1974 |
- The Hong Kong Government proposes providing university dental education in Hong Kong
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1976 |
- The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is chosen to provide dental education
- A Dental Advisory Committee is established
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1980 |
- Dental Studies at HKU admits the first batch of dental and paradental students
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1981 |
- The Prince Philip Dental Hospital (PPDH) opens in Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island
- The first batch of paradental personnel qualifies
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1982 |
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry is established and is housed at the PPDH
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1985 |
- The first batch of 70+ Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) students graduates from the 4-year-4-month course
- Taught postgraduate courses are offered
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1986 |
- The first Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) candidate graduates
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry hosts the annual meeting of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee for Dentistry
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1987 |
- The first PhD dental candidates successfully defend their theses at HKU
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1988 |
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry hosts the 11th International Conference on Oral Biology and 3rd Scientific Meeting of the Southeast Asian Division of the International Association for Dental Research
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Early 1990s |
- The BDS course is extended to 5 years
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1994 |
- The BDS Elective Programme starts, giving each undergraduate student the opportunity to spend 2-3 weeks at a dental school or institution abroad in Year 5
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1995 |
- The first batch of students reading the 5-year BDS curriculum graduates
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1997 |
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry becomes a Unitary Faculty, without separate departments
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1998 |
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry introduces problem-based learning (PBL) in the undergraduate curriculum to promote student-centred life-long learning
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2003 |
- The first batch of students reading the integrated PBL curriculum graduates
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2004 |
- The number of BDS graduates exceeds 1000
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2006 |
- dent25 Silver Jubilee celebrations start in November 2006
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2007 |
- 25th Anniversary Year
- The HKU Faculty of Dentistry hosts the 2nd International Conference on Evidence-based Advanced Dentistry
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