representatives of the four Colleges involved on 24 June 2009. At the meeting, reports of the four Colleges were considered and discussion was held to suggest the way forward. HKAM would prepare a further summary report and shall meet with the Minister of Health later this year to discuss future plans. Prepared by Dr KH Lee 6 August 2009-13 -
hip of General Dentistry A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong (CDSHK) and the Hong Kong Dental Association (HKDA) on the 13 July 2009. The signatories were Dr Joseph Chan, President of the CDSHK and Dr Sigmund Leung, President of the HKDA. The MOU confirmed that the HKDA is the program administrator of the hip in General Dentistry (MGD) and is responsible for organizing the lectures and other training activities for the MGD trainees. Dr Joseph Chan & Dr Sigmund Leung signing the Memorandum of Understanding Dr Sigmund Leung with the Council of the CDSHK - 14 -
Conjoint Winter Scientific Meeting The Conjoint Winter Scientific Meeting co-organized with the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong was held on 15 th November 2009 at the HKAM Building. The title of the whole day meeting was: Advances and High-tech Dentistry 2009. The invited overseas speaker was Dr Nils-Gunnar Berg from Sweden speaking on CAD/CAM restorative dentistry. Local speakers include fellows and members of the CDSHK as well as teaching staff from the Faculty of Dentistry. The speakers presented the most updated procedures and the latest state of the art equipment in dentistry to the audience. The event was well-attended and was supported by the dental trade. Dr Nils-Gunnar Berg Participants Enjoying the Coffee Break & Trade Show - 15 -
Future Events 2010 Joint Congress on Implant Dentistry (3-5 November 2010) The College has collaborated with the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO), represented by the Global Council for Osseointegration (GCO), to hold a 3-day congress on implant dentistry. The venue will be the HKAM Jockey Club Building. The provisional list of speakers includes local and international luminaries in the field of implant dentistry, such as Professor Niklaus Lang, Professor WK Leung, Professor Friedrich Neukam (Germany) and Professor Christoph Hämmerle (Switzerland). Please look out for further details from the College later on this year and mark your calendars to avoid missing this important and unique meeting. College Conferment Ceremony and Dinner The College Conferment Ceremony and Dinner will be held on the evening of Thursday, 4 November 2010. This annual event, where fellowships and memberships are conferred on newly-admitted fellows and members, will be followed by a dinner. This is an important occasion to our new fellows, members and their families. It is also a good opportunity for the rest of us to welcome them into our college and share in the camaraderie of the occasion. Further details will be forwarded to you by the College Secretariat closer to the time. - 16 -
Secretariat News New Staff Ms Sharon Tam Hi, I am Sharon Tam. I have joined CDSHK as Executive Officer in August 2009. It is my pleasure to help all of you. I can be reached at Tel : 2871 8866 and my email address is sharon@cdshk.org. Editor: Dr Robert PY Ng The College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong Room 902, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2871-8866 Fax (852) 2873-6731 Website: www.cdshk.org Email: info@cdshk.org - 17 -